Crystallization of PECVD-deposited Amorphous Silicon Thin Films Using the Aluminum-induced Crystallization Technique

The investigation of polycrystalline silicon made on glass and carbon coated nickel substrates by aluminum-induced crystallization of amorphous silicon (a-Si) is reported. Aluminum was sputtered onto a-Si films deposited in an ultra-high-vacuum plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) syste...

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Main Author: A.M. Al-Dhafiri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2003-01-01
Series:Journal of King Saud University: Engineering Sciences
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1018363918307736