Effect of structure variation on thermal conductivity of hydrogenated silicon film

Hydrogenated silicon film was fabricated by using plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition method. The influence of crystalline volume fraction variation on the thermal conductivity was investigated. The relation between crystalline volume and film thickness was characterized by using spectroscopic ellipsometry with Bruggeman effective medium (BEMA) model. The thermal conductivity of silicon film was measured based on Fourier thermal transmitting law using sputtering platinum as electrode. The results demonstrate that the thermal conductivity of silicon film is proportional to the volume fraction of crystalline silicon, and there is crystalline and thermal conductive gradient between surface and bottom in the microcrystalline film.

► The thermal conductivity of silicon film is measured using platinum as electrode. ► The thermal conductivity is proportional to crystalline volume fraction of silicon. ► There is crystalline and thermal conductive gradient in the microcrystalline film.