INFLUENCE OF LAYER THICKNESS ON NUCLEATION IN AMORPHOUS-SILICON THIN-FILMS

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作者
ROORDA, S [1 ]
KAMMANN, D [1 ]
SINKE, WC [1 ]
VANDEWALLE, GFA [1 ]
VANGORKUM, AA [1 ]
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[1] PHILIPS RES LABS,5600 JA EINDHOVEN,NETHERLANDS
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10.1016/0167-577X(90)90056-R
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T [工业技术];
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Solid phase crystallization in amorphous Si films of different thicknesses is investigated. It is found that the rate (per unit area) at which crystalline grains nucleate increases with the layer thickness. This is a strong indication that nucleation in amorphous Si occurs throughout the volume of the material rather than at the surface. © 1990.
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