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The Effect of Hydrogenated Amorphous Silicon on the Formation Rate Kinetics and Crystallography of Palladium Slicide Films

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 February 2011

N. R. Manning ,
Haydn Chen ,
J. R. Abelson  and
L. H. Allen
N. R. Manning
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL Materials Research Laboratory, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL
Haydn Chen
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL Materials Research Laboratory, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL
J. R. Abelson
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL Coordinated Science Laboratory, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL 61801.
L. H. Allen
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL Coordinated Science Laboratory, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL 61801.
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Abstract

Samples of crystalline (111) silicon were coated with various thicknesses of hydrogenated amorphous silicon (a-Si:H), then coated with 100 nm of palladium. These samples were then reacted to form Pd2Si in vacuum. The activation energies and reaction prefactors were determined by monitoring the film thickness using x-ray diffraction and by 4-point resistivity measurements. The crystallographic texture of the metal overlayer and suicide films were investigated before and after the reaction.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 238: Symposium Cb – Structure and Properties of Interfaces in Materials , 1991 , 617
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1992

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