Polycrystalline silicon thin films produced by interference laser crystallization of amorphous silicon

Bohuslav Rezek, Christoph E. Nebel, Martin Stutzmann

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Abstract

Pulsed interference laser crystallization of amorphous silicon has been applied to produce polycrystalline silicon thin films with grain sizes exceeding 5 μm. It has been achieved by shifting the samples through the interference pattern, with steps of typical 100 nm width. Grain sizes have been investigated by atomic force microscopy (AFM). The grains show quadratic shapes with a typical length of the applied interference period (5 μm) and width around 1.5-2.5 μm.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)L1083-L1084
JournalJapanese Journal of Applied Physics, Part 1: Regular Papers and Short Notes and Review Papers
Volume38
Issue number10 A
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Oct 1999

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