Microstructures of patterned nc-Si superlattices made by pulsed laser interference crystallization

We employed atomic force microscopy, cross-section transmission electron microscopy and high-resolution electron microscopy to investigate the microstructures and surface morphology of laser interference crystallized a-Si : H/a-SiN_x : H superlattices. The experimental results show that Si nanocrystallites (nc-Si) are formed within the initial a-Si : H sublayers and are patterned in certain regions with the same periodicity of 2.0 μ m as the phase-shifting mask grating. The size of nc-Si is limited by adjacent a-SiN _x: H sublayers due to the constrained crystallization effect so it is possible to use this crystallization method to get a three-dimensional ordered nc-Si array.     

激光干涉结晶技术制备二维有序分布纳米硅阵列

利用结合移相光栅掩模 (PSGM) 的激光结晶技术在超薄a-SiN_x/a-Si:H/ a-SiN _x三明治结构样品中制备出二维有序分布的纳米硅阵列.原始样品是用等离子体 增强化学气相淀积法生长.a-Si:H层厚为10nm，a-SiN_x 为50nm，衬底材料为SiO ₂/Si或 熔凝石英.原子力显微镜、剖面透射电子显微镜、高分辨透射电子显微镜对样品表面形貌和 微结构的观测结果表明，采用该方法可以在原始淀积的a-Si:H层中得到位置可控的晶化区域 ：每个晶化区域直径约250nm，具有同PSGM一致的2μm周期；晶化区域内形成的纳米硅 颗粒尺寸接近原始淀积的a-Si:H层厚，且晶粒的择优取向为<111>. 关键词： 纳米硅 激光结晶 定域晶化 移相光栅     

尺寸可控的纳米硅的生长模型和实验验证

基于经典热力学理论，对a-SiN_x/a-Si:H/a-SiN_x三明治结构或a-Si:H/a-SiN_x多层膜结构中纳米硅成核，以及从球形到鼓形的生长过程进行了研究. 建立了限制性晶化理论模型：在纳米硅生长过程中，由于界面能增大将导致生长停止，给出限制性晶化条件——a-Si:H子层厚度小于34 nm. 在激光晶化和常规热退火两种方法形成的a-SiN_x/nc-Si/a-SiN_x三明治结构和nc-Si/a-SiN_x多层膜结构中验证了该理论模型. 关键词： 非晶硅 纳米硅 激光辐照 结晶     

The charge storage of the nc—Si layer

Sandwiched structures (a-SiN_x/a-Si/a-SiN_x) have been fabricated by the plasma enhanced chemical vapour deposition technique. A Si nanocrystal (nc-Si) layer was formed by crystallization of an a-Si layer according to the constrained crystallization principle after quasi-static thermal annealing at 1100℃ for 30 min. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and Raman scattering spectroscopy clearly demonstrated that nc-Si grains were formed in the as-deposited a-Si layer after annealing. The density of nc-Si grains is about 10¹¹cm^-2 as shown by TEM photographs. Using capacitance－voltage (C－V) measurements we investigated the electrical characteristics of the sandwiched structures. The charge storage phenomenon of the nc-Si layer was observed from the shift of flat-band voltage (V_FB) in C－V curves at a high frequency (1 MHz). We estimated the density of nc-Si grains to be about 10¹¹cm^-2 from the shift value of V_FB, which is in agreement with the result of TEM photographs. At the same time, we found that the shift of V_FB increased with the increase of the applied constant dc voltage or the thickness of the nc-Si layer.     

激光限制结晶技术制备nc-Si/SiO2多层膜

在等离子体增强化学气相淀积系统中，采用aSi:H层淀积和原位等离子体氧化相结合的逐层生长技术制备了aSi:H/SiO_2多层膜.在激光诱导限制结晶原理基础上，使用KrF准分子脉冲激光为辐照源，对aSi:H/SiO_2多层膜进行辐照，使纳米级厚度的aSi:H子层晶化.Raman散射谱和电子衍射谱的结果表明，经过激光辐照后纳米Si颗粒在原始的aSi:H子层内形成，晶粒尺寸可以根据aSi:H层的厚度精确控制.还研究了样品的光致发光（PL）特性以及激光辐照能量密度对PL性质的影响. 关键词： 脉冲激光 多层膜 限制结晶     

非晶态异质结构a-Si:H/a-SiNx:H和a-Si:H,a-SiNx:H薄膜的应力研究

实验发现在一定Si—H键浓度下,相对于平坦的硅衬底而言,在其上沉积的a-Si:H薄膜具有压缩应力,a-SiN_x:H薄膜具有伸张应力。当a-Si:H和a-SiN_x:H层厚度比近似于1:2时,硅衬底上生长的a-Si:H/a-SiN_x:H/c-Si样品,弯曲最小,并能保持很长时间。文中还给出了应力随退火变化的情况,并对实验结果进行了讨论。 关键词：     

a-Si:H/a-SiNx:H超晶格薄膜的光学性质

本文介绍,当a-SiN_x:H层的厚度一定,a-Si:H层的厚度不同时,a-Si:H/a-SiN_x:H超晶格薄膜的光吸收系数、光学禁带宽度以及折射率随之变化的规律。 关键词：     

激光干涉结晶法制备一维周期结构的纳米硅阵列

利用激光干涉结晶方法,采用周期为400 nm的一维(1D)移相光栅掩模调制KrF准分子激光器的脉冲激光束斑的能量分布,在不同厚度的超薄氢化非晶硅(a-Si:H)膜内直接制备1D有序纳米硅(nc-Si)阵列.拉曼散射谱表明,样品上呈条状分布的受辐照区域发生晶化.原子力显微镜和透射电子显微镜测试结果表明：1D的nc-Si阵列的周期和移相光栅掩模一样.随着a-Si:H膜厚度从10nm降至4nm,通过控制激光的能量密度,每个周期中nc-Si条状分布区宽度可达到30nm.nc-Si条状分布区的高分辨电子显微镜照片显 关键词： 纳米硅 激光干涉结晶 移相光栅 定域晶化     

Thermal annealing of a-Si:H/a-SiNx:H multilayers

The crystallinity of Si/SiN_x multilayers annealed by a rapid thermal process and furnace annealing is investigated by a Raman-scattering technique and transmission electron microscopy. It is found that the crystallization temperature varies from 900 °C to 1000 °C when the thickness of a-Si:H decreases from 4.0 nm to 2.0 nm. Raman measurements imply that the high crystallization temperature for the a-Si:H sublayers originates from the confinement modulated by the interfaces between a-Si:H and a-SiN_x:H. In addition to the annealing temperature, the thermal process also plays an important role in crystallization of a-Si sublayers. The a-Si:H sublayers thinner than 4.0 nm can not be crystallized by furnace annealing for 30 min, even when the annealing temperature is as high as 1000 °C. In contrast, rapid thermal annealing is advantageous for nucleation and crystallization. The origin of process-dependent crystallization in constrained a-Si:H is briefly discussed. Received: 11 April 2001 / Accepted: 20 June 2001 / Published online: 30 August 2001     

a-Si:H/a-SiNx:H超晶格的掺杂效应

采用带有可转动掩板的沉积系统,合成出一类新的a-Si:H/掺杂a-SiN_x:H超晶格。样品中各子层厚度及a-SiN_x:H子层中N/Si比固定,仅改变掺杂浓度。结果发现:此类超晶格中的费密能级可以通过a-SiN_x:H层中的掺杂来控制,即a-Si:H/a-SiN_x:H超晶格可以从n型转变为p型,依赖于a-SiN_x:H子层中B的掺杂比。然而,a-SiN_x:H子层中P的掺杂对a-Si:H/a-SiN_x:H超晶格传输特性影响并不大。 关键词：     

a-Si:H和a-SiNx:H薄膜中的缺陷以及载流子的非辐射复合

应用红外光谱仪、分光光度计、光声谱仪和正电子湮没寿命谱仪,从不同的角度,研究a-Si:H和a-SiN_x:H薄膜中的成分、缺陷以及光生载流子的非辐射复合。 关键词：     

a-Si:H/a-SiNx:H超晶格中空间电势分布和光电导的理论计算

本文从a-Si:H体材料的缺陷态模型出发,考虑在a-Si:H/a-SiN_x:H超晶格中由于空间电荷转移掺杂效应,以及界面不对称引起的a-Si:H阱层的能带下降和弯曲,严格求解空间电势分布和电荷分布,发现a-Si:H阱层中能带的下降值远大于由界面电荷不对称所引起的两端电势能差,且随转移到阱层中的电荷总量的变化非常敏感。空间电荷分布比较平缓,当不对称参数K=0.9时,空间电荷浓度的最大差值不到两倍。在此基础上,计算了超晶格中光电导的温度曲线,发现引起超晶格中暗电导和光电导相对于单层膜增大的主要原因是转移电荷量的多少,而界面电荷不对称的影响则小得多。计算中对带尾态采用Simmons-Taylor理论,考虑a-Si:H中悬挂键的相关性,并用巨正则分布讨论其在复合过程中的行为。 关键词：     

Comparative investigation of unipolar resistance switching effect of Pt/Mg0.6Zn0.4O/Pt devices with different electrode patterns for nonvolatile memory application

In this report, we study crystallization and Raman spectral and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) changes in amorphous and nanocrystalline Si. Micro-Raman spectra combined with TEM show that considerable crystallization occurs in a-Si:H and a-Si(Al) (the structure of aluminum-diffused amorphous Si/Al/c-Si), but no additional crystallization was observed for nc-Si:H, after the exposure to a laser or accelerating electrons. Meanwhile, moving toward lower or higher energy for a-Si:H and nc-Si:H, by contrast, the Raman shift appeared for a-Si(Al) as if it were for single-crystalline Si, in which it remained constant at one energy, as the laser intensity increased or decreased.     

氮化硅介质中双层纳米硅薄膜的两级电荷存储

研究镶嵌在超薄非晶氮化硅(a-SiN_x)层之间的双层纳米硅(nc-Si)的电荷存储现象.利用等离子体增强化学气相淀积(PECVD)技术在硅衬底上制备a-SiN_x/a-Si/a-SiN_x/a-Si/a-SiN_x多层薄膜结构.采用常规热退火方法使非晶硅(a-Si)层晶化，形成包含双层nc-Si的金属-氮化物-半导体(MIS)结构.通过电容电压(C-V)特性测量，观测到该结构中由于电荷存储引起的C-V回滞现象，并在室温下成功观察到载流子基于Fowler-Nordheim(F-N)隧穿注入到第一层、第二层nc-Si的两级电荷存储状态.结合电流电压(I-V)特性的测量，对电荷存储的机理进行了深入分析. 关键词： 纳米硅 氮化硅 电容电压法 电流电压法     

Induced defects in a-Si:H/a-SiNx:H multilayers by use of EMT and PAT

The induced defects and their distribution in a-Si:H/a-SiN_x:H multilayers are determined using an electromagnetic technique (EMT) and positron annihilation technique (PAT). It is found that the distributions of the induced defects in the interface regions on both sides of the a-Si:H sublayer are asymmetric and related to the growth direction of the film; a large number of induced defects are found only in the interface region away from the substrate.     

a-SiNx/nc-Si/a-SiNx双势垒结构中的电荷隧穿和存储效应

在等离子体增强化学气相沉积系统中利用大氢稀释逐层淀积技术制备nc-Si量子点阵列,用硅烷和氨气混合气体淀积氮化硅层,制备了a-SiN_x/nc-Si/a-SiN_x不对称双势垒结构,其中隧穿和控制a-SiN_x层的厚度分别为3和20 nm.利用电导-电压和电容-电压测量研究结构中的载流子隧穿和存储特性.在同一样品中观测到由于电荷隧穿引起的电导峰和由于电荷存储引起的电容回滞现象.研究结果表明,合理地选择隧穿层和控制栅层的厚度,就能够实现载流子发生共振隧穿进入到nc-Si量子点中,并被保存在nc-Si量子点中. 关键词： nc-Si量子点 电导峰 存储效应     

Quantum emission efficiency of nanocrystalline and amorphous Si quantum dots

The paper presents the comparison of emission efficiencies for crystalline Si quantum dots (QDs) and amorphous Si nanoclusters (QDs) embedded in hydrogenated amorphous (a-Si:H) films grown by the hot wire-CVD method (HW-CVD) at the variation of technological parameters. The correlations between the intensities of different PL bands and the volumes of Si nanocrystals (nc-Si:H) and/or an amorphous (a-Si:H) phase have been revealed using X-ray diffraction (XRD) and photoluminescence (PL) methods. These correlations permit to discuss the PL mechanisms in a-Si:H films with embedded nc-Si QDs. The QD parameters of nc-Si:H and a-Si:H QDs have been estimated from PL results and have been compared (for nc-Si QDs) with the parameters obtained by the XRD method. Using PL and XRD results the relations between quantum emission efficiencies for crystalline (η_cr) and amorphous (η_am) QDs have been estimated and discussed for all studied QD samples. It is revealed that a-Si:H films prepared by HW-CVD with the variation of wire temperatures are characterized by better passivation of nonradiative recombination centers in comparison with the films prepared at the variation of substrate temperatures or oxygen flows.     

Resonant Tunnelling and Storage of Electrons in Si Nanocrystals within a-SiNx/nc-Si/a-SiNx Structures

The a-SiNx/nanocrystalline silicon （nc-Si）/a-SiNx sandwiched structures with asymmetric double-barrier are fabricated in a plasma enhanced chemical vapour deposition （PECVD） system on p-type Si substrates. The nc-Si layer in thickness 5nm is fabricated from a hydrogen-diluted silane gas by the layer-by-layer deposition technique. The thicknesses of tunnel and control SiNx layers are 3nm and 20nm, respectively. Frequency-dependent capacitance spectroscopy is used to study the electron tunnelling and the storage in the sandwiched structures. Distinct frequency-dependent capacitance peaks due to electrons tunnelling into the nc-Si dots and capacitance-voltage （C - V） hysteresis characteristic due to electrons storage in the nc-Si dots are observed with the same sample. Moreover, conductance peaks have also been observed at the same voltage region by conductance-voltage （G - V） measurements. The experimental results demonstrate that electrons can be loaded onto nc-Si dots via resonant tunnelling and can be stored in our a-SiNx/nc-Si/a-SiNx structures.     

二维移相光栅光强分布的计算及在制备有序纳米硅阵列中的应用

从菲涅耳衍射积分的一般形式出发,结合二维（2D）移相光栅掩模(PSGM)的具体参数,通过数值计算得到了作用于样品表面的光强分布.实验上,采用激光干涉晶化的方法,利用周期为400 nm的2D-PSGM调制KrF准分子激光器的脉冲激光束斑的能量分布,在氢化非晶硅（a-Si:H）薄膜上直接制备了2D的有序纳米硅（nc-Si）阵列.测试结果表明：2D的nc-Si阵列的周期和PSGM的相一致,晶化区域与理论模拟的结果符合得很好. 关键词： 纳米硅 激光干涉晶化 移相光栅 菲涅耳衍射     

Strong Green Light Emission from Low-Temperature Grown a-SiNx:H Film after Different Oxidation Routes

Room-temperature deposited amorphous silicon nitride （a-SiNx ：H） films exhibit intense green light emission after post-treated by plasma oxidation, thermal oxidation and natural oxidation, respectively. All the photoluminescence （PL） spectra are peaked at around 500nm, independent of oxidation method and excitation wavelength. Compared with the PL results from oxidized a-Si：H and as-deposited a-SiNx：H samples, it is indicated that not only oxygen but also nitrogen is of an important role in enhancing light emission from the oxidized a-SiNx：H. Combining the PL results with the analyses of the bonding configurations as well as chemical compositions of the films, the strong green light emission is suggested to be from radiative recombination in luminescent centres related to N Si-O bonds.