Laser-induced fluorescence measurements of absolute SiH densities in SiH4-H2 RF discharges and comparison with a numerical model

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作者
Hertl, M [1 ]
Dorval, N [1 ]
Leroy, O [1 ]
Jolly, J [1 ]
Pealat, M [1 ]
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[1] ONERA, CNRS, Lab PRIAM, Unite Mixte Rech, F-91761 Palaiseau, France
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10.1088/0963-0252/7/2/006
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O35 [流体力学]; O53 [等离子体物理学];
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070204 ; 080103 ; 080704 ;
摘要
Laser-induced fluorescence spectroscopy is used to measure spatia[ly resolved SiH radical densities in pure SiH4 and SiH4/H-2 radio-frequency glow discharges devoted to amorphous silicon thin-film deposition. Absolute density calibration is achieved by a Rayleigh scattering measurement in N-2 Typical SiH densities of same 10(10) cm(-3) are measured on the plasma axis with a detection limit of similar to 10(9) cm(-3). The experimental results are compared to the SiH densities calculated by a two-dimensional numerical model or the SiH4/H-2 plasma. A good agreement is found both in hydrogen-diluted and pure silane plasmas.
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