Effect of the nanoparticles on the structure and crystallization of amorphous silicon thin films produced by rf glow discharge

Thin films of nanostructured silicon (ns-Si:H) were deposited by plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition in the presence of silicon nanoparticles at 100 C substrate temperature using silane and hydrogen gas mixture under continuous wave (cw) plasma conditions. The nanostructure of the films has be...

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Autores: Bertrán Serra, Enric, Sharma, S. N., Viera Mármol, Gregorio, Costa i Balanzat, Josep, St'ahel, P., Roca i Cabarrocas, P. (Pere)
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:1998
País:España
Institución:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repositorio:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
OAI Identifier:oai:recercat.cat:2445/18204
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/18204
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Pel·lícules fines
Nanopartícules
Silici
Cristal·lització
Thin films
Nanoparticles
Silicon
Cristallization
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Sumario:Thin films of nanostructured silicon (ns-Si:H) were deposited by plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition in the presence of silicon nanoparticles at 100 C substrate temperature using silane and hydrogen gas mixture under continuous wave (cw) plasma conditions. The nanostructure of the films has been demonstrated by diverse ways: transmission electron microscopy, Raman spectroscopy and x-ray diffraction, which have shown the presence of ordered silicon clusters (1!=2 nm) embedded in an amorphous silicon matrix. Due to the presence of these ordered domains, the films crystallize faster than standard hydrogenated amorphous silicon samples, as evidenced by electrical measurements during the thermal annealing.