Author:
Warren W. L.,Kanicki J.,Robertson J.,Poindexte E. H.
Abstract
ABSTRACTThe photocreation mechanisms and properties of nitrogen dangling bonds in amorphous hydrogenated silicon nitride (a-SiNx:H) thin films are investigated. We find that the creation kinetics are strongly dependent on the post-deposition anneal; this thermal process can be described by a simple exponential function which yields an activation energy of 0.8 eV. The compositional dependence of the nitrogen dangling bond center suggests that its energy level lies close to the valence band edge, in agreement with theoretical calculations. This energy level position can explain why a-SiNx:H films often become conducting following a high post-deposition anneal.
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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3 articles.
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