Moreno Mario, Ponce Arturo, Galindo Arturo, Ortega Eduardo, Morales Alfredo, Flores Javier, Ambrosio Roberto, Torres Alfonso, Hernandez Luis, Vazquez-Leal Hector, Patriarche Gilles, Cabarrocas Pere Roca I
Electronics Department, Instituto Nacional de Astrofísica, Óptica y Electrónica, Puebla 72840, Mexico.
Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Texas at San Antonio, One UTSA Circle, San Antonio, TX 78249, USA.
Materials (Basel). 2021 Nov 17;14(22):6947. doi: 10.3390/ma14226947.
Hydrogenated microcrystalline silicon (µc-Si:H) and epitaxial silicon (epi-Si) films have been produced from SiF, H and Ar mixtures by plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) at 200 °C. Here, both films were produced using identical deposition conditions, to determine if the conditions for producing µc-Si with the largest crystalline fraction (X), will also result in epi-Si films that encompass the best quality and largest crystalline silicon (c-Si) fraction. Both characteristics are of importance for the development of thin film transistors (TFTs), thin film solar cells and novel 3D devices since epi-Si films can be grown or etched in a selective manner. Therefore, we have distinguished that the H/SiF ratio affects the X of µc-Si, the c-Si fraction in epi-Si films, and the structure of the epi-Si/c-Si interface. Raman and UV-Vis ellipsometry were used to evaluate the crystalline volume fraction (Xc) and composition of the deposited layers, while the structure of the films were inspected by high resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM). Notably, the conditions for producing µc-Si with the largest X are different in comparison to the fabrication conditions of epi-Si films with the best quality and largest c-Si fraction.
通过等离子体增强化学气相沉积(PECVD)在200°C下,由SiF₄、H₂和Ar的混合物制备了氢化微晶硅(µc-Si:H)和外延硅(epi-Si)薄膜。在此,两种薄膜均采用相同的沉积条件制备,以确定产生具有最大晶体分数(X)的µc-Si的条件,是否也会导致外延生长出具有最佳质量和最大晶体硅(c-Si)分数的epi-Si薄膜。这两个特性对于薄膜晶体管(TFT)、薄膜太阳能电池和新型3D器件的发展都很重要,因为外延硅薄膜可以以选择性方式生长或蚀刻。因此,我们已经明确,H₂/SiF₄比率会影响µc-Si的X、外延硅薄膜中的c-Si分数以及外延硅/晶体硅界面的结构。拉曼光谱和紫外可见椭圆偏振光谱用于评估沉积层的晶体体积分数(Xc)和成分,而薄膜结构则通过高分辨率透射电子显微镜(HRTEM)进行检查。值得注意的是,与制备具有最佳质量和最大c-Si分数的外延硅薄膜的条件相比,产生具有最大X的µc-Si的条件有所不同。