Crystallinity of inorganic films grown by atomic layer deposition: Overview and general trends

V Miikkulainen, M Leskelä, M Ritala… - Journal of Applied …, 2013 - pubs.aip.org
Atomic layer deposition (ALD) is gaining attention as a thin film deposition method, uniquely
suitable for depositing uniform and conformal films on complex three-dimensional …

On the c-Si surface passivation mechanism by the negative-charge-dielectric Al2O3

B Hoex, JJH Gielis, MCM Van de Sanden… - Journal of Applied …, 2008 - pubs.aip.org
Al 2 O 3 is a versatile high-κ dielectric that has excellent surface passivation properties on
crystalline Si (c-Si)⁠, which are of vital importance for devices such as light emitting diodes …

Annealing of Al2O3 thin films prepared by atomic layer deposition

L Zhang, HC Jiang, C Liu, JW Dong… - Journal of Physics D …, 2007 - iopscience.iop.org
Amorphous Al 2 O 3 thin films were deposited on a Si (1 1 1) substrate at 150 C in oxygen-
rich conditions by atomic layer deposition. Rapid thermal annealing was performed at high …

[HTML][HTML] Effective corrosion protection of aluminum alloy AA2024-T3 with novel thin nanostructured oxide coating

M Merisalu, L Aarik, J Kozlova, H Mändar… - Surface and Coatings …, 2021 - Elsevier
Effective corrosion protection via a thin ceramic coating on an Al-alloy AA2024-T3 is
demonstrated. The preparation of the coating consists of two steps. First, with a special …

Dopant profiling and surface analysis of silicon nanowires using capacitance–voltage measurements

EC Garnett, YC Tseng, DR Khanal, J Wu… - Nature …, 2009 - nature.com
Silicon nanowires are expected to have applications in transistors, sensors, resonators,
solar cells and thermoelectric systems,,,,. Understanding the surface properties and dopant …

[HTML][HTML] Densification of thin aluminum oxide films by thermal treatments

V Cimalla, M Baeumler, L Kirste, M Prescher… - Materials Sciences and …, 2014 - scirp.org
Thin AlOx films were grown on 4H-SiC by plasma-assisted atomic layer deposition (ALD)
and plasma assisted electron-beam evaporation at 300° C. After deposition, the films were …

Dielectric properties of thermal and plasma-assisted atomic layer deposited Al2O3 thin films

KB Jinesh, JL Van Hemmen… - Journal of The …, 2010 - iopscience.iop.org
A comparative electrical characterization study of aluminum oxide deposited by thermal and
plasma-assisted atomic layer depositions (ALDs) in a single reactor is presented …

Mechanical properties of crystalline and amorphous aluminum oxide thin films grown by atomic layer deposition

L Aarik, H Mändar, A Tarre, HM Piirsoo… - Surface and Coatings …, 2022 - Elsevier
Mechanical properties of atomic-layer deposited alumina thin films containing amorphous, α-
Al 2 O 3, θ-Al 2 O 3, δ-Al 2 O 3 and γ-Al 2 O 3 phases were characterized. To initiate the α-Al …

Low-Temperature Atomic Layer Deposition of α-Al2O3 Thin Films

L Aarik, H Mandar, P Ritslaid, A Tarre… - Crystal Growth & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The atomic layer deposition of Al2O3 films on Si (100) and α-Cr2O3 was studied. The films
were grown via AlCl3-H2O, AlCl3-O3, Al (CH3) 3-H2O, and Al (CH3) 3-O3 processes at 300 …

Efficiency improvement of PERC solar cell using an aluminum oxide passivation layer prepared via spatial atomic layer deposition and post-annealing

CH Hsu, CW Huang, YS Cho, WY Wu, DS Wuu… - Surface and Coatings …, 2019 - Elsevier
In this study, Al 2 O 3 thin films are deposited on p-type silicon using spatial atomic layer
deposition with trimethylaluminum and H 2 O. The films are annealed in atmosphere (ATM) …