Abstract Semiconducting barium disilicide (BaSi 2), which is composed of earth-abundant
elements, has attractive features for thin-film solar cell applications. Both a large absorption …

Alternative material photovoltaics (PVs) have started gaining more attention recently.
Although the field is not new, it just started growing a few years ago. The PV market has …

a-Axis-oriented undoped n-BaSi2 epitaxial films were grown on Si (111) substrates by
molecular beam epitaxy, and the crystalline quality and grain boundaries were investigated …

We have successfully determined the bulk minority-carrier lifetime in BaSi 2 epitaxial films by
utilizing a drastic enhancement of lifetime by post-growth annealing at 800 C, which is …

The effect of low growth rate deposition (LGD) of BaSi 2 on the film quality and performance
of silicon heterojunction solar cells was investigated. The total thickness of the BaSi 2 layer …

Abstract n-Mg 2 Si/p-Si heterojunction solar cell with a 1.4 µm thick unintentionally doped
(n= 3× 10 17 cm− 3) silicide epitaxial layer on p-Si (1 1 1)(p= 5× 10 14 cm− 3) was grown by …

The formation of high-photoresponsivity semiconducting films composed of earth-abundant
elements on a SiO 2 substrate is of particular importance for large-scale deployment of solar …

We have realized BaSi 2 films by a simple vacuum evaporation technique for solar cell
applications. X-ray diffraction analysis shows that single-phase BaSi 2 films are formed on …

Infrared (IR) absorption and polarized Raman spectra were measured in BaSi2 epitaxial
films to investigate the vibrational modes and the symmetry of Si4 cluster in BaSi2. By an …

We report on the successful fabrication of single-phase polycrystalline BaSi 2 films on Si
(111) substrates by a simple vacuum evaporation method using BaSi 2 granules. Substrate …