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Radio Frequency Power Dependence of Defect Density at Hydrogenated Amorphous Silicon Interface

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 February 2011

Hisanori Ihara ,
Takeo Sakakubo  and
Hidetoshi Nozaki
Hisanori Ihara
Affiliation:
Research and Development Center, Toshiba Corporation, 1, Komukai, Toshiba-cho, Saiwai-ku, Kawasaki, 210, Japan
Takeo Sakakubo
Affiliation:
Research and Development Center, Toshiba Corporation, 1, Komukai, Toshiba-cho, Saiwai-ku, Kawasaki, 210, Japan
Hidetoshi Nozaki
Affiliation:
Research and Development Center, Toshiba Corporation, 1, Komukai, Toshiba-cho, Saiwai-ku, Kawasaki, 210, Japan
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Abstract

A hydrogenated amorphous silicon (a-Si:H) interface fabrication technology for the plasma CVD method, which can produce low interface defect density, is presented. The relation between the interface defect density and radio frequency (RF) power was investigated. As a result, the difference between the interface defect density and the bulk defect density decreased with increasing the RF power. A high RF power (25 W) a-Si:H buffer layer 5 nm thick was deposited on the interface before depositing low RF power (5 W) a-Si:H layer with a low bulk defect density. It has been found that the ideal defect density distribution, which shows the uniform distribution with the very low defect density (4.2×1014 cm) from the i/i interface to the bulk, can be accomplished by 5 nm buffer layer.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 237: Symposium Ca – Interface Dynamics and Growth , 1991 , 637
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1992

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