Issue
J. Phys. Colloques
Volume 42, Number C4, Octobre 1981
Proceedings of the Ninth International Conference on Amorphous and Liquid Semiconductors
Page(s) C4-975 - C4-978
DOI https://doi.org/10.1051/jphyscol:19814214
Proceedings of the Ninth International Conference on Amorphous and Liquid Semiconductors

J. Phys. Colloques 42 (1981) C4-975-C4-978

DOI: 10.1051/jphyscol:19814214

DIFFUSION KINETICS IN GOLD-AMORPHOUS GeTe4 THIN FILMS

J.M. Mackowski1, M. Bendali1, P. Normandon1 and P. Kumurdjian2

1  Institut de Physique Nucléaire (and IN2P3), Université Lyon-1, 43, Bd du 11 Novembre 1918 - 69622 Villeurbanne Cedex, France
2  C.E.A. Bruyères-le-Châtel, C.E.A., B.P. 561, 92542 Montrouge Cedex, France


Abstract
The main processes which occur during the gold fast diffusion into amorphous GeTe4 films are followed by RBS measurements, for annealings carried out at temperatures below Tg (140°C). From the profiles obtained, strikingly similar to grain-boundary (G.B.) profiles, we extract the diffusion coefficients for low-concentration kinetics using specific G.B. theories. Then we present a model based on recent trends in amorphous structures. This model is also consistent with experimental data obtained from complementary characterizations as electron microscopy X-ray and transport properties.