Layer exchange (LE) is an interesting phenomenon in which metal and semiconductor
layers exchange during heat treatment. A great deal of effort has been put into research on …

Hydrophobic micro/nano-engineered surfaces (MNESs) with good adhesion and frictional
performances were fabricated by the combination of aluminum-induced crystallization (AIC) …

A novel way of producing superhydrophobic surfaces by applying a self-assembled
monolayer (SAM) to silicon micro/nano-textured surfaces is presented in this paper. The …

Polycrystalline silicon (Poly-Si) thin films were successfully fabricated on soda-lime glass
substrate by aluminum induced crystallization (AIC) process. In order to analyze non-uniform …

Si crystallization arising in Al (20, 50, 150nm)/amorphous silicon (a-Si)(200nm)/glass
specimens prepared by the aluminum-induced crystallization (AIC) technique and the rapid …

In order to achieve high efficiency thin film polycrystalline silicon (poly-Si) solar cells on
insulating substrate, we have developed a novel crystallization method of amorphous silicon …

Nanocrystalline piezoresistive polysilicon films were obtained at low temperatures by
aluminum-induced crystallization (AIC). The films exhibited granular structure with good …

Piezoresistors of polycrystalline silicon were obtained by the aluminum induced
crystallization (AIC) process-route. Tri-layer samples with the layer sequence Si/Al/Si were …

Fiber-textured polycrystalline silicon thin films have demonstrated their interest as seed
layers for the epitaxial growth of high-quality materials on substrates such as glass or …

The process of obtaining thin film solar cells using the method of aluminum-induced
crystallization under rapid thermal annealing (RTA) was investigated. 200-nm-thick …