Microstructure of polysilicon films grown by catalytic chemical vapor deposition method

被引:8
作者
He, AQ [1 ]
Heya, A [1 ]
Otsuka, N [1 ]
Matsumura, H [1 ]
机构
[1] Japan Inst Sci & Technol, Tatsunokuchi, Ishikawa 92312, Japan
来源
JAPANESE JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS PART 1-REGULAR PAPERS SHORT NOTES & REVIEW PAPERS | 1998年 / 37卷 / 01期
关键词
cat-CVD; poly-Si; TEM; microstructure; grain boundary;
D O I
10.1143/JJAP.37.92
中图分类号
O59 [应用物理学];
学科分类号
摘要
The catalytic chemical vapor deposition (cat-CVD), often called "hot-wire CVD", is a new method of growing polycrystalline silicon (poly-Si) films at low temperatures. The microstructure of such cat-CVD poly-Si films is investigated by high-resolution transmission electron microscopy. The main microstructural features of these poly-Si films are nanometer-diameter columnar crystalline grains surrounded by a very thin amorphous phase. Good electrical properties, such as large carrier mobilities of the films, may be attributed to this microstructure.
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