Preface |
Abbreviations |
Introduction / 1: |
Thin Film Technologies / 1.1: |
Birth of Cat-CVD / 1.2: |
Research History of Cat-CVD and Related Technologies / 1.3: |
Structure of This Book / 1.4: |
References |
Fundamentals for Studying the Physics of Cat-CVD and Difference from PECVD / 2: |
Fundamental Physics of the Deposition Chamber / 2.1: |
Density of Molecules and Their Thermal Velocity / 2.1.1: |
Mean Free Path / 2.1.2: |
Equation Expressing the Mean Free Path / 2.1.2.1: |
Estimation of Diameter of Molecules or Species / 2.1.2.2: |
Examples of Mean Free Path / 2.1.2.3: |
Interval Time Between the First Collision and the Second Collision / 2.1.2.4: |
Collisions with a Solid Surface / 2.1.3: |
Comparison of Collisions of Molecules in Space with Collisions at Chamber Wall / 2.1.3.1: |
Residence Time of Species in Chamber / 2.1.4: |
Difference Between Cat-CVD and PECVD Apparatuses / 2.2: |
Fundamental Features of PECVD / 2.3: |
Birth of PECVD / 2.3.1: |
Generation of Plasma / 2.3.2: |
DC Plasma to RF Plasma / 2.3.3: |
Sheath Voltage / 2.3.4: |
Density of Decomposed Species in PECVD / 2.3.5: |
Number of Collisions Between Electrons and Gas Molecules / 2.3.5.1: |
Number of Decomposed Species in PECVD / 2.3.5.2: |
Drawbacks of PECVD and Technologies Overcoming Them / 2.4: |
Plasma Damage / 2.4.1: |
Increase of Frequency in PECVD / 2.4.2: |
Power Transferring System / 2.4.3: |
Large Area Uniformity for Film Deposition / 2.4.4: |
Features of Cat-CVD as Technology Overcoming Drawbacks of PECVD / 2.5: |
Rough Calculation of Ranges (R) of Si and H Atoms and Defect Range (Rdefect) Created by Si and H Atoms Implanted with Very Low Energy / 2.A: |
Fundamentals for Analytical Methods for Revealing Chemical Reactions in Cat-CVD / 3: |
Importance of Radical Species in CVD Processes / 3.1: |
Radical Detection Techniques / 3.2: |
One-Photon Laser-Induced Fluorescence / 3.3: |
General Formulation / 3.3.1: |
Validity of the Assumption of a Two-State System / 3.3.2: |
Anisotropy of the Fluorescence / 3.3.3: |
Correction for Nonradiative Decay Processes / 3.3.4: |
Spectral Broadening / 3.3.5: |
Typical Apparatus for One-Photon LIF and the Experimental Results / 3.3.6: |
Determination of Rotational and Vibrational State Distributions of Molecular Radicals / 3.3.7: |
Estimation of Absolute Densities in One-Photon LIF / 3.3.8: |
Two-Photon Laser-Induced Fluorescence / 3.4: |
Single-Path Vacuum Ultraviolet (VUV) Laser Absorption / 3.5: |
Other Laser Spectroscopic Techniques / 3.6: |
Resonance-Enhanced Multiphoton Ionization / 3.6.1: |
Cavity Ringdown Spectroscopy / 3.6.2: |
Tunable Diode Laser Absorption Spectroscopy / 3.6.3: |
Mass Spectrometric Techniques / 3.7: |
Photoionization Mass Spectrometry / 3.7.1: |
Threshold Ionization Mass Spectrometry / 3.7.2: |
Ion Attachment Mass Spectrometry / 3.7.3: |
Determination of Gas-Phase Composition of Stable Molecules / 3.8: |
Term Symbols Used in Atomic and Molecular Spectroscopy / 3.A: |
Physics and Chemistry of Cat-CVD / 4: |
Kinetics of Molecules in Cat-CVD Chamber / 4.1: |
Molecules in Cat-CVD Chamber / 4.1.1: |
Comparison with PECVD for Decomposition / 4.1.2: |
Influence of Surface Area of Catalyzer / 4.1.3: |
What Happens on Catalyzer Surfaces - Catalytic Reactions / 4.2: |
Poisoning of Surface Decomposition Processes / 4.3: |
Gas Temperature Distribution in Cat-CVD Chambers / 4.4: |
Decomposition Mechanisms on Metal Wire Surfaces and Gas-Phase Kinetics / 4.5: |
Catalytic Decomposition of Diatomic Molecules: H2, N2, and O2 / 4.5.1: |
Catalytic Decomposition of H2O / 4.5.2: |
Catalytic Decomposition of SiH4 and SiH4/H2 and the Succeeding Gas-Phase Reactions / 4.5.3: |
Catalytic Decomposition of NH3 and the Succeeding Gas-Phase Reactions / 4.5.4: |
Catalytic Decomposition of CH4 and CH4/H2 and the Succeeding Gas-Phase Reactions / 4.5.5: |
Catalytic Decomposition of PH3 and PH3/H2 and the Succeeding Gas-Phase Reactions / 4.5.6: |
Catalytic Decomposition of B2H6 and B2H6/H2 and the Succeeding Gas-Phase Reactions / 4.5.7: |
Catalytic Decomposition of H3NBH3 and Release of B Atoms from Boronized Wires / 4.5.8: |
Catalytic Decomposition of Methyl-Substituted Silanes and Hexamethyldisilazane (HMDS) / 4.5.9: |
Summary of Catalytic Decomposition of Various Molecules on Metal Wires / 4.5.10: |
Si Film Formation Mechanisms in Cat-CVD / 4.6: |
Properties of Inorganic Films Prepared by Cat-CVD / 5: |
Properties of Amorphous Silicon (a-Si) Prepared by Cat-CVD / 5.1: |
Fundamentals of Amorphous Silicon (a-Si) / 5.1.1: |
Birth of Device Quality Amorphous Silicon (a-Si) / 5.1.1.1: |
Band Structure of Amorphous Materials / 5.1.1.2: |
General Properties of a-Si / 5.1.1.3: |
Fundamentals of Preparation of a-Si by Cat-CVD / 5.1.2: |
Deposition Parameters / 5.1.2.1: |
Structural Studies on Cat-CVD a-Si: Infrared Absorption / 5.1.2.2: |
General Properties of Cat-CVD a-Si / 5.1.3: |
Deposition Mechanism of a-Si in Cat-CVD Process - Growth Model / 5.1.4: |
Crystallization of Silicon Films and Microcrystalline Silicon (¿c-Si) / 5.2: |
Growth of Crystalline Si Film / 5.2.1: |
Structure of Cat-CVD Poly-Si / 5.2.2: |
Properties of Cat-CVD Poly-Si Films / 5.2.3: |
Si Crystal Growth on Crystalline Si / 5.2.4: |
Properties of Silicon Nitride (SiNx) / 5.3: |
Usefulness of Silicon Nitride (SiNx) Films / 5.3.1: |
Fundamentals for the Preparation of SiNx / 5.3.2: |
SiNx Preparation from NH3 and SiH4 Mixture / 5.3.3: |
SiNx Preparation from Mixture of NH3, SiH4, and a Large Amount of H2 / 5.3.4: |
Conformal Step Coverage of SiNx Prepared from the Mixture of NH3, SiH4, and a Large Amount of H2 / 5.3.5: |
Cat-CVD SiNx Prepared from HMDS / 5.3.6: |
Properties of Silicon Oxynitride (SiOxNy) / 5.4: |
SiOxNy Films Prepared by SiH4, NH3, H2, and O2 Mixtures / 5.4.1: |
SiOxNy Films Prepared by HMDS, NH3, H2, and O2 Mixtures / 5.4.2: |
Properties of Silicon Oxide (SiO2) Films Prepared by Cat-CVD / 5.5: |
Preparation of Aluminum Oxide (Al2O3) Films by Cat-CVD / 5.6: |
Preparation of Aluminum Nitride (AIN) by Cat-CVD / 5.7: |
Summary of Cat-CVD Inorganic Films / 5.8: |
Organic Polymer Synthesis by Cat-CVD-Related Technology - Initiated CVD (iCVD) / 6: |
PTFE Synthesis by Cat-CVD-Related Technology / 6.1: |
Select Characteristics and Applications of CVD PTFE Films / 6.2.1: |
Influence of the Catalyzing Materials for PTFE Deposition / 6.2.2: |
Mechanistic Principles of iCVD / 6.3: |
Initiators and Inhibitors / 6.3.1: |
Monomer Adsorption / 6.3.2: |
Deposition Rate and Molecular Weight / 6.3.3: |
Copolymerization / 6.3.4: |
Conformality / 6.3.5: |
Functional, Surface-Reactive, and Responsive Organic Films Prepared by iCVD / 6.4: |
Polyglycidyl Methacrylate (PGMA): Properties and Applications / 6.4.1: |
iCVD Films with Perfluoroalkyl Functional Groups: Properties and Applications / 6.4.2: |
Polyhydroxyethylacrylate (PHEMA) and Its Copolymers: Properties and Applications / 6.4.3: |
Organosilicon and Organosilazanes: Properties and Applications / 6.4.4: |
iCVD of Styrene, 4-Aminostyrene, and Divinylbenzene: Properties and Applications / 6.4.5: |
iCVD of EGDA and EGDMA: Properties and Applications / 6.4.6: |
Zwitterionic and Polyionic iCVD Films: Properties and Applications / 6.4.7: |
iCVD "Smart Surfaces": Properties and Applications / 6.4.8: |
Interfacial Engineering with iCVD: Adhesion and Grafting / 6.5: |
Reactors for Synthesizing Organic Films by iCVD / 6.6: |
Summary and Future Prospects for iCVD / 6.7: |
Physics and Technologies for Operating Cat-CVD Apparatus / 7: |
Influence of Gas Flow in Cat-CVD Apparatus / 7.1: |
Experiment Using a Long Cylindrical Chamber for Establishing Quasi-laminar Flow / 7.1.1: |
Dissociation Probability of SiH4 Derived from a Cylindrical Chamber / 7.1.2: |
Factors Deciding Film Uniformity / 7.2: |
Equation Expressing the Geometrical Relation Between Catalyzer and Substrates / 7.2.1: |
Example of Estimation of Uniformity of Film Thickness / 7.2.2: |
Limit of Packing Density of Catalyzing Wires / 7.3: |
Thermal Radiation from a Heated Catalyzer / 7.4: |
Fundamentals of Thermal Radiation / 7.4.1: |
Control of Substrate Temperatures in Thermal Radiation / 7.4.2: |
Thermal Radiation in CVD Systems / 7.4.3: |
Contamination from a Heated Catalyzer / 7.5: |
Contamination of Catalyzing Materials / 7.5.1: |
Contamination from Other Impurities / 7.5.2: |
Flux Density of Impurities Emitted from Heated Catalyzers / 7.5.3: |
Lifetime of Catalyzing Wires and Techniques to Expand Their Lifetimes / 7.6: |
Silicide Formation of W Catalyzer / 7.6.1: |
Silicide Formation of Ta Catalyzer / 7.6.3: |
Suppression of Silicide Formation by Carburization of W Surface / 7.6.4: |
Ta Catalyzer and Method for Extension of Its Lifetime / 7.6.5: |
Lifetime Extension by Using TaC / 7.6.6: |
Lifetime Extension by Using Other Ta Alloys / 7.6.7: |
Lifetimes of W Catalyzer in Carbon-Containing Gases / 7.6.8: |
Long-Life Catalyzer Used in iCVD / 7.6.9: |
Chamber Cleaning / 7.7: |
Status of Mass Production Machine / 7.8: |
Cat-CVD Mass Production Machine for Applications in Compound Semiconductors / 7.8.1: |
Cat-CVD Mass Production Apparatus for Large Area Deposition / 7.8.2: |
Cat-CVD Apparatus for Coating of PET Bottles / 7.8.3: |
Prototypes for Any Other Mass Production Machine / 7.8.4: |
Application of Cat-CVD Technologies / 8: |
Introduction: Summarized History of Cat-CVD Research and Application / 8.1: |
Application to Solar Cells / 8.2: |
Silicon and Silicon Alloy Thin Film Solar Cells / 8.2.1: |
Amorphous Silicon Solar Cells / 8.2.1.1: |
Amorphous Silicon-Germanium Alloy Solar Cells / 8.2.1.3: |
Micro crystalline Silicon Solar Cells and Tandem Cells / 8.2.1.4: |
Nanostructured Solar Cells / 8.2.1.5: |
Application to Crystalline Silicon (c-Si) Solar Cells / 8.2.2: |
Cat-CVD Silicon-Nitride (SiNx/Amorphous-Silicon (a-Si)-Stacked Passivation / 8.2.2.1: |
Cat-CVD SiNx/a-Si-Stacked Passivation on Textured c-Si Substrates / 8.2.2.3: |
a-Si and c-Si Heterojunction Solar Cells / 8.2.3: |
Surface Passivation on c-Si Solar Cells / 8.2.3.1: |
Application to Thin Film Transistors (TFT) / 8.3: |
Amorphous Silicon (a-Si) TFT / 8.3.1: |
General Features of a-Si TFT / 8.3.1.1: |
Cat-CVD a-Si TFT: Differences from PECVD a-Si TFT / 8.3.1.2: |
Poly-Si TFT / 8.3.2: |
Surface Passivation on Compound Semiconductor Devices / 8.4: |
Passivation for Gallium-Arsenide (GaAs) High Electron Mobility Transistor (HEMT) / 8.4.1: |
Passivation for Ultrahigh-Frequency Transistors / 8.4.2: |
Passivation for Semiconductor Lasers / 8.4.3: |
Application for ULSI Industry / 8.5: |
Gas Barrier Films for Various Devices Such as Organic Devices / 8.6: |
Inorganic Gas Barrier Films, SiNx/SiOxNy, for OLED / 8.6.1: |
Inorganic/Organic Stacked Gas Barrier Films / 8.6.2: |
Gas Barrier Films for Food Packages / 8.6.3: |
Other Application and Summary of Present Cat-CVD Application / 8.7: |
Radicals Generated in Cat-CVD Apparatus and Their Application / 9: |
Generation of High-Density Hydrogen (H) Atoms / 9.1: |
Generation of High-Density H Atoms / 9.1.1: |
Transportation of H Atoms / 9.1.2: |
Cleaning and Etching by H Atoms Generated in Cat-CVD Apparatus / 9.2: |
Etching of Crystalline Silicon / 9.2.1: |
Cleaning of Carbon-Contaminated Surface / 9.2.2: |
Photoresist Removal by Hydrogen Atoms / 9.3: |
Reduction of Metal Oxide by H atoms / 9.4: |
Reduction of Various Metal Oxides / 9.4.1: |
Characteristic Control of Metal Oxide Semiconductors by H Atoms / 9.4.2: |
Low-Temperature Formation of Low-Resistivity Metal Lines from Liquid Ink by H Atoms / 9.5: |
Low-Temperature Surface Oxidation - "Cat-Oxidation" / 9.6: |
Low-Temperature Surface Nitridation - "Cat-Nitridation" of Si and GaAs / 9.7: |
"Cat-Chemical Sputtering": A New Thin Film Deposition Method Utilizing Radicals / 9.8: |
Cat-doping: A Novel Low-Temperature Impurity Doping Technology / 10: |
Discovery or Invention of Cat-doping / 10.1: |
Low-Temperature and Shallow Phosphorus (P) Doping into c-Si / 10.3: |
Measurement of Electrical Properties of a Shallow-Doped Layer / 10.3.1: |
Measurement of Concentration Profiles of Cat-Doped Impurities by SIMS / 10.3.2: |
Estimation of Diffusion Constant / 10.3.3: |
Properties of Cat-Doped P Atoms / 10.3.4: |
Mechanism of Cat-doping / 10.3.5: |
Possibility of Diffusion Enhancement by H Atoms / 10.3.5.1: |
Vacancy Transportation Model / 10.3.5.2: |
Si-Modified Surface Layer Model / 10.3.5.3: |
Low-Temperature Boron (B) Doping into c-Si / 10.4: |
Cat-Doping into a-Si / 10.5: |
Feasibility of Cat-Doping for Various Applications / 10.6: |
Surface Potential Control by Cat-doping Realizing High-Quality Passivation / 10.6.1: |
Cat-doping into a-Si and Its Application to Heterojunction Solar Cells / 10.6.2: |
Index |