In situ probing and atomistic simulation of a-Si:H plasma deposition

E.S. Aydil, D. Maroudas, D.C. Marra, W.M.M. Kessels, S. Agarwal, S. Ramalingam, S. Sriraman, M.C.M. Sanden, van de, A. Takano

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Hydrogenated amorphous silicon thin films deposited from SiH4 containing plasmas are used in solar cells and thin film transistors for flat panel displays. Understanding the fundamental microscopic surface processes that lead to Si deposition and H incorporation is important for controlling the film properties. An in situ method based on attenuated total internal reflection Fourier transform infrared (ATR-FTIR) spectroscopy was developed and used to determine the surface coverage of silicon mono-, di-, and tri-hydrides as a function of deposition temperature and ion bombardment flux. Key reactions that take place on the surface during deposition are hypothesized based on the evolution of the surface hydride composition as a function of temperature and ion flux. In conjunction with the experiments, the growth of a-Si:H on H-terminated Si(001)-(2×1) surfaces was simulated through molecular dynamics. The simulation results were compared with experimental measurements to validate the simulations and to provide supporting evidence for radical-surface interaction mechanisms hypothesized based on the infrared spectroscopy data. Experimental measurements of the surface silicon hydride coverage and atomistic simulations are used synergistically to elucidate elementary processes occurring on the surface during a-Si:H deposition.
Originele taal-2Engels
TitelAmorphous and heterogeneous silicon-based films - 2001 : symposium held [at the 2001 MRS spring meeting,] April 16 - 20, 2001, San Francisco, California, U.S.A
RedacteurenM. Stutzmann
HoofdstukA1.1
Aantal pagina's12
DOI's
StatusGepubliceerd - 2001
Evenement2001MRS Spring Meeting & Exhibit - San Francisco, Verenigde Staten van Amerika
Duur: 16 apr. 200120 apr. 2001
https://www.mrs.org/spring2001

Publicatie series

NaamMaterials Research Society Symposium Proceedings
Volume664
ISSN van geprinte versie0272-9172

Congres

Congres2001MRS Spring Meeting & Exhibit
Land/RegioVerenigde Staten van Amerika
StadSan Francisco
Periode16/04/0120/04/01
AnderMRS (Materials Research Society) spring meeting ; 2001 (San Francisco, Calif.) : 2001.04.16-20
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