Elaboration of silicon clusters by CVD of silane or laser ablation

Autor: F. Salvan, L. Masson, F. Thibaudau, Ph. Dumas, W. Marine, D. Tonneau, R. Pierrisnard, D. Albertini, H. Dallaporta, M. Ramonda
Rok vydání: 1996
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Zdroj: Microelectronic Engineering. 30:443-446
ISSN: 0167-9317
DOI: 10.1016/0167-9317(95)00283-9
Popis: Silicon clusters have been promoted by thermal decomposition of silane (SiH4) on silicon (111)-(7×7). The adsorption of silane molecule at room temperature has been studied and a mechanism for adsorption is proposed. The sticking coefficient at room temperature was found to be 2.5 10−5. The effect of substrate temperature and gas pressure on the formation of clusters has been investigated to determine the process parameters windows leading to silicon islands formation or epitaxial growth by step flow. Furthermore, silicon clusters have been elaborated by laser ablation. The deposit morphology has been observed by AFM studies. The structures obtained were found to be luminescent in the visible range under UV or visible illumination.
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