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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 />
11.