Organic vapor passivation of silicon at room temperature.

Yang, Rong; Buonassisi, Tonio; Gleason, Karen K · Adv Mater · 2013

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

A simple, inexpensive, efficient, and scalable method to create air-stable organic surface passivation layers on silicon using a vapor-phase treatment is demonstrated. A variant of initiated chemical vapor deposition is used to synthesize a thin film that acts as both a passivation layer and an antireflective coating. The lowest surface recombination velocity reported to date is achieved and maintained during prolonged exposure to air.