a-Si films were prepared by on 6H-SiC(0001) by PECVD. ɑ-Si films transforms to c-Si <111> and <110> after 600 °C induced annealing. TEM results indicate that the lattice constant of Si films is 5.43 Å. Ni promotes the crystallization of the ɑ-Si films on 6H-SiC at low temperature.