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Rectangular polysilicon nanowires by top-down lithography, dry etch and metal induced lateral crystallization

Rectangular polysilicon nanowires by top-down lithography, dry etch and metal induced lateral crystallization
Rectangular polysilicon nanowires by top-down lithography, dry etch and metal induced lateral crystallization
In this work, we demonstrate a low temperature polysilicon nanowire fabrication process using amorphous silicon deposition over an oxide pillar, anisotropic reactive ion etch and metal-induced lateral crystallization (MILC). The fabricated nanowires are rectangular, with a width and height of around 100 nm. MILC is successfully achieved at temperatures down to 450ºC, making the process compatible with glass substrates and hence suitable for low cost, disposable biosensors. Crystallisation lengths of 4.1 µm and 0.8 µm are obtained for 15 hour anneals at 480ºC and 450ºC, respectively.
H62-H64
Sun, Kai
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Hakim, M.M.A.
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Ashburn, P.
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Sun, Kai
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Hakim, M.M.A.
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Ashburn, P.
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Sun, Kai, Hakim, M.M.A. and Ashburn, P. (2011) Rectangular polysilicon nanowires by top-down lithography, dry etch and metal induced lateral crystallization. Electrochemical and Solid-State Letters, 15 (3), H62-H64. (doi:10.1149/2.011203esl).

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Abstract

In this work, we demonstrate a low temperature polysilicon nanowire fabrication process using amorphous silicon deposition over an oxide pillar, anisotropic reactive ion etch and metal-induced lateral crystallization (MILC). The fabricated nanowires are rectangular, with a width and height of around 100 nm. MILC is successfully achieved at temperatures down to 450ºC, making the process compatible with glass substrates and hence suitable for low cost, disposable biosensors. Crystallisation lengths of 4.1 µm and 0.8 µm are obtained for 15 hour anneals at 480ºC and 450ºC, respectively.

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Submitted date: 5 October 2011
e-pub ahead of print date: 28 December 2011
Organisations: Nanoelectronics and Nanotechnology

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Local EPrints ID: 337929
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/337929
PURE UUID: 15f22735-5ae8-49bc-8ddc-5845c74e0ae4

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Date deposited: 04 May 2012 09:30
Last modified: 14 Mar 2024 11:00

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Author: Kai Sun
Author: M.M.A. Hakim
Author: P. Ashburn

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