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Hydrogen Diffusion in a-Si:H Thin Films due to<br />

High Temperature Ion Irradiation<br />

S. Sato a) , T. Ohshima a) and M. Imaizumi b)<br />

a) Environment and Industrial Materials Research Division, QuBS, <strong>JAEA</strong>,<br />

b) Aerospace R&D Directorate, JAXA<br />

I. Introduction<br />

Thin film hydrogenated amorphous silicon (a-Si:H) solar<br />

cells are one of major candidates for ‘flexible’ space solar<br />

cells, and thus studies of radiation effect on a-Si:H thin films<br />

are very important for the space applications 1) . However,<br />

radiation effects on electrical properties of a-Si:H<br />

semiconductors are less understood compared to crystalline<br />

type semiconductors such as silicon, gallium arsenide, and<br />

so on. In this context, our group have been studying about<br />

radiation effects on a-Si:H thin films, especially focusing on<br />

2)<br />

the electrical properties and the hydrogen diffusion<br />

behavior.<br />

Hydrogen diffusion and emission rates in a-Si:H depend<br />

on the hydrogen bonding state. Clustered (not isolated)<br />

hydrogen atoms are relatively easily diffuse or emit in<br />

3)<br />

amorphous network compared to isolated hydrogen atom .<br />

Since it is well known that clustered hydrogen atoms<br />

deteriorate the electrical properties of a-Si:H thin films, it<br />

may be possible to evaluate a change in the electrical<br />

properties by investigating the hydrogen behavior due to<br />

irradiation.<br />

The aim of this study is to observe hydrogen diffusion in<br />

ion-irradiated a-Si:H thin films with varying temperatures.<br />

Previously, we developed the in-situ Elastic Recoiled<br />

Detection (ERD) system following ion irradiation at low<br />

temperature condition in the dual beam irradiation chamber<br />

4)<br />

(MD2) . Since the chamber connected to both the 400 kV<br />

Ion Implanter and from the 3 MV Single-Ended Accelerator,<br />

ERD measurement using beams from the former one can be<br />

Hydrogen Content [Arb.Units]<br />

1-11<br />

Initial (523 K)<br />

330 keV Si, 1x10 16 /cm 2 (523 K)<br />

330 keV Si, 1x10 16 /cm 2 (613 K)<br />

800 600 400 200 0<br />

Depth [nm]<br />

Fig. 1 ERD spectrum of an a-Si:H thin film before and<br />

after 330 keV Si ion irradiation at 1.0 × 1016 /cm 2 at<br />

523 K. The sample temperature was raised to 613 K<br />

after the irradiation. No significant hydrogen<br />

diffusion was observed in this condition.<br />

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performed for a sample just after the ion irradiation<br />

(implantation) from the latter one. In this study, we have<br />

additionally installed a sample heating system for irradiation<br />

under elevated temperature, and have observed hydrogen<br />

behavior in a-Si:H thin films irradiated with Si ions.<br />

II. Experimental<br />

The samples used in this study were device grade a-Si:H<br />

thin films fabricated on crystalline silicon (c-Si) substrates<br />

by Plasma Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition (PECVD)<br />

at National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and<br />

Technology (AIST). The thickness of the a-Si:H thin film<br />

and the hydrogen content were estimated to be 300 nm and<br />

11.3 at%, respectively.<br />

Figure 1 shows the results of the ERD measurements<br />

before and after 330 keV Si ion irradiation at the fluence of<br />

1.0 × 1016 /cm 2 . The incident beam angle was 55 o from the<br />

sample plane. It was expected from the TRIM calculation<br />

that Si ions were implanted in the vicinity of the a-Si:H/c-Si<br />

interface and the average displacement per atom in the film<br />

was 12 dpa. The sample temperature was kept at 523 K<br />

during the irradiation for 4.5 hours. Elastic recoiled<br />

detection measurement after the irradiation was also carried<br />

out at 523 K. No specific change of the hydrogen<br />

distribution was observed between before and after the<br />

irradiation. The sample temperature was increased to<br />

613 K after the irradiation and the ERD measurement was<br />

carried out again. However, no significant hydrogen<br />

diffusion was still observed. The result indicates that the<br />

hydrogen diffusion was under the detection limit even if it<br />

was enhanced due to the ion irradiation and that the samples<br />

used in this study were high quality films for electric device<br />

use. Higher temperature or longer annealing time is<br />

needed in order to observe the hydrogen diffusion.<br />

Finally, we would like to thank Hitoshi Sai of AIST for<br />

fabricating the a-Si:H samples.<br />

References<br />

1) N. Wyrsch et al., J. Non-Cryst. Solids 352 (2006)<br />

1797-1800.<br />

2) S. Sato et al., Proc. 34th IEEE PVSC, (2009)<br />

002354-002358.<br />

3) X.-M. Tang et al., Solid State Commun. 74 (1990)<br />

171-174.<br />

4) S. Sato et al., <strong>JAEA</strong> Takasaki Ann. Rep. 2008 (2009)<br />

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