High rate hot-wire chemical vapor deposition of silicon thin films using a stable TaC covered graphite filament
| Autor: | James Portugal, Marc Landry, Maxim Shub, John Mariner, Robert C. Reedy, Ina T. Martin, Paul Stradins, Charles W. Teplin, Bobby To |
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| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
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Materials science
Metals and Alloys Nanotechnology macromolecular substances Surfaces and Interfaces Chemical vapor deposition Combustion chemical vapor deposition Silane Surfaces Coatings and Films Electronic Optical and Magnetic Materials Protein filament Surface coating chemistry.chemical_compound chemistry Materials Chemistry Deposition (phase transition) Graphite Composite material Thin film |
| Zdroj: | Thin Solid Films. 519:4585-4588 |
| ISSN: | 0040-6090 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.tsf.2011.01.322 |
| Popis: | We grow silicon films by hot-wire/catalytic chemical vapor deposition using a new filament material: TaC-coated graphite rods. The filaments are 1.6 mm diameter rigid graphite rods with ~30 μm thick TaC coatings. Whereas heated W or Ta wire filaments are reactive and embrittle in silane (SiH 4 ), the TaC/graphite filament is stable. After > 2 h of exposure to SiH 4 gas at a range of filament temperatures, the full length of a TaC/graphite filament retains its shiny golden color with no indication of swelling or degradation. In comparison, a W wire exposed to SiH 4 under the same conditions becomes swollen and discolored at the cold ends, indicating silicide formation. Scanning electron microscopy images of the filament material are nearly identical before and after SiH 4 exposure at 1500–2000 °C. This temperature-independent chemical stability could enable added control of the gas phase chemistry during deposition that does not compromise the filament lifetime. The larger surface area of the 1.6 mm diameter TaC coated graphite filament (compared to the 0.5 mm W filament) allows for a ~ 2× increase in the deposition rate of Si thin films grown for photovoltaic applications. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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