• DocumentCode
    1208551
  • Title

    Nanostructured Silicon Thin Films Deposited Under Dusty Plasma Conditions

  • Author

    Cavarroc, Marjorie ; Mikikian, Maxime ; Tessier, Yves ; Boufendi, Laïfa

  • Author_Institution
    Groupe de Recherches sur l´´Energetique des Milieux Ionises (GREMI), Univ. d´´Orleans, Orleans
  • Volume
    36
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    2008
  • Firstpage
    1016
  • Lastpage
    1017
  • Abstract
    Silane-based dusty plasmas are widely used in plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition processes to synthesize silicon nanoparticles and/or nanostructured thin films. Under certain conditions, it is possible to access to the inner structure of the thin film by scanning electron microscopy, using the ldquoholerdquo due to dust particles that moved when the sample is brought back to atmospheric pressure.
  • Keywords
    dusty plasmas; elemental semiconductors; nanoparticles; plasma CVD; scanning electron microscopy; semiconductor growth; semiconductor thin films; silicon; Si; atmospheric pressure; nanoparticles; nanostructured silicon thin films; plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition; scanning electron microscopy; silane-based dusty plasmas; Dust particle; PECVD; dusty plasma; nanostructured thin film; radio frequency (RF) discharge; silicon;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0093-3813
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TPS.2008.920889
  • Filename
    4509474