ON THE NATURE OF THE DEFECT PASSIVATION IN POLYCRYSTALLINE SILICON BY HYDROGEN AND OXYGEN PLASMA TREATMENTS

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作者
NICKEL, NH
MEI, P
BOYCE, JB
机构
[1] Xerox Palo Alto Research Center, Palo Alto, CA.
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10.1109/16.398672
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TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
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0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
The effect of hydrogen and oxygen plasmas on the properties of polycrystalline silicon films and thin-film transistors are investigated. The results clearly demonstrate that an oxygen plasma does not passivate grain boundary defects. However, an oxygen plasma treatment at 300 K still improves the electrical properties of thin-film transistors.
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