Molecular dynamics study of interaction between the H atoms and Si surface

Abstract

In this paper, molecular dynamics simulation is used to study the interactions between H atoms and the crystalline Si surface when H atoms bombard the Si surface in different incident energies. The results show that the adsorption rate of H atoms first increases and then reaches an equilibrium value with the increase of incident energy, which is consistent with the experimental results. The results also reveal that the H atoms are deposited on the Si surface, forming hydrogenated amorphous silicon film. The etching products (H2, SiH2, SiH3 and SiH4) influence the adsorption rate of H atoms, and determine the surface roughness of the hydrogenated amorphous silicon film. The surface roughness reaches a minimal value when the incident energy is 1 eV. However, both the yield and the distribution of the composition (SiH, SiH2, SiH3) in the hydrogenated amorphous silicon film change with the increase of incident energy.