Perspectives on metal induced crystallization of a-Si and a-Ge thin films

G Maity, S Dubey, T Meher, S Dhar, D Kanjilal, T Som… - RSC …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
In recent times, the metal induced crystallization (MIC) process in amorphous
semiconductors (a-Si and a-Ge) has been extensively investigated by many researchers …

Formation techniques for upper active channel in monolithic 3D integration: an overview

AHT Nguyen, MC Nguyen, AD Nguyen, SJ Jeon… - Nano …, 2024 - Springer
The concept of three-dimensional stacking of device layers has attracted significant attention
with the increasing difficulty in scaling down devices. Monolithic 3D (M3D) integration …

Influence of fractal and multifractal morphology on the wettability and reflectivity of crystalline-Si thin film surfaces as photon absorber layers for solar cell

G Maity, RP Yadav, R Singhal, PK Kulriya… - Journal of Applied …, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
Crystalline Si films incorporated with Al are important for applications in microelectronics
and solar cells. In this paper, we report on the morphology of crystalline Si surfaces in …

Thermokinetic Study of Aluminum-Induced Crystallization of a-Si: The Effect of Al Layer Thickness

SM Zharkov, VV Yumashev, ET Moiseenko, RR Altunin… - Nanomaterials, 2023 - mdpi.com
The effect of the aluminum layer on the kinetics and mechanism of aluminum-induced
crystallization (AIC) of amorphous silicon (a-Si) in (Al/a-Si) n multilayered films was studied …

Fractal formalism in crystallized-Ge via Al induced crystallization under ion irradiation

T Meher, G Maity, RP Yadav, DK Chaudhary, R Singhal… - Vacuum, 2024 - Elsevier
The fractal characterization of polycrystalline-Ge formed via Al induced crystallization under
ion irradiation is presented. The polycrystalline (p-) Al (50 nm)/amorphous (a-) Ge (50 nm) is …

Room temperature fabrication of poly-crystalline Si thin films via Al-induced crystallization under 500 keV Xe+ ion irradiation

G Maity, R Singhal, S Ojha, A Mishra… - Journal of Applied …, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
Poly-crystalline Si film is an important material for its applications in microelectronics and
solar cells. In order to realize poly-crystalline Si for practical application with high …

Electric-field-enhanced aluminum-induced crystallization of amorphous silicon thin film using decreasing stepwise current method

YR Jeon, K Ryu, HL Lee, SJ Moon - Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, 2023 - Elsevier
Electric-field-enhanced aluminum-induced crystallization (AIC) was applied to the
crystallization of amorphous Si (a-Si) using a stepwise current method with two to four …

Micro‐morphological investigations on wettability of Al‐incorporated c‐Si thin films using statistical surface roughness parameters

G Maity, RP Yadav, S Ojha, R Singhal… - Surface and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The tunable surface properties of Al‐incorporated c‐Si and/or homogeneous c‐Si (ie,
absorber layer) thin films are investigated with the help of 3D surface topography, statistical …

Growth of low resistive nickel mono-silicide phase under low energy Si ion irradiation at room temperature

G Maity, S Ojha, GR Umapathy, SP Patel, A El Azab… - Thin Solid Films, 2021 - Elsevier
Nickel mono-silicide (NiSi) is considered as a promising material for developing low
resistance contacts in complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor technology. In the present …

Influence of current density on constant current electric field enhanced aluminum induced crystallization of amorphous silicon thin films

YJ Choi, K Ryu, HL Lee, SJ Moon - Thin Solid Films, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, electric field-enhanced aluminum-induced crystallization (AIC) of amorphous
silicon (a-Si) thin films was investigated considering various current densities. Constant …