激光脉冲频率对不同衬底上非晶硅薄膜晶化的影响

应用不同频率的YAG激光分别对单晶硅及多晶硅衬底上的非晶硅薄膜进行了退火处理。晶化后的非晶硅薄膜的物相结构和表面形貌用XRD和AFM进行分析。XRD测试结果表明:随着激光频率的增加,两种衬底上的非晶硅薄膜晶化晶粒尺寸均出现了先增加后降低的现象。所有非晶硅样品的衍射峰位与衬底一致,说明非晶硅薄膜的晶粒生长是外延生长。从多晶硅衬底样品的XRD可以看出,随着激光频率的增加,激光首先融化衬底表面,然后衬底表层与非晶硅薄膜一起晶化。非晶硅薄膜最佳晶化激光频率分别为:多晶硅衬底20Hz,单晶硅衬底10Hz。     

激光波长对非晶硅薄膜晶化效果的影响

为研究波长对连续激光晶化非晶硅(a-Si) 薄膜过程的影响,利用连续Ar＋-Kr＋激光对a-Si薄膜晶 化,在5ms固定照射时间下,改变激光波长,采用拉曼光谱测试技术和场发射扫描电子显微 镜(SEM)研究在不同 激光功率密度下薄膜晶化后的特性。结果表明,a-Si薄膜的晶化阈值随着波长的 增大而增大,当波长为 458nm时薄膜晶化阈值为13.2kW/cm²,波长 为647nm时,晶化阈值为19.2kW/cm²;在激光功率密度范 围为0～27.1kW/cm²内,薄膜的最大晶化率受波长的影响相对较小 ,但总体也随着波长的增大而呈增大 趋势,当波长为647nm时,在激光功率密度26.5kW/cm²处,晶化率达到最大值75.85%。     

平顶绿光晶化制备多晶硅薄膜

利用倍频Nd∶YAG激光器使玻璃基底上沉积的非晶硅薄膜成功实现了晶化.YAG激光器的倍频绿光经蝇眼透镜阵列整形后得到一光强均匀分布的平顶光束,并用此光束对非晶硅薄膜进行扫描晶化处理.分别测量了激光晶化前后薄膜的拉曼谱和表面形貌.测量结果表明,非晶硅实现了到多晶硅的相变,且晶化处理后表面起伏度明显增大.根据拉曼谱的数据计算了不同激光能量密度下薄膜的粒度大小和结晶度.结果表明,在一定能量密度(400～850 mJcm2)范围内,结晶膜的晶粒粒度和结晶度随激光能量密度升高而增大.然而能量密度大于1000 mJ/cm2后,检测不到明显的多晶硅特征峰.激光能量密度在850 mJ/cm2左右可得到最佳晶化效果.     

本征非晶硅薄膜的准分子激光晶化

为了减低非晶硅薄膜太阳能电池的光致衰减效应和提高其光电转换效率,用等离子体化学气相沉积系统制备了本征非晶硅薄膜,用波长为248nm的KrF准分子激光器激光晶化了非晶硅表层,用共焦显微喇曼测试技术研究了非晶硅薄膜在不同的激光能量密度和不同的频率下的晶化状态,并用扫描电子显微镜测试晶化前后薄膜的形貌。结果表明,随着激光能量密度的增大,薄膜晶化效果越来越好,能量密度达到268.54mJ/cm2时晶化效果最好,此时结晶比约为76.34%;最佳的激光能量密度范围是204.99mJ/cm2~268.54mJ/cm2,这时薄膜表面晶化良好;在1Hz~10Hz范围内,激光频率越大晶化效果越好;晶化后薄膜明显出现微晶和多晶颗粒,从而达到了良好的晶化效果。     

非晶硅薄膜的YAG激光晶化工艺研究

应用YAG激光器在不同工艺条件(激光脉冲频率及脉宽)下对非晶硅薄膜进行了微晶化处理。采用XRD和AFM对所制薄膜的物相结构和表面形貌进行了分析,并探索了激光脉冲占空比对非晶硅薄膜晶化的影响。结果表明,非晶硅薄膜在不同激光脉冲占空比情况下的结晶变化趋势均为多晶硅衬底表层先非晶化,后与非晶硅薄膜一起结晶,而利于其结晶的最佳占空比为1/25。已晶化硅薄膜的晶粒尺寸随占空比的增加先变大后变小。     

非晶硅薄膜YAG激光微晶化晶粒生长研究

以单晶硅(111)为衬底,以等离子体增强化学气相沉积技术制备的非晶硅薄膜为前驱物,采用YAG激光晶化技术实现从非晶硅薄膜到纳米晶硅薄膜的相变过程。采用X射线衍射仪和原子力显微镜对YAG激光晶化薄膜进行了表征与分析。结果表明:薄膜的晶粒尺寸在纳米级;随着激光脉冲频率的增加,晶粒尺寸先变大后变小,其最佳结晶频率区间为10～12 Hz。     

多晶硅薄膜的新型激光晶化制备方法

采用两步激光晶化方法制备了多晶硅薄膜 ,其晶粒尺寸为 1.1μm,比用传统单步晶化制备的薄膜晶粒尺寸大 ,表明该方法对扩大晶粒尺寸很有效。拉曼光谱分析表明 0 .30 J/ cm2晶化的薄膜结晶程度已很高     

固体纳秒激光器应用于非晶硅薄膜结晶的研究

多晶硅薄膜比非晶硅薄膜具有更高的电子迁移率,在器件中表现出更优良的性能,脉冲激光结晶非晶硅薄膜制备多晶硅薄膜的方法具有热积存小、对衬底影响小、成本低等优点。使用532 nm固体纳秒激光器进行了非晶硅薄膜激光结晶实验,为了解决直接使用高斯光束结晶时因光斑能量分布带来的结晶效果不均匀,首先基于光束整型系统将圆形的高斯光束整型成为线性平顶光束,而后研究单脉冲能量密度、脉冲个数、非晶硅薄膜厚度对结晶效果的影响。结果表明,线性平顶光束用于非晶硅薄膜结晶具有更好的均匀性,对于100 nm非晶硅薄膜,随着能量密度的增加,晶粒逐渐变大,直到表面出现热损伤,最大晶粒尺寸约为1 μm×500 nm。随着脉冲个数的增加,表面粗糙度有减小的趋势,观察到的最小粗糙度约为2.38 nm。对于20 nm超薄非晶硅薄膜,只有当能量密度位于134 mJ/cm2和167 mJ/cm2之间、脉冲个数大于或等于八个时才能观察到明显的结晶效果。     

非晶硅薄膜的准分子激光晶化研究

利用Kr准分子激光器晶化非晶硅薄膜, 研究了不同的激光能量密度和脉冲次数对非晶硅薄膜晶化效果的影响.利用X 射线衍射(XRD)和扫描电子显微镜(SEM)对晶化前后的样品的物相结构和表面形貌进行了表征和分析.实验结果表明, 在激光频率为1 Hz 的条件下, 能量密度约为180 mJ/cm2时,准分子激光退火处理实现了薄膜由非晶结构向多晶结构的转变;当大于晶化阈值180 mJ/cm2小于能量密度230 mJ/cm2时, 随着激光能量密度增大, 薄膜晶化效果越来越好;激光能量密度为230 mJ/cm2时, 晶化效果最好、晶粒尺寸最大, 约60 nm, 并且此时薄膜沿Si(111)面择优生长;脉冲次数50 次以后对晶化的影响不大.     

铝诱导多晶硅薄膜籽晶层的电学性质

利用磁控溅射系统在玻璃衬底上制备出具有玻璃∕铝∕非晶硅的多层膜结构样品,然后在管式退火炉中以一定的温度退火,使非晶硅晶化形成多晶硅薄膜籽晶层。扫描电子显微镜(SEM)及光学显微镜测试表明,铝诱导结晶后样品中的铝层已被完全置换为连续并且厚度均匀的多晶硅层,多晶硅晶粒的平均尺寸为23μm。喇曼光谱测试和X射线衍射(XRD)分析表明,多晶硅薄膜籽晶层具有良好的结晶质量,并且具有高度的(111)择优取向。霍尔测试结果表明,铝诱导多晶硅薄膜籽晶层属于高浓度p型掺杂,掺杂浓度达到了1018/cm3。分析认为铝在非晶硅晶化过程中不仅扮演了诱导金属的角色,还起到了掺杂的作用。     

Low temperature crystallization of amorphous silicon using an excimer laser

Low temperature processing is a prerequisite for compatible technologies involving combined a-Si and poly-silicon devices or for fabricating these devices on glass substrates. This paper describes excimer-laser-induced crystallization of thin amorphous silicon films deposited by plasma CVD (a-Si:H) and LPCVD (a-Si). The intense, pulsed UV produced by the laser is highly absorbed by the thin amorphous material, but the average temperature is compatible with low temperature processing. The process produces crystallites whose structure and electrical characteristics vary according to starting material and laser scan parameters. The crystallized films have been principally characterized using x-ray diffraction, TEM, and transport measurements. The results indicate that crystallites nucleate in the surface region and are randomly oriented. The degree of crystallization near the surface increases as the doping level and/or deposited laser energy density is increased. The crystallite size increases with a power law dependence on deposited energy, while the conductivity increases exponentially above threshold for unintentionally doped PECVD films. The magnitude of the Hall mobility of the highly crystallized samples is increased by two orders of magnitude over that of the amorphous starting material.     

非晶硅薄膜激光晶化及其结构分析

以射频(频率为13.6MHz)磁控溅射系统制备的非晶硅薄膜为前驱物,采用激光晶化技术实现从非晶硅薄膜到纳米晶硅薄膜的相变过程。采用拉曼光谱仪和高分辨透射电镜对激光晶化薄膜的组织结构进行了研究。结果表明:薄膜由非晶硅结构转变为微晶硅结构,微晶硅晶粒尺寸在纳米级。激光晶化存在一个最佳工艺参数,功率太高或太低都不利于晶化。     

Structural characteristics of as-deposited and crystallized mixed-phase silicon films

In this work, we report on the structural characteristics of as-deposited and crystallized mixed-phase silicon films prepared by thermal decomposition of silane in a low pressure chemical vapor deposition reactor. Mixed-phase films consist of crystallites embedded in an amorphous matrix. The size of these crystallites depends upon the surface diffusion length, a parameter quantitatively expressing the potential of adsorbed silicon atoms for surface diffusion. The density of the pre-existing crystallites can be related to the maximum density of critical nuclei, which develops during the deposition of the film. Both variables were quantitatively related to the deposition temperature and rate via physical models reflecting the experimental observations. Values for the parameters associated with these models were extracted by fitting the experimental data to the theoretical equations. Our theoretical analysis is the first to relate quantitatively the structural characteristics of as-deposited mixed-phase films to the prevailing deposition conditions. Mixed-phase films can crystallize in a much shorter time than as-deposited amorphous films, due to the combination of the growth of the pre-existing crystallites and the higher nucleation rate of new crystallites within the amorphous matrix of the mixed-phase film. The crystallization time and final grain size of crystallized mixed-phase films were found to decrease with increasing density of pre-existing crystallites. However, we showed that if composite films are deposited, consisting of a mixed-phase layer and an amorphous layer, the grain size after crystallization could be comparable to that of crystallized as-deposited amorphous films, with the crystallization time of such composite films about threefold shorter. The structure of both as-deposited and crystallized single and composite mixed-phase films was found to be identical for films deposited on both oxidized silicon and Corning Code 1735 glass substrates.     

Solid phase crystallization of amorphous silicon on glass by thin film heater for thin film transistor (TFT) application

A new process for solid phase crystallization (SPC) of amorphous silicon (a-Si) using thin film heater is reported. With this localized Ti silicide thin film heater, we successfully crystallized 500 Å-thick a-Si in a few minutes without any thermal deformation of glass substrate. The size of crystallized silicon grain was abnormally big (30-40 μm). Polycrystalline thin film transistors (TFT) fabricated using this unique thin film heater showed better mobility than those of conventional ones by furnace annealing.     

Polycrystalline silicon thin film transistors fabricated in various solid phase crystallized films deposited on glass substrates

In this work, we have characterized various types of polysilicon films, crystallized upon thermal annealing from films deposited by low pressure chemical vapor deposition in the amorphous phase and a mixed phase using silane or in the amorphous phase using disilane. Polysilicon thin film transistors (TFTs) were fabricated, at low processing temperatures, in these three types of films on high strain point Corning Code 1734 and 1735 glass substrates. Double layer films, with the bottom layer deposited in a mixed phase and the top in the amorphous phase, allowed TFT fabrication at a drastically reduced thermal budget; optimum values of thicknesses and deposition rates of the layers are reported for reducing the crystallization time and improving film quality. Optimum deposition conditions for TFT fabrication were also obtained for films deposited using disilane. The grain size distribution for all types of films was shown to be wider for a larger grain size. Fabricated TFTs exhibited field effect electron mobility values in the range of 20 to 50 cm²/V·s, subthreshold swings of about 0.5–1.5 V/dec and threshold voltage values of 2–4 V.