The effect of plasma parameter on the properties of a-Si:H films prepared by glow discharge process in cylindrical diode system has been studied. The glow discharge plasma is examined by measurements of the emission spectra for H, H 2, SiH and Si radicals, the mass spectra for primary decomposed and secondary polymerized ions, and the rf discharge impedance. The plasma reactions are dominated by the rf electric potential V p and silane gas pressure p. The nucleation of SiH 2 bonding depends critically on the electron and ion bombardments and the plasma polymerization.
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