Author:Knoesen, D; Arendse, C; Halindintwali, S; Muller, TDate:Jan 2008One of the prime components of a hot-wire (Cat) Chemical Vapor Deposition system is the filament used to pyro-catalytically crack the gases like silane. Burnt out tantalum filaments were studied to determine the possible improvement of lifetime ...Read more
Author:Oliphant, CJ; Arendse, CJ; Prins, SN; Malgas, GF; Knoesen, DDate:Mar 2012In this study we investigate the structural changes of a burnt-out tantalum filament that was operated at typical hydrogenated nanocrystalline silicon synthesis conditions in our hot-wire chemical vapour deposition chamber. Scanning electron ...Read more