Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1673320 | Thin Solid Films | 2006 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
Hydrogenated microcrystalline silicon films have been deposited by RF-PECVD varying the RF power from 20 to 200 W, using a silane concentration of 3% and a total flow rate of 206 sccm. The film properties do not change appreciably in a wide range of RF power: dark conductivity, hydrogen content and grain dimension are approximately constant, 10− 4 S/cm, 2 at.%, 10 nm, respectively. A deposition rate of 0.5 nm/s has been reached at the RF power of 150 W. Films deposited at high deposition rate show, in the near infrared region, a clear enhancement of optical absorption due to the light scattering and low defect absorption.
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Authors
G. Ambrosone, U. Coscia, S. Lettieri, P. Maddalena, M. Ambrico, G. Perna, C. Minarini,