Laser-induced fluorescence detection and kinetics of SiH2 radicals in Ar/H2/SiH4 RF discharges

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Hertl, M [1 ]
Jolly, J [1 ]
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[1] ONERA, CNRS, Unite Mixte Rech, Lab PRIAM, F-91761 Palaiseau, France
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10.1088/0022-3727/33/4/311
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Laser-induced fluorescence spectroscopy is used to measure spatially- and time-resolved SiH2 radical densities in pure SiH4, H2/SiH4 and Ar/SiH4 radio-frequency glow discharges used for amorphous silicon thin film deposition. Absolute density calibration is obtained by a Rayleigh scattering experiment in pure nitrogen. Typical SiH2 densities on the plasma axis are 1-10×1016 m-3. Measurements of the SiH2 decay in the afterglow of argon/silane discharges are used to determine for the first time the SiH2 loss probability β on a-Si:H surfaces and to confirm the reaction rate coefficient of SiH2 with SiH4. We find β = 0.6±0.15 and kr = (2.3±0.5)×10-17 m3 s-1 molecule-1 at T = 500 K and p = 9 Pa. The measured SiH2 densities are compared to those calculated by a previously published two-dimensional plasma simulation code.
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