Electronic Resource
[S.l.]
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American Institute of Physics (AIP)
Journal of Applied Physics
89 (2001), S. 4727-4731
ISSN:
1089-7550
Source:
AIP Digital Archive
Topics:
Physics
Notes:
We have investigated the behavior of the absolute density of hydrogen (H) atoms in ultrahigh-frequency (UHF), (500 MHz) silane (SiH4) plasma by using a vacuum ultraviolet absorption spectroscopy technique with a microdischarge hollow cathode lamp. In the UHF plasma using SiH4 highly diluted with hydrogen molecule (H2) at a pressure of 20 Pa, an UHF power of 1000 W, and a total flow rate of 200 sccm, the absolute density of H atoms slightly increased from 7.4×1011 to 7.9×1011 cm−3 with increasing the SiH4 flow rate ratios from 0% to 2.5% and then the H atom density decreased at the ratio of 5%. The decrease of the density is due to the increase of the reaction between the H atom and the SiH4 molecule. The behavior of the absolute density of H atoms was compared with that of the Balmer α(Hα) emission intensity. It was found that the behaviors of the absolute H atom density and the Hα emission intensity were quite different. Moreover, the kinetics of H atom density in SiH4 plasmas have been clarified on the basis of measured results. © 2001 American Institute of Physics.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1362414
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