Thin Solid Films, Vol.247, No.2, 156-161, 1994
The Structure, Morphology and Resistivity of in-Situ Phosphorus-Doped Polysilicon Films
The structural and morphological properties of in situ phosphorus doped polycrystalline silicon films have been investigated using transmission electron microscopy. The effect of deposition parameters (temperature, pressure in a reactor chamber and phosphine-silane flow ratio in the gaseous phase) on the structure, grain size and microroughness of P-doped films have been studied. The peculiarities of recrystallization processes occurring in P-doped films during activating anneal has been investigated. The assumed production condition dependences of the P-doped film growth and recrystallization as well as the correlation between resistivity of the films and their microstructure are discussed on the basis of analysis of the obtained experimental results.
Keywords:CHEMICAL VAPOR-DEPOSITION;SILICON FILMS;POLYCRYSTALLINE SILICON;GRAIN-GROWTH;LPCVD;CRYSTALLIZATION;INSTABILITIES;MODEL