Piezoresistive Sensitivity and Al Ohmic Contact of Highly Doped Polycrystalline Silicon Nano Thin Films

Abstract:

The piezoresistive and ohmic contact properties of polycrystalline silicon nano thin films were investigated in this paper. The polycrystalline silicon films with different thicknesses and doping concentrations were deposited by LPCVD and doped with boron highly, and then the cantilever beam samples were fabricated by photolithography and wet etching. By measuring the gauge factor and specific contact resistivity, the specific contact resistivity of Al contacts can reach 2.4×10^-3Ω·cm² after the alloying at 450 °C for 20 min; the enhanced piezoresistive effect of highly doped polycrystalline silicon nano thin films was discovered. The conclusions indicated that the enhanced piezoresistive sensitivity of PNTFs is due to the modification of depletion region barrier by ultra high doping and film thickness thinning and the enhancement of tunneling piezoresistive effect. The distinct piezoresistive phenomenon of PNTFs could be utilized for the development and fabrication of miniature piezoresistive sensors.

• Periodical: Key Engineering Materials (Volume 483)
• Pages: 789-793
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.483.789
• Online since: June 2011
• Authors: Chang Zhi Shi, Xiao Wei Liu, Xuan Wu, Hai Tao Zheng
• Keywords: Gauge Factor, Nano Thin Film, Ohmic Contact, Piezoresistive Sensitivity, Polycrystalline Silicon

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