Crystallization of Amorphous Si Thin Films Using a Viscous Ni Solution

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We prepared a viscous Ni solution by dissolving NiCl2 in 1N HCl and mixing it with propylene glycol to control the amount of Ni on Si surface. A uniform film was formed after spin coating and oven dry. The a-Si films deposited by LPCVD with Si2H6 gas were crystallized more uniformly and more reproducibly. And the crystallization was enhanced from 600°C, 30h to 500°C, 10h. The surface roughness of poly-Si film crystallized with the viscous solution was much smaller than that of poly-Si film crystallized from Ni/Si direct contact. The TFT mobility was improved even though the crystallization temperature was much lower.

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    Jin Hyung Ahn, Sung Chul Kim & Byung Tae Ahn

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Ahn, J.H., Kim, S.C. & Ahn, B.T. Crystallization of Amorphous Si Thin Films Using a Viscous Ni Solution. MRS Online Proceedings Library 621, 911 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1557/PROC-621-Q9.1.1

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