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A new nucleation-site-control excimer-laser-crystallization method

Nakata et al., 2001

Document ID
10678315432761032800
Author
Nakata M
Inoue K
Matsumura M
Publication year
Publication venue
Japanese Journal of Applied Physics

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A new nucleation-site-control method has been proposed for excimer-laser crystallization, where a cross-coupled phase shifter is placed on the sample surface. High thermal conductivity of molten Si flattens its temperature distribution shortly after laser-light …
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