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Crystallization of amorphous silicon films below $450^{\circ}C$ by FALC  

박경완 (한양대학 세라믹공학과)
유정은 (한양대학 세라믹공학과)
최덕균 (한양대학 세라믹공학과)
Abstract
The crystallization behavior of amorphous silicon (a-Si) film was investigated by using Cu-field aided lateral crystallization (Cu-FALC) process below $450^{\circ}C$. The lateral crystallization was induced from the Cu deposited region outside of pattern toward the Cu-free region inside of the pattern by applying an electric field during heat treatment. As expected, the lateral crystallization toward Cu-free region proceeded from negative toward positive electrode side. The occurrence of Cu-FALC phenomenon was interpreted in terms of dominant diffusing species in the reaction between Cu and Si. Even at the annealing temperature of $350^{\circ}C$, the large dendrite-shaped branches were formed in the crystallized region and the polarity in the lateral crystallization was clearly observed. Consequently, we could successfully crystallize the a-Si at the temperature as low as $350^{\circ}C$ by an electric field of 30 V/cm with fast crystallization velocity of 12 $\mu$m/h.
Keywords
Cu-field aided lateral crystallization; Dominant diffusing species; Low temperature; Dendrite-shaped branches; Poly-Si; Mobility;
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