Publication: Investigation of aluminium diffusion into an amorphous silicon thin film at high temperature by in-situ spectroscopic ellipsometry
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2008-12-01
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10226680
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Mahidol University
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Advanced Materials Research. Vol.55-57, (2008), 449-452
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W. Luangtip, S. Rotbuathong, P. Chindaudom, M. Horphatum, V. Patthanasetthakul, P. Eiamchai, T. Srikirin Investigation of aluminium diffusion into an amorphous silicon thin film at high temperature by in-situ spectroscopic ellipsometry. Advanced Materials Research. Vol.55-57, (2008), 449-452. Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/19200
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Investigation of aluminium diffusion into an amorphous silicon thin film at high temperature by in-situ spectroscopic ellipsometry
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This work is to study the diffusion of Al into amorphous silicon (a-Si) thin film at the elevated temperature by in-situ Spectroscopic Ellipsometry (SE). The sputtered a-Si film 60 nm thick on an optically opaque Al (100 nm) layer on silicon wafer was heated in a temperature controlled heating sample stage from room temperature to 300°C and slowly cooled down to room temperature while the dynamic SE data were measured. It was found that the δ and ψ spectra began to change quickly at 200°C until the temperature reached 250°C, then continue to changed very slowly until 300°C. No significant change could be observed while the sample was cooling down to room temperature. The full spectral SE measurements were also taken at every 50°C steps and used to model the diffusion of Al into the top a-Si film. The interface layer due to diffusion was modeled by Bruggeman Effective Medium Approximation (EMA) theory as the mixture of Al and Si. © 2008 Trans Tech Publications, Switzerland.