简介:Depositionofnanocrystallinesilicon(nc-Si)onglassatverylowtemperaturesbyelectroncyclotronresonance(ECR)plasmaenhancedchemicalvapourdeposition(PECVD)wasinvestigated.Itwasshownthatnc-Sicouldbedepositedfromhydrogendilutedsilanegasatasubstratetemperatureof80℃withacrystallinefractionupto80%andalateralgrainsizeofaround50nm.Thiswasachievedbygrowingthenc-Siinalowpressureregimewhichensuredthatmono-silylspecieswerethedominantdepositionprecursor.Furthermore,ahighfluxofenergetichydrogenionswasrequiredtoinducecrystallisationofthesiliconmaterialthroughachemicalannealingprocess.