等离子体增强CVD法沉积的微晶硅薄膜的微结构研究

本文系统研究了PECVD法沉积μc-Si薄膜中衬低温度、氢气稀释率和射频功率等参数对μc-Si薄膜结构特性的影响.表明:随着衬低温度的增加、氢气稀释率的增大、射频功率的提高,薄膜的晶化率增大.沉积薄膜的晶化率最大可达80;,表面粗糙度大约为30nm.通过对反应过程中的能量变化进行了分析,得到反应为放热反应,且非晶结构对沉积参数比较敏感.     

衬底温度对nc-Si∶H薄膜微结构和氢键合特征的影响

采用射频等离子体增强型化学气相沉积(RF-PECVD)技术,以H2和SiH4作为反应气体源,在不同的衬底温度下沉积了nc-Si∶H薄膜.采用Raman散射、X射线衍射、红外吸收等技术分析了薄膜的微结构和氢键合特征.结果表明,随衬底温度的升高,nc-Si∶H薄膜的沉积速率不断增大,晶化率和晶粒尺寸增加,纳米硅颗粒呈现出Si(111)晶面的择优生长趋势.键合特性显示,薄膜中的氢含量随衬底温度升高而逐渐减小,薄膜均匀性先增大后减小.     

PECVD法制备不同衬底微晶硅薄膜的研究

采用等离子体增强化学气相沉积(PECVD)法分别在玻璃衬底和p型薄膜硅衬底上制备了微晶硅薄膜。使用拉曼谱仪、紫外-可见分光光度计、傅里叶红外光谱仪等对微晶硅薄膜进行检测,重点研究了硅烷浓度、衬底温度对薄膜沉积速率和晶化率的影响。实验结果表明:两种衬底上薄膜的沉积速率均随硅烷浓度的增大、衬底温度的升高而变大。硅烷浓度对两种衬底的薄膜晶化率影响规律相同,即均随其升高而降低;但两种衬底的衬底温度影响规律存在差别:对玻璃衬底而言,温度升高,样品晶化率减小;而p型薄膜硅衬底则在温度升高时,样品晶化率先增大后减小。此外还发现,晶化率与薄膜光学性能及含氧量存在较密切关联。     

HWCVD低温制备超薄硼掺杂纳米晶硅薄膜

采用热丝化学气相沉积(HWCVD)技术在低温条件下(100℃)制备超薄(～30 nm)的硼掺杂硅薄膜.系统研究了氢稀释比例RH对薄膜的微结构和电学性能的影响.当RH由55增加至115,薄膜的有序度增加,晶化率升高,载流子浓度增加,暗电导率增加;同时,薄膜的缺陷密度增加、霍尔迁移率降低.实验证实,当RH=55～70时,超薄硅薄膜开始晶化,这是薄膜由非晶到纳米晶的转化区.快速热退火工艺进一步提高了薄膜导电率.在RH=115、衬底温度为100℃沉积条件下,经过420℃、80 s退火,获得电导率为6.88 S/cm的超薄硼掺杂纳米晶硅薄膜.     

用于薄膜太阳能电池的非晶硅锗制备与性能研究

利用射频等离子体增强化学气相沉积工艺(RF-PECVD)制备非晶硅锗薄膜,研究氢稀释率和衬底温度对薄膜光电性能的影响.通过二者的优化制备出光学带隙1.5 eV、光敏性6×104的高质量非晶硅锗薄膜.在此基础上制备出效率为6.65;的非晶硅锗(a-SiGe∶H)单结太阳能电池.     

等离子体射频功率对微晶硅薄膜微结构及其特性影响

采用射频等离子增强化学气相沉积(RF-PECVD)技术在低温、高沉积压力的条件下制备微晶硅薄膜材料.在优化其它沉积参数的条件下,研究等离子功率密度对微晶硅薄膜材料微结构的影响.通过X射线衍射谱,拉曼光谱,红外吸收谱以及SEM来表征了微晶硅薄膜材料的微结构.结果显示:随着射频功率的增加,微晶硅薄膜的晶化率提高,晶粒尺度减小,薄膜呈小晶粒生长,薄膜中氢含量减少,微结构因子增加,薄膜生长表现出不均匀性.     

热丝法低温制备多晶硅薄膜微结构的研究

采用热丝化学气相沉积法(HFCVD)在普通玻璃衬底上低温沉积多晶硅薄膜。利用XRD、拉曼光谱和原子力显微镜(AFM)研究了灯丝与衬底间距(5~10mm),灯丝温度(1800~1400℃)和衬底温度(320~205℃)对薄膜晶体取向、晶化率、晶粒尺寸以及形貌的影响规律。结果表明,随着热丝与衬底间距增加,多晶硅薄膜的晶化率和晶粒尺寸明显减小;随热丝温度的降低,薄膜的晶化率都出现了大致相同的规律:先不断增大后突然大幅减小。     

ECR-PECVD制备n型微晶硅薄膜的研究

用电子回旋共振等离子体增强化学气相沉积(ECR-PECVD)的方法制备了磷掺杂微晶硅薄膜材料.通过Hall,Raman光谱和XRD的测试分析,研究了衬底温度和磷烷流量对掺杂薄膜组织结构和电学性能的影响.根据AFM照片分析了薄膜的表面形貌,进而推测了薄膜的内部组成.实验发现:衬底温度在250 ℃时,磷烷的加入会大大降低薄膜的晶化率.衬底温度提高到350 ℃后这种影响明显下降.薄膜的载流子浓度和电导率受薄膜晶化率影响明显,衬底温度的升高对薄膜电学性能提高有较大帮助.     

基于PECVD制备多晶硅薄膜研究

基于PECVD以高纯SiH4为气源研究制备多晶硅薄膜,在衬底温度550℃、射频(13.56MHz)电源功率为20W直接沉积获得多晶硅薄膜.采用X射线衍射仪(XRD) 和场发射扫描电子显微镜(SEM) 对多个样品薄膜的结晶情况及形貌进行分析,薄膜结晶粒取向均为<111>、<220>、<311>晶向.对550℃沉积态薄膜在900℃、1100℃时进行高温退火处理,硅衍射峰明显加强.结果表明,退火温度越高,退火时间越长,得到多晶硅薄膜表面晶粒趋于平坦,择优取向为<111>晶向,晶粒也相对增大.     

衬底温度对含硅量子点的SiCx薄膜结构及其光学特性的影响

采用磁控共溅射沉积法,以Si靶和SiC靶为靶材,单晶Si(100)和石英为衬底,在不同衬底温度下沉积了富硅SiCx薄膜.在氮气氛下于1100 ℃退火,得到包含硅量子点的SiCx薄膜.采用傅立叶变换红外吸收光谱、拉曼光谱、掠入射X射线衍射和吸收谱对退火后的SiCx薄膜进行了表征.结果表明:当衬底温度从室温(25℃)升至300℃时,薄膜的晶化率增至71.3;,硅量子点尺寸增至8.9 nm,而光学带隙则减至2.42 eV;随着衬底温度进一步升高,薄膜的晶化率降至63.1;,硅量子点尺寸减小至7.3 nm,而光学带隙却增加至2.57 eV;当衬底温度从室温(25℃)升至400℃时,薄膜的吸收系数呈先增大后减小趋势.在本实验条件下,最佳衬底温度为300℃.     

Hydrogenated amorphous silicon with substrate-dependent structure

Hydrogenated amorphous silicon (a-Si:H) thin films grown at 250°C on (1 0 0) crystalline substrate using plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) with SiH₄/H₂ gas flow ratio equal to 5/1 (sccm) are investigated by transmission electron microscopy. It is found that the thin film is totally amorphous when grown on a glass substrate. But when the substrate is changed to crystalline silicon, some crystalline grains are found embedded in the amorphous structure in certain regions even if the thickness of the film reaches 600 nm. It is suggested that the amorphous silicon film grown on a crystalline silicon substrate at a temperature of 250°C without heavy H₂ dilution is a mixed network of a small amount of crystalline silicon and the major portion of amorphous silicon.     

Peculiarity of constant photocurrent method for silicon films with mixed amorphous–nanocrystalline structure

The results of conductivity, photoconductivity and constant photocurrent method absorption measurements by DC and AC methods in hydrogenated silicon films with mixed amorphous–nanocrystalline structure are presented. A series of diphasic silicon films was deposited by very high frequency plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition technique, using different hydrogen dilution ratios of silane. The increase of hydrogen dilution ratio results in five orders of magnitude increase of conductivity and a sharp increase of grain volume fraction. The comparison of the absorption spectra obtained by DC and AC methods showed that they are similar for silicon films with the predominantly amorphous structure and films with high grain volume fraction. However we found a dramatic discrepancy between the absorption spectra obtained by DC and AC constant photocurrent methods in silicon films deposited in the regime of the structure transition from amorphous to nanocrystalline state. AC constant photocurrent method gives higher absorption coefficient than DC constant photocurrent method in the photon energy range of 1.2–1.7 eV. This result indicates the possibility of crystalline grains contribution to absorption spectra measured by AC constant photocurrent method in silicon films with intermediate crystalline grain volume fraction.     

VHF-PECVD制备微晶硅薄膜的微结构研究

用甚高频等离子体化学气相沉积(VHF-PECVD)法在玻璃衬底上低温制备了不同沉积时间微晶硅薄膜.用拉曼散射光谱仪、X射线衍射(XRD)、原子力显微镜(AFM)等表征手段对薄膜的微观结构进行了研究.研究结果表明:随着沉积时间的延长,薄膜呈岛状生长,薄膜晶粒度在微晶核形成后迅速升高并逐渐饱和;其微观结构经历了"非晶相→非晶/微晶混合相→微晶相"的演变过程.本实验制备的微薄膜仍以(111)为优化取向.     

Improvement of amorphous silicon n-i-p solar cells by incorporating double-layer hydrogenated nanocrystalline silicon structure

We develop a double-layer p-type hydrogenated nanocrystalline silicon (p-nc-Si:H) structure consisting of a low hydrogen diluted i/p buffer layer and a high hydrogen diluted p-layer to improve the hydrogenated amorphous silicon (a-Si:H) n-i-p solar cells. The electrical, optical and structural properties of p-nc-Si:H films with different hydrogen dilution ratio (R_H) are investigated. High conductivity, low activation energy and wide band gap are achieved for the thin films. Raman spectroscopy and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM) analyses indicate that the thin films contain nanocrystallites with grain size around 3-5 nm embedded in the amorphous silicon matrix. By inserting a p-nc-Si:H buffer layer at the i/p interface, the overall performance of the solar cell is improved significantly compared to the bufferless cell. The improvement is correlated with the reduction of the density of defect states at the i/p interface.     

4H-SiC衬底表面SiC薄膜的同质外延生长

以4H-SiC为衬底,在不同衬底温度下进行SiC薄膜的同质外延生长。利用反射式高能电子衍射(RHEED)、扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、拉曼(Raman)等测试手段,对生长样品的结构和结晶质量进行了表征。根据测试结果发现,在衬底温度为1200℃时能够得到质量较高的薄膜,在另外两个温度(1100℃和1300℃)条件下得到的薄膜质量是较差的。     

Influence of hydrogen on structural and optical properties of low temperature polycrystalline Ge films deposited by RF magnetron sputtering

To improve the properties of polycrystalline Ge thin films, which are a candidate material for the bottom cells of low cost monolithic tandem solar cells, ∼300 nm in situ hydrogenated Ge (Ge:H) thin films were deposited on silicon nitride coated glass by radio-frequency magnetron sputtering. The films were sputtered in a mixture of 15 sccm argon and 10 sccm hydrogen at a variety of low substrate temperatures (T_s)≤450 °C. Structural and optical properties of the Ge:H thin films were measured and compared to those of non-hydrogenated Ge thin films deduced in our previous work. Raman and X-ray diffraction spectra revealed a structural evolution from amorphous to crystalline phase with increase in T_s. It is found that the introduction of hydrogen gas benefits the structural properties of the polycrystalline Ge film, sputtered at 450 °C, although the onset crystallization temperature is ∼90 °C higher than in those sputtered without hydrogen. Compared with non-hydrogenated Ge thin films, hydrogen incorporated in the films leads to broadened band gaps of the films sputtered at different T_s.     

Silicon on spinel: The interaction between deposition constituents and the substrate surface

The examination of the growth of silicon on flame fusion and Czochralski spinel prior to complete coverage of the substrate provides information on the chemical interaction between the deposition constituents and the substrate material. The flame fusion spinel appears to be eroded primarily by silicon, while the Czochralski spinel is eroded by both hydrogen and silicon. The hole mobilities in (111) silicon deposited in helium on the Czochralski spinel are similar to the mobilities in (111) silicon deposited in hydrogen on the flame fusion spinel. The semiconducting properties of silicon on the Czochralski spinel are degraded by annealing the substrate in hydrogen, and are unaffected by annealing the substrate in helium. The substrate surface work damage appears to be removed as the result of reduction of the spinel by silicon during the deposition of silicon on the Czochralski spinel in helium. Both the electrical data of 1 μm thick films and the physical nature of the deposits prior to complete coverage of the substrate lead to the conclusion that the hole mobilities in silicon on spinel are limited primarily by the impurities introduced into the deposit by reaction of the substrate with the deposition constituents, and that the impurities are incorporated into the deposit mainly prior to complete coverage of the surface and are concentrated in a thin layer in the silicon near the silicon-substrate interface.