Improved Annealing Process for Electroless Pd Plating Induced Crystallization of Amorphous Silicon

Hu, Guo-Ren; Huang, Tian Jiun; Wu, YewChung Sermon

doi:10.1143/jjap.42.l895

Cited by 1 publication

(2 citation statements)

References 0 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…Metal-induced crystallization (MIC) of amorphous silicon is well studied in the literature. − The addition of small amounts of metals has been shown to significantly reduce the solid-phase crystallization temperature (to 500 °C). This process is very significant in electronics because the formation of thin films of transistors leads to excellent electrochemical properties .…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…This process is very significant in electronics because the formation of thin films of transistors leads to excellent electrochemical properties. 6 Metals, such as Ni [2][3][4] and Au, 7,8 have been applied for the induced crystallization (IC) and have been found to be the most effective and well developed. The gold IC of amorphous silicon 8 takes place by the interaction of free electrons of Au atoms that rearrange the silicon-silicon bonding, turning it into a crystalline structure.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 1 more Smart Citation

Gold-Induced Crystallization of SiO₂ and TiO₂ Powders

Perkas

Pol

et al. 2005

Crystal Growth & Design

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Gold nanoparticles with an average size of ∼5 nm have been deposited with the aid of power ultrasound on the surface of silica submicrospheres and on the surface of mesoporous titania. The sonochemical reduction of the gold ions is carried out by ultrasonic irradiation under argon-hydrogen atmosphere. A unique crystallization process of the silica and titania particles has been observed and characterized by X-ray powder diffraction, transmission electron microscopy, differential scanning calorimetry, and BET measurements. The crystallization process of the substrates (silica or titania) is assisted by the gold nanoparticles yielding the cristobalite phase of silica at a relatively low temperature and the anatase phase of titania at the temperature of the sonication bath (80 °C).

show abstract