AXIALLY CONTROLLED SOLID-PHASE CRYSTALLIZATION OF AMORPHOUS-SILICON

被引:15
作者
HASEGAWA, S
NAKAMURA, T
KURATA, Y
机构
[1] Kanazawa University, Kanazawa
来源
JAPANESE JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS PART 1-REGULAR PAPERS SHORT NOTES & REVIEW PAPERS | 1992年 / 31卷 / 2A期
关键词
POLYCRYSTALLINE SILICON; SOLID-PHASE CRYSTALLIZATION; PREFERENTIAL ORIENTATION; CRYSTALLIZATION PROCESS; GRAIN SIZE;
D O I
10.1143/JJAP.31.161
中图分类号
O59 [应用物理学];
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摘要
The crystallization behavior of a-Si films has been investigated as a function of the annealing temperature T(a) (530-1100-degrees-C) and time (0-72 h) by means of X-ray diffraction, transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and Raman scattering. The a-Si films were deposited by low-pressure chemical vapor deposition (LPCVD) onto poly-Si films with a strong <110> texture prepared by plasma-enhanced CVD (PECVD) [poly-Si(P)], and onto fused quartz substrates [poly-Si(Q)]. Poly-Si(P) films were crystallized maintaining the same strong <110> texture as the PECVD poly-Si substrate, over the entire T(a) range. However, poly-Si(Q) films exhibited a weak <111> texture. The final grain size estimated by TEM for poly-Si(P) films was independent of T(a), but became 7-8 times larger than that for the poly-Si substrate. The crystallization mechanism of poly-Si(P) films was discussed in comparison with that of poly-Si(Q) films.
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页码:161 / 167
页数:7
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