Device quality a-Si:H deposited from electron cyclotron resonance at very high deposition rates

M. E. Gueunier-Farret, C. Bazin, J. P. Kleider, C. Longeaud, P. Bulkin, D. Daineka, T. H. Dao, P. Roca i Cabarrocas, P. Descamps, T. Kervyn de Meerendre, P. Leempoel, M. Meaudre, R. Meaudre

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Abstract

Hydrogenated amorphous silicon (a-Si:H) samples were produced by Electron Cyclotron Resonance (ECR) plasma at very high deposition rates (up to 38 Å/s). The transport and defect-related properties were inferred on 0.1-4.3 μm thick samples in coplanar and sandwich geometries using a set of complementary techniques. The best samples deposited around 25 Å/s exhibit electronic properties comparable to those of solar device quality a-Si:H deposited by RF PECVD at deposition rates around 1 Å/s.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1913-1916
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of Non-Crystalline Solids
Volume352
Issue number9-20 SPEC. ISS.
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 15 Jun 2006

Keywords

  • Amorphous silicon
  • Defects
  • High deposition rates
  • Transport properties

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