1.2.3 Advanced Dielectrics

Tasks

• Further advance research into dielectric passivation layers for applications in reducing surface recombination losses, with further improvement relying on significant materials innovation, whether of existing or new materials.

• Pursue new opportunities for advanced dielectrics to as act as dopant or hydrogenation sources, or as gettering layers for bulk impurities. Such multifunctional materials are positioned to simplify devices fabrication flows, reducing LCOE and enabling higherefficiency device architectures.