Recrystallization Mechanism for Solid Phase Growth of Poly-Si Films on Quartz Substrates

Abstract
The recrystallization mechanism for solid-phase growth of poly-Si films amorphized by ion implantation on quartz substrates is clarified on the basis of an experimental finding obtained through the TEM observation. It is found that the {110} textured nucleation occurs. The preferential growth in the directions along twin boundaries then leads to the formation of the dendritic structure.