Electroless plating with Pd induced crystallization of amorphous silicon thin films

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作者
Hu, GR [1 ]
Wu, YCS [1 ]
Chao, CW [1 ]
Huang, TJ [1 ]
机构
[1] Natl Chiao Tung Univ, Dept Mat Sci & Engn, Hsinchu 300, Taiwan
来源
JAPANESE JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS PART 1-REGULAR PAPERS BRIEF COMMUNICATIONS & REVIEW PAPERS | 2002年 / 41卷 / 11A期
关键词
electroless plating; metal-induced-crystallization; amorphous silicon; polycrystalline silicon; thin film transistor;
D O I
10.1143/JJAP.41.6356
中图分类号
O59 [应用物理学];
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摘要
A metal-induced crystallization method can be used to decrease the crystallization temperature of amorphous silicon (a-Si). In this study, Pd metal was deposited by an electroless plating method. After it was annealed at 550degreesC, two kinds of needlelike grains were found. The direction of the primary grain was along <211> and the growth of the secondary grain occurred along the <011> direction.
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页码:6356 / 6357
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