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Composition Oxidation and Chemical Etching Properties of a New Amorphous Silicon-Boron Thin Film

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 February 2011

B. Y. Tong
Affiliation:
Department of Physics
S. K. Wong
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry
J. Yao
Affiliation:
Department of Physics
W. N. Lau
Affiliation:
Surface Science Western The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada. K6A 3K7
N. Du
Affiliation:
Department of Physics
P. K. John
Affiliation:
Department of Physics
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Abstract

When silane, with more than 0.1% of diborane in the gas mixture, are co-pyrolyzed at temperatures below 540°C, an amorphous silicon-boron alloy is formed. The composition of the solid film was determined by SINS and Auger spectroscopy. The amorphous nature of the films was established by X-ray diffraction, laser Raman spectroscopy, and TEM electron diffraction. Electrical and optical properties of this material are reported. Oxidation and chemical etching of this material were also studied.

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Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Materials Research Society 1987

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