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Piezoresistor Sensor Fabrication by Direct Laser Writing on Hydrogenated Amorphous Silicon

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 March 2014

P. Alpuim ,
M.F. Cerqueira ,
G. Junior ,
J. Gaspar  and
J. Borme
P. Alpuim
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, Universidade do Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4715-057 Braga, Portugal. INL – International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory, Av. Mestre José Veiga, 4715-330 Braga, Portugal.
M.F. Cerqueira
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, Universidade do Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4715-057 Braga, Portugal.
G. Junior
Affiliation:
INL – International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory, Av. Mestre José Veiga, 4715-330 Braga, Portugal.
J. Gaspar
Affiliation:
INL – International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory, Av. Mestre José Veiga, 4715-330 Braga, Portugal.
J. Borme
Affiliation:
INL – International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory, Av. Mestre José Veiga, 4715-330 Braga, Portugal.
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Abstract

In this paper we report on the 532 nm Nd:YAG laser-induced crystallization of 10 nm thick boron-doped hydrogenated amorphous silicon thin films deposited on flexible polyimide and on rigid oxidized silicon wafers by hot-wire or by plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition. The dark conductivity increased from ∼10-7 Ω-1cm-1, in the as-deposited films, to ∼10 and 50 Ω-1cm-1 after laser irradiation, on rigid and flexible substrates, respectively. Depending on type of substrate, laser power and fluence, a Raman crystalline fraction between 55 and 90 % was measured in HWCVD films, which was higher than observed in rf-PECVD films (35-55 %). Crystallite size remained small in all cases, in the range 6-8 nm. Due to a very high conductivity contrast (>7 orders of magnitude) between amorphous and crystallized regions, it was possible to define conductive paths in the a-Si:H matrix, by mounting the sample on a X-Y software-controlled movable stage under the laser beam, with no need for the usual lithography steps. The resistors scribed by direct laser writing had piezoresistive properties, with positive gauge factor ∼1. The details of the laser interaction process with the Si film were revealed by scanning electron microscopy imaging.

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chemical vapor deposition (CVD) (deposition)laser annealingRaman spectroscopy
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 1594: Symposium K – Cat-CVD (Hot-Wire CVD) and Related Technologies , 2014 , jsapmrs13-1594-6868
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2014 

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