• Acta Physica Sinica
  • Vol. 69, Issue 7, 076801-1 (2020)
Shi-Ming Zhai, Huang-Sheng Liao, Nai-Gen Zhou*, Hai-Bin Huang*, and Lang Zhou
Author Affiliations
  • School of Materials Science and Engineering, Institute of Photovoltaics, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330031, China
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    DOI: 10.7498/aps.69.20191275 Cite this Article
    Shi-Ming Zhai, Huang-Sheng Liao, Nai-Gen Zhou, Hai-Bin Huang, Lang Zhou. Atomic simulation of SiyHx structure configuration in a-Si:H thin films [J]. Acta Physica Sinica, 2020, 69(7): 076801-1 Copy Citation Text show less
    Schematic diagram of the model structure about a-Si:H thin film deposited on the surface of crystalline silicon substrate.
    Fig. 1. Schematic diagram of the model structure about a-Si:H thin film deposited on the surface of crystalline silicon substrate.
    Atomic structure of a-Si:H/c-Si film after depositing about 8000 groups with the substrate temperature of 500 K (a) and RDF curve of the film layer (b).
    Fig. 2. Atomic structure of a-Si:H/c-Si film after depositing about 8000 groups with the substrate temperature of 500 K (a) and RDF curve of the film layer (b).
    The bond length distribution of the Si-H bond in the a-Si:H film (Deposition conditions: substrate temperature is 500 K, the incident kinetic energy is 1.45 eV, and the incident frequency is 1 ps/group).
    Fig. 3. The bond length distribution of the Si-H bond in the a-Si:H film (Deposition conditions: substrate temperature is 500 K, the incident kinetic energy is 1.45 eV, and the incident frequency is 1 ps/group).
    The structure Schematic diagram of SiyHx in the a-Si:H film: (a) SiH; (b) SiH2; (c) SiH3; (d) HSi2(s); (e) HSi2(l); (f) HSi3.
    Fig. 4. The structure Schematic diagram of SiyHx in the a-Si:H film: (a) SiH; (b) SiH2; (c) SiH3; (d) HSi2(s); (e) HSi2(l); (f) HSi3.
    Comparisons of Si-H bond energy in each SiyHx configuration with solar energy
    Fig. 5. Comparisons of Si-H bond energy in each SiyHx configuration with solar energy
    Relative contents of dangling bonds, SiHx and HSiy(a), relative contents of SiH, SiH2 and SiH3 (b), and relative content of HSi2(s), HSi2 (l) and HSi3 (c) in a-Si:H/c-Si films deposited with different substrate temperatures.
    Fig. 6. Relative contents of dangling bonds, SiHx and HSiy(a), relative contents of SiH, SiH2 and SiH3 (b), and relative content of HSi2(s), HSi2 (l) and HSi3 (c) in a-Si:H/c-Si films deposited with different substrate temperatures.
    Shi-Ming Zhai, Huang-Sheng Liao, Nai-Gen Zhou, Hai-Bin Huang, Lang Zhou. Atomic simulation of SiyHx structure configuration in a-Si:H thin films [J]. Acta Physica Sinica, 2020, 69(7): 076801-1
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