RF Sputtering for preparing substantially pure amorphous silicon monohydride

Title: RF Sputtering for preparing substantially pure amorphous silicon monohydride

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A process for controlling the dihydride and monohydride bond densities in hydrogenated amorphous silicon produced by reactive rf sputtering of an amorphous silicon target. There is provided a chamber with an amorphous silicon target and a substrate therein with the substrate and the target positioned such that when rf power is applied to the target the substrate is in contact with the sputtering plasma produced thereby. Hydrogen and argon are fed to the chamber and the pressure is reduced in the chamber to a value sufficient to maintain a sputtering plasma therein, and then rf power is applied to the silicon target to provide a power density in the range of from about 7 watts per square inch to about 22 watts per square inch to sputter an amorphous silicon hydride onto the substrate, the dihydride bond density decreasing with an increase in the rf power density. Substantially pure monohydride films may be produced.

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Jeffrey, Frank R ^[1]; Shanks, Howard R ^[1]

Ames, IA

Publication Date:: 1982-10-12

Research Org.:: Ames Lab., Ames, IA (United States); Iowa State Univ., Ames, IA (United States)

OSTI Identifier:: 864364

Patent Number(s):: US 4353788

Application Number:: 06/181,410

Assignee:: United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)

DOE Contract Number:: W-7405-ENG-82

Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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  abstractNote = {A process for controlling the dihydride and monohydride bond densities in hydrogenated amorphous silicon produced by reactive rf sputtering of an amorphous silicon target. There is provided a chamber with an amorphous silicon target and a substrate therein with the substrate and the target positioned such that when rf power is applied to the target the substrate is in contact with the sputtering plasma produced thereby. Hydrogen and argon are fed to the chamber and the pressure is reduced in the chamber to a value sufficient to maintain a sputtering plasma therein, and then rf power is applied to the silicon target to provide a power density in the range of from about 7 watts per square inch to about 22 watts per square inch to sputter an amorphous silicon hydride onto the substrate, the dihydride bond density decreasing with an increase in the rf power density. Substantially pure monohydride films may be produced.},

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