Thin Solid Films, Vol.261, No.1-2, 12-17, 1995
Conductivity of Boron-Implanted Polycrystalline Thin Silicon Films
Sub-micron thin films of polycrystalline silicon obtained by low-pressure chemical vapor deposition, boron-implanted (amount varying from 10(12) to 10(16) cm(-2)), and annealed at 760 degrees C for 26 h under an oxygen ambient (dry O-2) have been characterized in terms of structural and electrical properties. The results obtained are correlated first with the Wall-effect measurements, which gives the resistivity rho, the concentration of the free carriers p and the mobility mu, and in the second part with the observations of transmission electron microscopy (TEM), which gives the size of grains. The variations of rho, p and mu have been studied as a function of the dopant concentration. A low rate of activation has been measured (40%) and a very low value of the mobility mu has been noted (3 cm(2) V-1 s(-1)) as well as small grain size. These results have been discussed both qualitatively and quantitatively, based on the existence of phenomena of carrier trapping and dopant segregation at the grain boundaries.
Keywords:CHEMICAL VAPOR-DEPOSITION;RESISTIVITY