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Influence of Doping on the Structural Properties of Micro-Crystalline Silicon Prepared with the VHF-GD Technique at Low Deposition Temperatures.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 February 2011

F. Fingera ,
K. Prasad ,
S. Dubail ,
A. Shah ,
X.-M. Tang ,
J. Weber  and
W. Beyer
F. Fingera
Affiliation:
Institut de Microtechnique, Université de Neuchâtel, CH-2000 Neuchâtel, Switzerland
K. Prasad
Affiliation:
Institut de Microtechnique, Université de Neuchâtel, CH-2000 Neuchâtel, Switzerland
S. Dubail
Affiliation:
Institut de Microtechnique, Université de Neuchâtel, CH-2000 Neuchâtel, Switzerland
A. Shah
Affiliation:
Institut de Microtechnique, Université de Neuchâtel, CH-2000 Neuchâtel, Switzerland
X.-M. Tang
Affiliation:
Institut de Physique, Université de Neuchâtel, CH-2000 Neuchâtel, Switzerland
J. Weber
Affiliation:
Institut de Physique, Université de Neuchâtel, CH-2000 Neuchâtel, Switzerland
W. Beyer
Affiliation:
Institut für Schicht- und Ionentechnik, Forschungszentrum Jiilich, D-5170 Jülich, Germany.
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Abstract

In doped and undoped microcrystalline silicon prepared with Very High Frequency Glow Discharge, hydrogen is found to be mainly located at the grain boundaries from where it desorbs easily at low annealing temperatures. In undoped material hydrogen evolution peaks are between 400°C and 500°C. Upon doping, a new major peak appears at 300°C and a strong reduction of the typical Si-H infrared absorption bands are found for doped samples when annealed up to 300°C. This is accompanied by an increase of the conductivity due to either de-passivation of dopants in the crystallites or a favourable reconstruction at the grain boundaries. Hydrogen profiles show a hydrogen depletion at the film/air interface that is more profound in doped material, thus correlating with the appearance of the low temperature evolution peak. The high free carrier density in the crystallites of the doped material gives rise to strong optical absorption. Although correlating nicely with conductivity, the free carrier absorption cannot be evaluated simply in terms of die Drude theory. In view of the high conductivities and the dominance of Si-H surface bonds we argue that our material does not contain a large amount of amorphous tissue.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 219: Symposium A – Amorphous Silicon Technology - 1991 , 1991 , 383
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1991

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