DOPED HYDROGENATED AMORPHOUS-SILICON FILMS BY LASER-INDUCED CHEMICAL VAPOR-DEPOSITION

被引:16
作者
BRANZ, HM
FAN, S
FLINT, JH
FISKE, BT
ADLER, D
HAGGERTY, JS
机构
[1] MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA, MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA
关键词
ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY - Thermodynamics - SEMICONDUCTING FILMS - Growth - SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS - Electric Conductivity - SILICON AND ALLOYS - Chemical Vapor Deposition;
D O I
10.1063/1.96933
中图分类号
O59 [应用物理学];
学科分类号
摘要
We report the growth and characterization of both n-type and p-type doped hydrogenated amorphous silicon films prepared by laser-induced chemical vapor deposition. For both doping types, the activation energy for electrical conduction has been reduced to below 0. 2 eV and controlled doping has been achieved. Phosphine lowers the growth rate, while diborane has essentially no effect on the laser-induced growth but enhances thermal growth. Diborane also decreases the hydrogen concentration of the films, resulting in reduced optical gaps.
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页码:171 / 173
页数:3
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