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PN junction and PN junction Diode
Munira Sultana
A p–n junction is a boundary or interface between two
types of semiconductor material, p-type and n-type,
inside a single crystal of semiconductor.
Definition
Russell Ohl discovers the p-n
junction and photovoltaic
effects in silicon that lead to
the development of junction
transistors and solar cells.
In the mid-1930s Russell Ohl, an electrochemist at Bell Telephone Labs in Holmdel, NJ,
began investigating the use of silicon rectifiers as radar detectors. He found that
increasing the silicon purity helped improve their detection ability. On 23 February
1940, he tested a small silicon slab that yielded strange, surprising results. When
exposed to bright light, the current flowing through the slab jumped appreciably. He
also noticed that different parts of the crystal yielded opposite electrical effects when
tested with a "cat's whisker" style probe.
History
Energy Band of
Semiconductor
Conduction Band
Valance Band
2d Band
1st Band
Si 1S2 2S2 2P6 3S2 3P2
Core electrons
Valance
electrons
Energy Band
Electrical Structure
Fermi Level of
Semiconductor
"Fermi level" is the term used to describe the top of the collection of
electron energy levels at absolute zero temperature.
N-type Doping
Doping element has one
valance electron more than
Si.
The fifth electron is loosely
bound to Si, the binding
energy is about 0.045ev.
At slightly elevated
temperatures this extra
electron becomes
disassociated from its atom.
Donor Level
Donor level and fermi
energy level at 0 k
The distance between the
donor level and the
conduction band represents
the energy that is needed to
transfer the extra electrons
into the conduction band
EF
ED
Acceptor Electrons & Level
P-type doping with group
(lll) impurities.
The distance between the
donor level and the
conduction band represents
the energy that is needed to
transfer the extra electrons
into the conduction band
EF
ED
PN Junction Solar Cell
Metal Contacts
N-type buffer
P-type absorber
TCO
Substrate
 Metal-semiconductor
TCO – n type buffer layer
 n type buffer – p type
absorber layer
P type absorber – TCO
TCO
Metal-Semiconductor
Energy bands for a metal and an n-type semiconductor
(a) before and (b) after contact
Metal-Semiconductor
Energy bands for a metal and an p-type semiconductor
(a) before and (b) after contact
Semiconductor-
Semiconductor
 p-n junction
 p-i-n junction
 p-n hetero-junction
PN Junction
EG EG
EC
Ev
EC
EC
Ev
Ev
P-type N-type
Band Profile
P-i-N Junction
EC EC EC
Ev Ev Ev
Ev
EC
P-type Intrinsic N-type
Band Profile
EG EG EG
P-N Hetero-Junction
EG1
EG2
EC
EC
EC
Ev Ev
Ev
P-type N-type
Band Profile
N-N Hetero-Junction
ITO/CdS hetero-junction energy
band diagram
CdTe Band Profile
Ag
paste
3.7 ev
2.4 ev
ITO
CdS
CdTe
Graphite
Ag
1.45 ev
Cu, Graphite
CdTe
CdS
Glass
ITO 500nm
100nm
300nm
Back Contact
20nm 40nm
Electron Reflector
The use of electron reflector is a
strategy to improve the open-
circuit voltage of CdTe solar cells.
This layer reduces the carrier
recombination at the back contact.
The electrons will be reflected at
the CdTe/ZnTe interface and they
will collected with a higher
probability at the CdS/CdTe hetero-
junction.
CIGSe Total Band Diagram
Thank you
Total Band Diagram

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PN Junction and Diode Energy Band Diagrams

  • 1. PN junction and PN junction Diode Munira Sultana
  • 2. A p–n junction is a boundary or interface between two types of semiconductor material, p-type and n-type, inside a single crystal of semiconductor. Definition
  • 3. Russell Ohl discovers the p-n junction and photovoltaic effects in silicon that lead to the development of junction transistors and solar cells. In the mid-1930s Russell Ohl, an electrochemist at Bell Telephone Labs in Holmdel, NJ, began investigating the use of silicon rectifiers as radar detectors. He found that increasing the silicon purity helped improve their detection ability. On 23 February 1940, he tested a small silicon slab that yielded strange, surprising results. When exposed to bright light, the current flowing through the slab jumped appreciably. He also noticed that different parts of the crystal yielded opposite electrical effects when tested with a "cat's whisker" style probe. History
  • 4. Energy Band of Semiconductor Conduction Band Valance Band 2d Band 1st Band Si 1S2 2S2 2P6 3S2 3P2 Core electrons Valance electrons Energy Band Electrical Structure
  • 5. Fermi Level of Semiconductor "Fermi level" is the term used to describe the top of the collection of electron energy levels at absolute zero temperature.
  • 6. N-type Doping Doping element has one valance electron more than Si. The fifth electron is loosely bound to Si, the binding energy is about 0.045ev. At slightly elevated temperatures this extra electron becomes disassociated from its atom.
  • 7. Donor Level Donor level and fermi energy level at 0 k The distance between the donor level and the conduction band represents the energy that is needed to transfer the extra electrons into the conduction band EF ED
  • 8. Acceptor Electrons & Level P-type doping with group (lll) impurities. The distance between the donor level and the conduction band represents the energy that is needed to transfer the extra electrons into the conduction band EF ED
  • 9. PN Junction Solar Cell Metal Contacts N-type buffer P-type absorber TCO Substrate  Metal-semiconductor TCO – n type buffer layer  n type buffer – p type absorber layer P type absorber – TCO TCO
  • 10. Metal-Semiconductor Energy bands for a metal and an n-type semiconductor (a) before and (b) after contact
  • 11. Metal-Semiconductor Energy bands for a metal and an p-type semiconductor (a) before and (b) after contact
  • 12. Semiconductor- Semiconductor  p-n junction  p-i-n junction  p-n hetero-junction
  • 14. P-i-N Junction EC EC EC Ev Ev Ev Ev EC P-type Intrinsic N-type Band Profile EG EG EG
  • 17. CdTe Band Profile Ag paste 3.7 ev 2.4 ev ITO CdS CdTe Graphite Ag 1.45 ev Cu, Graphite CdTe CdS Glass ITO 500nm 100nm 300nm Back Contact 20nm 40nm
  • 18. Electron Reflector The use of electron reflector is a strategy to improve the open- circuit voltage of CdTe solar cells. This layer reduces the carrier recombination at the back contact. The electrons will be reflected at the CdTe/ZnTe interface and they will collected with a higher probability at the CdS/CdTe hetero- junction.
  • 19. CIGSe Total Band Diagram

Notes de l'éditeur

  1. "Fermi level" is the term used to describe the top of the collection of electron energy levels at absolute zero temperature. Band gap, Egap, is the energy difference between the valence band and the conduction band
  2. In order to illustrate the repelling force of an external negative charge, it is customary to curve the electron energy bands upward near the surface.