INSITU TRANSMISSION ELECTRON-MICROSCOPY STUDIES OF SILICIDE-MEDIATED CRYSTALLIZATION OF AMORPHOUS-SILICON

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HAYZELDEN, C
BATSTONE, JL
CAMMARATA, RC
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[1] IBM CORP,THOMAS J WATSON RES CTR,YORKTOWN HTS,NY 10598
[2] JOHNS HOPKINS UNIV,DEPT MAT SCI & ENGN,BALTIMORE,MD 21218
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10.1063/1.106971
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The silicide-mediated phase transformation of amorphous to crystalline silicon was observed in situ in the transmission electron microscope. Crystallization of nickel-implanted amorphous silicon occurred at approximately 500-degrees-C. Nickel disilicide precipitates were observed to migrate through an amorphous Si film leaving a trail of crystalline Si. Growth occurred parallel to <111> directions. High resolution electron microscopy revealed an epitaxial NiSi2/Si(111) interface which was Type A. A diffusion-controlled mechanism for the enhanced crystallization rate was determined.
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