a RQMP, Département de Physique, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada H3C 3J7 b School of Physics, University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia c Department of Physics, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch 7700, South Africa
Abstract:
The diffusion of hydrogen in amorphous silicon formed by ion implantation is studied using real-time elastic recoil detection analysis. An activation energy for H diffusion of 1.82 eV is determined in a single ramped anneal. This activation energy is consistent with diffusion studies in the high H concentration regime. The low beam current employed is found to have a negligible influence on the H diffusion within the sensitivity of the measurement. Further refinements for increased accuracy of this technique are discussed.