Microstructure characterization of location-controlled Si-islands crystallized by excimer laser in the μ-Czochralski (grain filter) process

Autor: Satoshi Inoue, Yasushi Hiroshima, Ryoichi Ishihara, Ming He, Tatsuya Shimoda, C.I.M. Beenakker, D. Danciu, Frans D. Tichelaar, J.W. Metselaar
Rok vydání: 2007
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Zdroj: Journal of Crystal Growth. 299:316-321
ISSN: 0022-0248
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2006.12.010
Popis: Microstructure of location-controlled grains by μ-Czochralski process was characterized with electron backscattering diffraction (EBSD) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). We confirmed that defects in the location-controlled grain are mainly Σ 3 twin boundary generating from near the rim of the grain filter, while random grain boundaries hardly exist. Dependence of the population was investigated on process parameters. We found that most of the Σ 3 twin boundaries have {1 1 1} facet plane, which, in same case, are massed with a nano-meter spacing. Σ 3 twin boundaries having facet planes {1 1 2} and {1 1 1}/{1 1 5} were also found to exist.
Databáze: OpenAIRE