Piezoresistive properties of nanocrystalline silicon thin films deposited on plastic substrates by hot-wire chemical vapor deposition

被引:13
作者
Alpuim, P. [1 ]
Andrade, M. [1 ]
Sencadas, V. [1 ]
Ribeiro, M. [1 ]
Filonovich, S. A. [1 ]
Lanceros-Mendez, S. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Minho, Dept Phys, P-4800058 Guimaraes, Portugal
关键词
nanocrystalline silicon; piezoresistivity; hot-wire chemical vapor deposition; flexible electronics;
D O I
10.1016/j.tsf.2006.11.138
中图分类号
T [工业技术];
学科分类号
08 ;
摘要
The piezoresistive property of n-type and p-type nanocrystalline silicon thin films deposited on plastic (PEN) at a substrate temperature of 150 degrees C by hot-wire chemical vapor deposition, is studied. The crystalline fraction decreased from 80% to 65% in p-type and from 84% to 62% in n-type films, as the dopant gas-to-silane flow rate ratio was increased from 0. 18% to 3-3.5%. N-type films have negative gauge factor (-11 to - 16) and p-type films have positive gauge factor (9 to 25). In n-type films the higher gauge factors (in absolute value) were obtained by increasing the doping level whereas in p-type films higher gauge factors were obtained by increasing the crystalline fraction. (c) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:7658 / 7661
页数:4
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