The Role of Oxygen Dissociation in Plasma Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition of Zinc Oxide from Oxygen and Diethyl Zinc

The influence of electron impact dissociation of oxygen on neutral chemistry was studied for plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) of zinc oxide using oxygen and diethyl zinc. Electron conditions in the reactor were estimated based on simulations of well-known Ar-O₂ plasmas, while the majority of the thermal chemistry was abstracted from the combustion literature. A rudimentary model of film growth was developed using the rate of oxygen dissociation as the lone adjustable parameter.n Model results were compared directly with experimental measurements of deposition rates and neutral species densities for a wide range of conditions. Good quantitative agreement between experiments and model were observed as a function of composition and rf power. The system is highly sensitive to the electron impact dissociation of oxygen, which creates the radical pool that drives the majority of the chemistry. The approach detailed here provides a framework for the development of models of oxide PECVD derived from other metalorganic precursors.     

Vertically aligned carbon nanotube based electrodes: Fabrication, characterisation and prospects

We present a methodology to fabricate carbon nanotube based electrodes using plasma enhanced chemical vapour deposition. The metal catalyst nanoparticles used to promote nanotube growth are removed using a water plasma treatment in combination with an acid attack. The final integrated microelectrode-based devices present excellent electrocatalytic properties that make them suitable for electrochemical applications. The presented methodology enables the construction of highly regular and dense vertically aligned carbon nanotube (VACNT) forests that can be confined within the patterned bounds of a desired surface. These VACNT electrodes display very low capacitive currents and are amenable to further chemical modifications.     

衬底温度对氢化非晶硅薄膜特性的影响

采用等离子增强化学气相沉积(PECVD)系统,以乙硅烷和氢气为气源,石英玻璃和单晶硅片为衬底制备了氢化非晶硅(a-Si∶ H)薄膜.采用扫描电子显微镜、X-射线衍射仪、台阶仪、紫外可见分光光度计、傅里叶变换红外光谱仪和电子能谱仪等分别表征了a-Si∶H薄膜的表面形貌、结晶特性、沉积速率,光学带隙,键合结构和Si化合态等特性.结果表明:随着衬底温度的增加,a-Si∶H薄膜表面的颗粒尺寸减小,均匀性增加,沉积速率则逐渐降低;衬底温度从80℃增加到130℃时,光学带隙显著增加,而在130℃至230℃范围内,光学带隙基本不随衬底温度变化;以SiH键对应的伸缩振动的相对峰强度逐渐增加,而以SiH2或(SiH2)n键对应的伸缩振动的相对强度逐渐减小;a-Si∶H薄膜中Si0+态的相对含量增加.因此,衬底温度大于130℃有利于制备优质a-Si∶H薄膜,230℃是沉积a-Si∶H薄膜的最佳衬底温度.     

Control of epitaxial growth at a-Si:H/c-Si heterointerface by the working pressure in PECVD

The epitaxial-Si(epi-Si) growth on the crystalline Si(c-Si) wafer could be tailored by the working pressure in plasmaenhanced chemical vapor deposition(PECVD).It has been systematically confirmed that the epitaxial growth at the hydrogenated amorphous silicon(a-Si:H)/c-Si interface is suppressed at high pressure(hp) and occurs at low pressure(1p).The hp a-Si:H,as a purely amorphous layer,is incorporated in the 1p-epi-Si/c-Si interface.We find that:(i) the epitaxial growth can also occur at a-Si:H coated c-Si wafer as long as this amorphous layer is thin enough;(ii) with the increase of the inserted hp layer thickness,lp epi-Si at the interface is suppressed,and the fraction of a-Si:H in the thin films increases and that of c-Si decreases,corresponding to the increasing minority carrier lifetime of the sample.Not only the epitaxial results,but also the quality of the thin films at hp also surpasses that at lp,leading to the longer minority carrier lifetime of the hp sample than the lp one although they have the same amorphous phase.     

氮化硅掩膜法制备选择性发射极晶体硅太阳电池

本文采用等离子增强化学气相沉积的方法在硅片表面镀一层约80 nm厚的氮化硅掩膜,然后使用传统的丝网印刷工艺将含有一定量磷酸的腐蚀浆料印刷在氮化硅掩膜表面,腐蚀出电极图形,经过三氯氧磷液态源扩散完成重扩,去除氮化硅掩膜后进行浅扩最终实现选择性发射极.丝网印刷腐蚀浆料开窗相对于激光熔融、等离子刻蚀和光刻等方法,具有高的产量、设备投资和运营成本低等优势,容易在现有生产线上实现.最后对比了选择性发射极晶体硅太阳电池和常规太阳电池的电性能和光谱响应,制备的选择性发射极晶体硅太阳电池的短波响应优于常规晶体硅太阳电池,效率提高了0.3;.     

Synthesis and Characteristics of Fe_3C Nanoparticles Embedded in Amorphous Carbon Matrix

We proposed a new way to synthesize a nanocomposite consisted of cementite Fe3C nanoparticles and amorphous carbon by radio frequency plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition. Transmission electron microscope images show the existence of nanometric dark grains(Fe3C) embedded in a light matrix(amorphous carbon) in the samples. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy experiment exhibit that the chemical bonding state in the films corresponded to sp3/sp2 amorphous carbon, sp3 C―N(287.3 eV) and C1s in Fe3C(283.5 eV). With increasing deposition time, the ratio of amorphous carbon increased. The magnetic measurements show that the value of in-plane coercivity increased with increasing carbon matrix concentration(from about 6.56×103 A/m for film without carbon structures to approximately 2.77×104 and 5.81×104 A/m for nanocomposite films at room temperature and 10 K, respectively). The values of saturation magnetization for the synthesized nanocomposites were lower than that of the bulk Fe3C (140 Am2/kg).     

用PECVD在低温衬底上制备类金刚石碳膜

本文报道用 RF PECVD在低温衬底上制备了类金刚石碳(DLC)膜.研究了氢稀释、气体压力和 RF 功率对薄膜性质的影响. 用光透射率、红外吸收谱和小角度X射线衍射谱分析了DLC膜的结构和光学性质.结果表明,这样制备的DLC膜是无定形态的,包含了大量的C-H键,具有良好的透明性.厚度为230nm的DLC膜在480nm后的可见光区和近红外区的透过率大于83;,所导出的Tauc光学带隙在2.7eV和3.7eV之间.本文还探讨了应用这种DLC膜作为二次电子发射材料的可能性.     

以高性价比颗粒硅带为衬底多晶硅薄膜的二次引铝低温制备法

本文报道了在廉价的颗粒硅带上用PECVD法并两次引入铝的工艺制备多晶硅薄膜.第一次引入铝是为了去除薄膜上过多的杂质;第二次引入铝是为了实现低温诱导结晶.通过对薄膜样品的拉曼谱和X射线衍射(XRD)谱分析,我们认为金属低温诱导结晶成功与否跟诱导前薄膜的结构密切相关.采用该工艺成功地制备了结晶度92;左右、可应用于太阳能电池的高纯优质多晶硅薄膜.     

Effect of substrate temperature on the growth and properties of boron-doped microcrystalline silicon films

Highly conductive boron-doped hydrogenated microcrystalline silicon (\mu c-Si:H) films are prepared by very high frequency plasma enhanced chemical vapour deposition (VHF PECVD) at the substrate temperatures $T_{\rm S})$ ranging from 90$^\circ$C to 270$^\circ$C. The effects of $T_{\rm S}$ on the growth and properties of the films are investigated. Results indicate that the growth rate, the electrical (dark conductivity, carrier concentration and Hall mobility) and structural (crystallinity and grain size) properties are all strongly dependent on $T_{\rm S}$. As $T_{\rm S}$ increases, it is observed that 1) the growth rate initially increases and then arrives at a maximum value of 13.3 nm/min at $T_{\rm S}$=210$^\circ$C, 2) the crystalline volume fraction ($X_{\rm c})$ and the grain size increase initially, then reach their maximum values at $T_{\rm S}$=140$^\circ$C, and finally decrease, 3) the dark conductivity ($\sigma _{\rm d})$, carrier concentration and Hall mobility have a similar dependence on $T_{\rm S}$ and arrive at their maximum values at $T_{\rm S}$=190$^\circ$C. In addition, it is also observed that at a lower substrate temperature $T_{\rm S}$, a higher dopant concentration is required in order to obtain a maximum $\sigma _{\rm d}$.     

用锌金属有机源和二氧化碳等离子体增强化学气相沉积的方法制备高质量氧化锌薄膜

报道了用金属锌有机源和二氧化碳混合气源等离子体增强化学气相沉积(PECVD)的方法成功地制备高质量择优取向(0002)的ZnO薄膜。通过X-ray衍射谱进行了结构分析得到六方结构,择优取向,晶粒尺寸大约在220nn.并通过原子力显微镜分析更进一步验证了晶粒的尺寸。通过透射谱分析观察到了典型的激子吸收线。这种方法的特点是可以在低温条件下在任何衬底上生长大面积均匀性好、结晶度高的ZnO薄膜。