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Directional Growth of Si Nanowires on Insulating Films by Electric-Field-Assisted Metal-Induced Lateral Crystallization
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 01 February 2011
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Metal-induced lateral crystallization of amorphous Si has been investigated under a wide range of electric fields (0-4000 V/cm). In the low field region (<100 V/cm), lateral growth velocity at the cathode side was enhanced by applying an electric field. This achieved formation of poly-Si with a large area (∼50 μm) during low-temperature annealing (525°C, 25 h). When the electric field exceeded 100 V/cm, the lateral growth velocity decreased with increasing the electric field strength. Under the extremely high electric field (>2000 V/cm), directional growth aligned to the electric field was observed. This new findings will be a powerful tool to achieve new poly-Si with highly controlled structures.
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