Solid Phase Epitaxial Growth.

Abstract

The preliminary results of an investigation designed to determine the effects of process-related interfacial and bulk contamination upon the physical and electrical properties of Si films grown by solid phase epitaxy (SPE) are reported. For control purposes, uncontaminated Si films were grown and characterized, starting from thin-film crystal-Si/Pd/amorphous-Si structures fabricated in ultrahigh vacuum. Comparison of defects observed in these films with films grown in the presence of known contamination by other workers suggests that some intentional contamination may be necessary for growth of high quality layers by the SPE process.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1976
Accession Number
ADA027441

Entities

People

  • C. L. Anderson
  • J. A. Roth

Organizations

  • HRL Laboratories

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Contamination
  • Crystals
  • Electrical Properties
  • Epitaxial Growth
  • Films
  • Phase
  • Solid Phases
  • Thin Films
  • Ultrahigh Vacuum
  • Vacuum

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Environmental Engineering.
  • Thin Film Deposition Science.