Numéro
J. Phys. Colloques
Volume 42, Numéro C4, Octobre 1981
Proceedings of the Ninth International Conference on Amorphous and Liquid Semiconductors
Page(s) C4-783 - C4-786
DOI https://doi.org/10.1051/jphyscol:19814171
Proceedings of the Ninth International Conference on Amorphous and Liquid Semiconductors

J. Phys. Colloques 42 (1981) C4-783-C4-786

DOI: 10.1051/jphyscol:19814171

HYDROGEN EVOLUTION FROM PLASMA-DEPOSITED AMORPHOUS SILICON FILMS

W. Beyer and H. Wagner

Institut für Grenzflächenforschung und Vakuumphysik, Kernforschungsanlage Jülich, D-5170 Jülich, F.R.G.


Abstract
The results of a systematic study of hydrogen evolution from glowdischarge a-Si : H films are presented. The influence of doping, film thickness and substrate temperature is discussed. Two evolution processes can be discerned : A low temperature effusion attributed to the release of H2 through voids or cracks from polysilane-like intergrain material and an evolution at high temperatures from compact a-Si : H material, dominated by atomic diffusion of hydrogen. Addition of diborane leads to a pronounced shift of the evolution peaks of both processes to lower temperatures and to a change of the hydrogen content.