Abstract:
A method of forming a crystalline compound semiconductor film comprises introducing into a crystal forming space housing a substrate on which a non-nucleation surface (S.sub.NDS) having a smaller nucleation density and a nucleation surface (S.sub.NDL) having a fine surface area sufficient for crystal growth only from a single nucleus and having a larger nucleation density (ND.sub.L) than the nucleation density (NDs) of the non-nucleation surface (S.sub.NDS) are arranged adjacent to each other an organometallic compound (VI) for supplying an element belonging to the group VI of Periodic Table represented by the general formula R.sub.1 --X.sub.n --R.sub.2 wherein n is an integer of 2 or more; R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 each represent alkyl; and X is S, Se or Te and a compound (II) for supplying an element belonging to the group II of Periodic Table in gas phase and applying crystal growth treatment according to the vapor phase method to the substrate to selectively form a crystalline group II-VI compound semiconductor film on the substrate.
Abstract:
A process for forming a silicon-containing polycrystalline film on a substrate by a chemical vapor deposition method, said process comprises the steps of:(a) forming a thin film comprising silicon and germanium atoms on said substrate,(b) subjecting said thin film to etching treatment so that a crystalline nucleus comprising germanium atoms as the main constituent remains on the surface of said substrate, and(c) growing said crystalline nucleus to thereby form a silicon-containing polycrystalline film on said substrate.
Abstract:
There is disclosed a device for forming a deposited film on a substrate through utilization of chemical reaction between a gaseous starting material for a film to be formed and a gaseous halogenic oxidizing agent which has one or more gas introducing means having a multi-tubular structure with a converted tip end or having a meeting space for both the gases.
Abstract:
Improved pin type and Schottky time thin film photoelectromotive force elements which exhibit desired effects in short-circuit current (Isc), open-circuit voltage (Voc), fill factor (F.F.), photoelectric conversion efficiency and S/N ratio, characterized in that at least one of the n-type semiconductor layer and the p-type semiconductor layer is constituted with a non-single-crystal silicon semiconductor layer comprised of a plurality of stacked non-single-crystal silicon films of 100 .ANG. or less thickness containing 1 to 10 atomic % of hydrogen atoms.
Abstract:
Process for preparing a functional tin oxide thin film by reducing a raw material gas capable of contributing to formation of the tin oxide thin film either with the action of an excitation energy source such as high frequency, direct-current, microwave or light, or both with the action of such excitation energy source and the action of a reducing gas under reduced atmospheric inner pressure condition in a substantially enclosed reaction chamber containing the substrate upon which the tin oxide thin film is to be deposited, and oxidizing the resultant reduced active species with on oxidizing gas to thereby deposit the tin oxide thin film on the substrate at a low temperature and at high deposition rates without any significant powder.
Abstract:
A process for forming a deposited film according to chemical vapor deposition on a substrate comprises the first step of forming an amorphous film by reacting an excited species (AY) containing an atom (A) which becomes the constituent constituting said deposited film and an atom (Y) with high electronegativity with an active species (Z) which is chemically reactive with said excited species (AY) at a first ratio and the second step of forming a polycrystalline film by reacting said excited species (AY) with said active species (Z) at a second ratio which is different from said first ratio.
Abstract:
A method for forming deposited film by introducing into a reaction space a gaseous starting material for formation of a deposited film and a gaseous halogenic oxidizing agent having the property of oxidation action for said starting material to effect chemical contact therebetween to thereby form a plural number of precursors including precursors under excited state, and forming said deposited film on a substrate previously position in a film forming space spatially communicated with said reaction space with the use of at least one precursor of these precursors as the feeding source for the constituent element of said deposited film, said method comprising the step of increasing the proportion of the amount of said gaseous starting material introduced relative to the amount of said gaseous halogenic oxidizing agent introduced in said reaction space.
Abstract:
A process for forming a deposition film on a substrate comprises introducing separately a precursor or activated species formed in a decomposition space (B) and activated species formed in a decomposition space (C), into the deposition space wherein the film is formed on the substrate.
Abstract:
A method for forming a deposited film, which comprises introducing gaseous starting materials, containing group III and/or group V compound as the constituent element for formation of a deposited film and a gaseous halogenic oxidizing agent having the property of oxidation action on said starting materials into a reaction space to effect contact therebetween to thereby form a plural number of precursors containing precursors under excited state, and forming a deposited film of a substrate existing in a film-forming space with the use of at least one precursor of said precursors as the feeding source for the constituent element of the deposited film.
Abstract:
A method for forming a deposited film by introducing a gaseous starting material for formation of a deposited film and a gaseous halogenic oxidizing agent having the property of oxidation action on said starting material separately from each other into a reaction space to form a deposited film according to a chemical reaction, which comprises activating previously a gaseous substance (B) for formation of a band gap controller in an activation space to form an activated species and introducing said activated species into the reaction space to form a deposited film controlled in band gap on a substrate existing in the film forming space.