Abstract

The femtosecond laser-induced grating (FLIG) formation and crystallization were investigated in amorphous silicon (a-Si) films, prepared on glass by plasma-enhanced chemical-vapor deposition. Probe-beam diffraction, micro-Raman spectroscopy, atomic force microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, and transmission electron microscopy were employed to characterize the diffraction properties and the microstructures of FLIGs. It was found that i) the FLIG can be regarded as a pattern of alternating a-Si and microcrystalline-silicon (μc-Si) lines with a period of about 2 μm, and ii) efficient grating formation and crystallization were achieved by high-intensity recording with a short writing period.

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2005 (1)

B. K. Nayak, B. Eaton, J. A. A. Selvan, J. Mcleskey, M. C. Gupta, R. Romero, and G. Ganguly, “Semiconductor laser crystallization of a-Si:H on conducting tin-oxide-coated glass for solar cell and display applications,” Appl. Phys. A 80, 1077–1080 (2005).
[Crossref]

2004 (2)

J.-M. Sieh, Z.-H. Chen, B.-T. Dai, Y.-C. Wang, A. Zaitsev, and C.-L. Pan, “Near-infrared femtosecond laser-induced crystallization of amorphous silicon,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 85, 1232–1234 (2004).
[Crossref]

Y. Kuroiwa, N. Takeshima, Y. Narita, and S. Tanaka, “Arbitrary micropatterning method in femtosecond laser microprocessing using diffractive optical elements,” Opt. Express 12, 1908–1915 (2004), http://www.opticsexpress.org/abstract.cfm?URI=OPEX-12-9-1908.
[Crossref] [PubMed]

2003 (1)

A. T. Voutsas, A. Limanov, and J. S. Im, “Effect of process parameters on the structural characteristics of laterally grown, laser-annealed polycrystalline silicon films,” J. Appl. Phys. 94, 7445–7452 (2003).
[Crossref]

2001 (1)

S. Kawata, H.-B. Sun, T. Tanaka, and K. Takada, “Finer features for functional microdevices: Micromachines can be created with higher resolution using two-photon absorption,” Nature (London) 412, 697–698 (2001).
[Crossref]

1999 (2)

M. Miyasaka and J. Stoemenos, “Excimer laser annealing of amorphous and solid-phase-crystallized sillicon films,” J. Appl. Phys. 86, 5556–5565 (1999).
[Crossref]

G. Aichmayr, D. Toet, M. Mulato, P. V. Santos, A. Spangenberg, S. Christiansen, M. Albrecht, and H. P. Strunk, “Dynamics of lateral grain growth during the laser interference crystallization of a-Si,“ J. Appl. Phys. 85, 4010–4023 (1999).
[Crossref]

1998 (4)

C.-H. Oh, M. Ozawa, and M. Matsumura, “A novel phase-modulated excimer-laser crystallization method of silicon thin films,“ Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. 37, L492–L495 (1998).
[Crossref]

J. Jang, J. Y. Oh, S. K. Kim, K. J. Cho, S. Y. Yoon, and C. O. Kim, “Electric-field-enhanced crystallization of amorphous silicon,” Nature (London) 395, 481–483 (1998).
[Crossref]

S. Y. Yoon, J. Y. Oh, C. O. Kim, and J. Jang, “Low temperature solid-phase crystallization of amorphous sillicon at 380 °C,” J. Appl. Phys. 84, 6463–6465 (1998).
[Crossref]

L. Houben, M. Luysberg, P. Hapke, R. Carius, F. Finger, and H. Wagner, “Structural properties of microcrystalline silicon in the transition from highly crystalline to amorphous growth,” Philos. Mag. A 77, 1447–1460 (1998).
[Crossref]

1997 (1)

T. Sameshima, “Laser processing for thin film transistor applications,“ Mater. Sci. Eng. B 45, 186–193 (1997).
[Crossref]

1996 (2)

K. M. Davis, K. Miura, N. Sugimoto, and K. Hirao, “Writing waveguides in glass with a femtosecond,” Opt. Lett. 21, 1729–1731 (1996).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

B. N. Chichkov, C. Momma, S. Nolte, F. von Alvensleben, and A. Tunnermann, “Femtosecond, picosecond and nanosecond laser ablation of solids,” Appl. Phys. A 63, 109–115 (1996).
[Crossref]

1994 (1)

J. S. Im and H. J. Kim, “On the super lateral growth phenomenon observed in excimer laser-induced crystallization of thin Si films,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 64, 2303–2305 (1994).
[Crossref]

1993 (3)

C. Hayzelden and J. L. Batstone, “Silicide formation and silicide-mediated crystallization of nickel-implanted amorphous silicon thin films,” J. Appl. Phys. 73, 8279–8289 (1993).
[Crossref]

T. Suzuki and S. Adachi, “Optical properties of amorphous Si partially crystallized by thermal annealing,” Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. 32, 4900–4906 (1993).
[Crossref]

J. S. Im and H. J. Kim, “Phase transformation mechanisms involved in excimer laser crystallization of amorphous sillicon films,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 63, 1969–1971 (1993).
[Crossref]

1989 (1)

A. Mimura, N. Konishi, K. Ono, J. Ohwada, Y. Hosokawa, Y. Ono, T. Suzuki, K. Miyata, and H. Kawakami, “High performance low-temperature poly-Si n-channel TFT’s for LCD,” IEEE Trans. Electron Devices 36, 351–359 (1989).
[Crossref]

1982 (1)

Z. Iqbal and S. Veprek, “Raman scattering from hydrogenated microcrystalline and amorphous silicon,” J. Phys. C: Solid State Phys. 15, 377–392 (1982).
[Crossref]

1976 (1)

D. E. Carlson and C.R. Wronski, “Amorphous silicon solar cell,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 28, 671–673 (1976).
[Crossref]

Adachi, S.

T. Suzuki and S. Adachi, “Optical properties of amorphous Si partially crystallized by thermal annealing,” Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. 32, 4900–4906 (1993).
[Crossref]

Aichmayr, G.

G. Aichmayr, D. Toet, M. Mulato, P. V. Santos, A. Spangenberg, S. Christiansen, M. Albrecht, and H. P. Strunk, “Dynamics of lateral grain growth during the laser interference crystallization of a-Si,“ J. Appl. Phys. 85, 4010–4023 (1999).
[Crossref]

Albrecht, M.

G. Aichmayr, D. Toet, M. Mulato, P. V. Santos, A. Spangenberg, S. Christiansen, M. Albrecht, and H. P. Strunk, “Dynamics of lateral grain growth during the laser interference crystallization of a-Si,“ J. Appl. Phys. 85, 4010–4023 (1999).
[Crossref]

Batstone, J. L.

C. Hayzelden and J. L. Batstone, “Silicide formation and silicide-mediated crystallization of nickel-implanted amorphous silicon thin films,” J. Appl. Phys. 73, 8279–8289 (1993).
[Crossref]

Carius, R.

L. Houben, M. Luysberg, P. Hapke, R. Carius, F. Finger, and H. Wagner, “Structural properties of microcrystalline silicon in the transition from highly crystalline to amorphous growth,” Philos. Mag. A 77, 1447–1460 (1998).
[Crossref]

Carlson, D. E.

D. E. Carlson and C.R. Wronski, “Amorphous silicon solar cell,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 28, 671–673 (1976).
[Crossref]

Chen, Z.-H.

J.-M. Sieh, Z.-H. Chen, B.-T. Dai, Y.-C. Wang, A. Zaitsev, and C.-L. Pan, “Near-infrared femtosecond laser-induced crystallization of amorphous silicon,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 85, 1232–1234 (2004).
[Crossref]

Chichkov, B. N.

B. N. Chichkov, C. Momma, S. Nolte, F. von Alvensleben, and A. Tunnermann, “Femtosecond, picosecond and nanosecond laser ablation of solids,” Appl. Phys. A 63, 109–115 (1996).
[Crossref]

Cho, K. J.

J. Jang, J. Y. Oh, S. K. Kim, K. J. Cho, S. Y. Yoon, and C. O. Kim, “Electric-field-enhanced crystallization of amorphous silicon,” Nature (London) 395, 481–483 (1998).
[Crossref]

Christiansen, S.

G. Aichmayr, D. Toet, M. Mulato, P. V. Santos, A. Spangenberg, S. Christiansen, M. Albrecht, and H. P. Strunk, “Dynamics of lateral grain growth during the laser interference crystallization of a-Si,“ J. Appl. Phys. 85, 4010–4023 (1999).
[Crossref]

Dai, B.-T.

J.-M. Sieh, Z.-H. Chen, B.-T. Dai, Y.-C. Wang, A. Zaitsev, and C.-L. Pan, “Near-infrared femtosecond laser-induced crystallization of amorphous silicon,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 85, 1232–1234 (2004).
[Crossref]

Davis, K. M.

Eaton, B.

B. K. Nayak, B. Eaton, J. A. A. Selvan, J. Mcleskey, M. C. Gupta, R. Romero, and G. Ganguly, “Semiconductor laser crystallization of a-Si:H on conducting tin-oxide-coated glass for solar cell and display applications,” Appl. Phys. A 80, 1077–1080 (2005).
[Crossref]

Finger, F.

L. Houben, M. Luysberg, P. Hapke, R. Carius, F. Finger, and H. Wagner, “Structural properties of microcrystalline silicon in the transition from highly crystalline to amorphous growth,” Philos. Mag. A 77, 1447–1460 (1998).
[Crossref]

Ganguly, G.

B. K. Nayak, B. Eaton, J. A. A. Selvan, J. Mcleskey, M. C. Gupta, R. Romero, and G. Ganguly, “Semiconductor laser crystallization of a-Si:H on conducting tin-oxide-coated glass for solar cell and display applications,” Appl. Phys. A 80, 1077–1080 (2005).
[Crossref]

Gupta, M. C.

B. K. Nayak, B. Eaton, J. A. A. Selvan, J. Mcleskey, M. C. Gupta, R. Romero, and G. Ganguly, “Semiconductor laser crystallization of a-Si:H on conducting tin-oxide-coated glass for solar cell and display applications,” Appl. Phys. A 80, 1077–1080 (2005).
[Crossref]

Hapke, P.

L. Houben, M. Luysberg, P. Hapke, R. Carius, F. Finger, and H. Wagner, “Structural properties of microcrystalline silicon in the transition from highly crystalline to amorphous growth,” Philos. Mag. A 77, 1447–1460 (1998).
[Crossref]

Hayzelden, C.

C. Hayzelden and J. L. Batstone, “Silicide formation and silicide-mediated crystallization of nickel-implanted amorphous silicon thin films,” J. Appl. Phys. 73, 8279–8289 (1993).
[Crossref]

Hirao, K.

Hosokawa, Y.

A. Mimura, N. Konishi, K. Ono, J. Ohwada, Y. Hosokawa, Y. Ono, T. Suzuki, K. Miyata, and H. Kawakami, “High performance low-temperature poly-Si n-channel TFT’s for LCD,” IEEE Trans. Electron Devices 36, 351–359 (1989).
[Crossref]

Houben, L.

L. Houben, M. Luysberg, P. Hapke, R. Carius, F. Finger, and H. Wagner, “Structural properties of microcrystalline silicon in the transition from highly crystalline to amorphous growth,” Philos. Mag. A 77, 1447–1460 (1998).
[Crossref]

Im, J. S.

A. T. Voutsas, A. Limanov, and J. S. Im, “Effect of process parameters on the structural characteristics of laterally grown, laser-annealed polycrystalline silicon films,” J. Appl. Phys. 94, 7445–7452 (2003).
[Crossref]

J. S. Im and H. J. Kim, “On the super lateral growth phenomenon observed in excimer laser-induced crystallization of thin Si films,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 64, 2303–2305 (1994).
[Crossref]

J. S. Im and H. J. Kim, “Phase transformation mechanisms involved in excimer laser crystallization of amorphous sillicon films,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 63, 1969–1971 (1993).
[Crossref]

Iqbal, Z.

Z. Iqbal and S. Veprek, “Raman scattering from hydrogenated microcrystalline and amorphous silicon,” J. Phys. C: Solid State Phys. 15, 377–392 (1982).
[Crossref]

Jang, J.

J. Jang, J. Y. Oh, S. K. Kim, K. J. Cho, S. Y. Yoon, and C. O. Kim, “Electric-field-enhanced crystallization of amorphous silicon,” Nature (London) 395, 481–483 (1998).
[Crossref]

S. Y. Yoon, J. Y. Oh, C. O. Kim, and J. Jang, “Low temperature solid-phase crystallization of amorphous sillicon at 380 °C,” J. Appl. Phys. 84, 6463–6465 (1998).
[Crossref]

Kawakami, H.

A. Mimura, N. Konishi, K. Ono, J. Ohwada, Y. Hosokawa, Y. Ono, T. Suzuki, K. Miyata, and H. Kawakami, “High performance low-temperature poly-Si n-channel TFT’s for LCD,” IEEE Trans. Electron Devices 36, 351–359 (1989).
[Crossref]

Kawata, S.

S. Kawata, H.-B. Sun, T. Tanaka, and K. Takada, “Finer features for functional microdevices: Micromachines can be created with higher resolution using two-photon absorption,” Nature (London) 412, 697–698 (2001).
[Crossref]

Kim, C. O.

J. Jang, J. Y. Oh, S. K. Kim, K. J. Cho, S. Y. Yoon, and C. O. Kim, “Electric-field-enhanced crystallization of amorphous silicon,” Nature (London) 395, 481–483 (1998).
[Crossref]

S. Y. Yoon, J. Y. Oh, C. O. Kim, and J. Jang, “Low temperature solid-phase crystallization of amorphous sillicon at 380 °C,” J. Appl. Phys. 84, 6463–6465 (1998).
[Crossref]

Kim, H. J.

J. S. Im and H. J. Kim, “On the super lateral growth phenomenon observed in excimer laser-induced crystallization of thin Si films,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 64, 2303–2305 (1994).
[Crossref]

J. S. Im and H. J. Kim, “Phase transformation mechanisms involved in excimer laser crystallization of amorphous sillicon films,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 63, 1969–1971 (1993).
[Crossref]

Kim, S. K.

J. Jang, J. Y. Oh, S. K. Kim, K. J. Cho, S. Y. Yoon, and C. O. Kim, “Electric-field-enhanced crystallization of amorphous silicon,” Nature (London) 395, 481–483 (1998).
[Crossref]

Konishi, N.

A. Mimura, N. Konishi, K. Ono, J. Ohwada, Y. Hosokawa, Y. Ono, T. Suzuki, K. Miyata, and H. Kawakami, “High performance low-temperature poly-Si n-channel TFT’s for LCD,” IEEE Trans. Electron Devices 36, 351–359 (1989).
[Crossref]

Kuroiwa, Y.

Limanov, A.

A. T. Voutsas, A. Limanov, and J. S. Im, “Effect of process parameters on the structural characteristics of laterally grown, laser-annealed polycrystalline silicon films,” J. Appl. Phys. 94, 7445–7452 (2003).
[Crossref]

Luysberg, M.

L. Houben, M. Luysberg, P. Hapke, R. Carius, F. Finger, and H. Wagner, “Structural properties of microcrystalline silicon in the transition from highly crystalline to amorphous growth,” Philos. Mag. A 77, 1447–1460 (1998).
[Crossref]

Matsumura, M.

C.-H. Oh, M. Ozawa, and M. Matsumura, “A novel phase-modulated excimer-laser crystallization method of silicon thin films,“ Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. 37, L492–L495 (1998).
[Crossref]

Mcleskey, J.

B. K. Nayak, B. Eaton, J. A. A. Selvan, J. Mcleskey, M. C. Gupta, R. Romero, and G. Ganguly, “Semiconductor laser crystallization of a-Si:H on conducting tin-oxide-coated glass for solar cell and display applications,” Appl. Phys. A 80, 1077–1080 (2005).
[Crossref]

Mimura, A.

A. Mimura, N. Konishi, K. Ono, J. Ohwada, Y. Hosokawa, Y. Ono, T. Suzuki, K. Miyata, and H. Kawakami, “High performance low-temperature poly-Si n-channel TFT’s for LCD,” IEEE Trans. Electron Devices 36, 351–359 (1989).
[Crossref]

Miura, K.

Miyasaka, M.

M. Miyasaka and J. Stoemenos, “Excimer laser annealing of amorphous and solid-phase-crystallized sillicon films,” J. Appl. Phys. 86, 5556–5565 (1999).
[Crossref]

Miyata, K.

A. Mimura, N. Konishi, K. Ono, J. Ohwada, Y. Hosokawa, Y. Ono, T. Suzuki, K. Miyata, and H. Kawakami, “High performance low-temperature poly-Si n-channel TFT’s for LCD,” IEEE Trans. Electron Devices 36, 351–359 (1989).
[Crossref]

Momma, C.

B. N. Chichkov, C. Momma, S. Nolte, F. von Alvensleben, and A. Tunnermann, “Femtosecond, picosecond and nanosecond laser ablation of solids,” Appl. Phys. A 63, 109–115 (1996).
[Crossref]

Mulato, M.

G. Aichmayr, D. Toet, M. Mulato, P. V. Santos, A. Spangenberg, S. Christiansen, M. Albrecht, and H. P. Strunk, “Dynamics of lateral grain growth during the laser interference crystallization of a-Si,“ J. Appl. Phys. 85, 4010–4023 (1999).
[Crossref]

Narita, Y.

Nayak, B. K.

B. K. Nayak, B. Eaton, J. A. A. Selvan, J. Mcleskey, M. C. Gupta, R. Romero, and G. Ganguly, “Semiconductor laser crystallization of a-Si:H on conducting tin-oxide-coated glass for solar cell and display applications,” Appl. Phys. A 80, 1077–1080 (2005).
[Crossref]

Nolte, S.

B. N. Chichkov, C. Momma, S. Nolte, F. von Alvensleben, and A. Tunnermann, “Femtosecond, picosecond and nanosecond laser ablation of solids,” Appl. Phys. A 63, 109–115 (1996).
[Crossref]

Oh, C.-H.

C.-H. Oh, M. Ozawa, and M. Matsumura, “A novel phase-modulated excimer-laser crystallization method of silicon thin films,“ Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. 37, L492–L495 (1998).
[Crossref]

Oh, J. Y.

S. Y. Yoon, J. Y. Oh, C. O. Kim, and J. Jang, “Low temperature solid-phase crystallization of amorphous sillicon at 380 °C,” J. Appl. Phys. 84, 6463–6465 (1998).
[Crossref]

J. Jang, J. Y. Oh, S. K. Kim, K. J. Cho, S. Y. Yoon, and C. O. Kim, “Electric-field-enhanced crystallization of amorphous silicon,” Nature (London) 395, 481–483 (1998).
[Crossref]

Ohwada, J.

A. Mimura, N. Konishi, K. Ono, J. Ohwada, Y. Hosokawa, Y. Ono, T. Suzuki, K. Miyata, and H. Kawakami, “High performance low-temperature poly-Si n-channel TFT’s for LCD,” IEEE Trans. Electron Devices 36, 351–359 (1989).
[Crossref]

Ono, K.

A. Mimura, N. Konishi, K. Ono, J. Ohwada, Y. Hosokawa, Y. Ono, T. Suzuki, K. Miyata, and H. Kawakami, “High performance low-temperature poly-Si n-channel TFT’s for LCD,” IEEE Trans. Electron Devices 36, 351–359 (1989).
[Crossref]

Ono, Y.

A. Mimura, N. Konishi, K. Ono, J. Ohwada, Y. Hosokawa, Y. Ono, T. Suzuki, K. Miyata, and H. Kawakami, “High performance low-temperature poly-Si n-channel TFT’s for LCD,” IEEE Trans. Electron Devices 36, 351–359 (1989).
[Crossref]

Ozawa, M.

C.-H. Oh, M. Ozawa, and M. Matsumura, “A novel phase-modulated excimer-laser crystallization method of silicon thin films,“ Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. 37, L492–L495 (1998).
[Crossref]

Pan, C.-L.

J.-M. Sieh, Z.-H. Chen, B.-T. Dai, Y.-C. Wang, A. Zaitsev, and C.-L. Pan, “Near-infrared femtosecond laser-induced crystallization of amorphous silicon,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 85, 1232–1234 (2004).
[Crossref]

Romero, R.

B. K. Nayak, B. Eaton, J. A. A. Selvan, J. Mcleskey, M. C. Gupta, R. Romero, and G. Ganguly, “Semiconductor laser crystallization of a-Si:H on conducting tin-oxide-coated glass for solar cell and display applications,” Appl. Phys. A 80, 1077–1080 (2005).
[Crossref]

Sameshima, T.

T. Sameshima, “Laser processing for thin film transistor applications,“ Mater. Sci. Eng. B 45, 186–193 (1997).
[Crossref]

Santos, P. V.

G. Aichmayr, D. Toet, M. Mulato, P. V. Santos, A. Spangenberg, S. Christiansen, M. Albrecht, and H. P. Strunk, “Dynamics of lateral grain growth during the laser interference crystallization of a-Si,“ J. Appl. Phys. 85, 4010–4023 (1999).
[Crossref]

Selvan, J. A. A.

B. K. Nayak, B. Eaton, J. A. A. Selvan, J. Mcleskey, M. C. Gupta, R. Romero, and G. Ganguly, “Semiconductor laser crystallization of a-Si:H on conducting tin-oxide-coated glass for solar cell and display applications,” Appl. Phys. A 80, 1077–1080 (2005).
[Crossref]

Sieh, J.-M.

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Figures (6)

Fig. 1.
Fig. 1. (a), (b) Diffraction behaviors and (c) diffraction pattern of the probe beam from the FLIGs recorded in a-Si film using two interfering femtosecond-laser pulses: (a) 68 μJ and 68 μJ; (b), (c) 365 μJ and 365 μJ. In the grating formation dynamics [(a) and (b)], the horizontal bars represent the writing periods of two interfering beams for recording the grating. Here and all the following figures, the abbreviation “a. u.” stands for arbitrary units.

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Fig. 2.
Fig. 2. AFM images for the FLIGs formed in a-Si film by femtosecond holography. The gratings were fabricated using (a) 51720 shots of two 68-μJ laser beams and (b) 200 shots of two 365-μJ beams. In the line profile average at the bottom of each figure, the surface profile is vertically averaged in order to show the grating structure along the horizontal direction.

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Fig. 3.
Fig. 3. Typical micro-Raman spectra for the femtosecond-laser-modified and the unexposed regions. Solid circles and squares represent the micro-Raman spectra of μc-Si and a-Si regions, respectively.

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Fig. 4.
Fig. 4. SEM and FESEM images for the μc-Si film formed by femtosecond holography. (a), (b) the μc-Si film, and (c) the a-Si film. (a) ×8000, (b) ×50000, and (c) ×8000. The high-resolution image in (b) was obtained by FESEM. The μc-Si sample was fabricated using 200 shots of two 365-μJ laser beams.

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Fig. 5
Fig. 5 (a), (b) Plan-view, bright-field TEM images and (c), (d) the corresponding indexed ED patterns for μc-Si films formed by femtosecond holography. For comparison, the ED pattern of an unexposed a-Si film is shown in (e). The μc-Si samples were fabricated using 51720 shots of two 68-μJ laser beams [see (a) and (c)] and 200 shots of two 365-μJ laser beams [(b) and (d)].

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Fig. 6
Fig. 6 (a) Average grain size as a function of laser-shot number. The average grain sizes were determined from the TEM analysis. (b) Diffraction intensity and crystalline Raman peak height as a function of laser-shot number. The diffraction intensity vs. laser-shot number plot was obtained by measuring the time evolution of diffraction signals during the irradiation of 90000 laser shots, and the Raman peak height vs. laser-shot number plot by measuring the micro-Raman spectra of seven different μc-Si samples crystallized with various laser-shot numbers.

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