Characterization of near surface region of plasma immersion ion-implanted silicon using Rutherford backscattering spectrometry, transmission electron microscopy and spectroscopic ellipsometry

Vacuum ◽  
2003 ◽  
Vol 71 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 27-31 ◽  
Author(s):  
Essam Ramadan Shaaban ◽  
T. Lohner ◽  
I. Pintér ◽  
P. Petrik ◽  
N.Q. Khánh ◽  
...  
1983 ◽  
Vol 27 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. J. Mcmarr ◽  
K. Vedam ◽  
J. Narayan

ABSTRACTThis paper deals with the application of spectroscopic ellipsometry (SE) and cross-section transmission electron microscopy (XTEM), to the characterization of damaged surface layers in ion implanted Si single crystal. Si samples of 2–6Ω·cm resistivity and <100> orientation were implanted with 28Si+ ions in the dose range of 1.0 × 1016–1.5 × 1016 ions/cm2 using ion energies of 100 and 200 keV. Ion current densities were varied from 6 to 200 μA/cm2. Depth profiles of the implanted samples were evaluated from the spectroscopic ellipsometry data. These calculated profiles were compared with the TEM micrographs of the cross sections of the samples. Excellent agreement is obtained between the two characterization techniques. The characteristics of the depth profiles of the samples, as established by the two techniques, is shown to be the result of annealing occuring during implantation.


1992 ◽  
Vol 280 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Dahmani ◽  
L. Salamanca-Riba ◽  
D. P. Beesabathina ◽  
N. V. Nguyen ◽  
D. Chandler-Horowitz ◽  
...  

ABSTRACTThe interface between ZnSe thin films and GaAs substrates is characterized by High Resolution Transmission Electron Microscopy and room temperature Spectroscopic Ellipsometry. The films were grown on (001) GaAs by Molecular Beam Epitaxy. A three-phase model is used in the reduction of the ellipsometric data, from which the presence of a transition layer of Ga2Se3, with a thickness of less than 1 nm, is confirmed. These results corroborate the high resolution transmission electron microscopy images obtained from the same samples.


2004 ◽  
Vol 810 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. T. Crosby ◽  
L. Radic ◽  
K. S. Jones ◽  
M. E. Law ◽  
P.E. Thompson ◽  
...  

ABSTRACTThe relationships between Boron Interstitial Cluster (BIC) evolution and boron diffusion in relaxed Si0.8Ge0.2 have been investigated. Structures were grown by Molecular Beam Epitaxy (MBE) with surface boron wells of variant composition extending 0.25 [.proportional]m into the substrate, as well as boron marker layers positioned 0.50 [.proportional]m below the surface. The boron well concentrations are as follows: 0, 7.5×1018, 1.5×1019, and 5.0×1019 atoms/cm3. The boron marker layers are approximately 3 nm wide and have a peak concentration of 5×1018 atoms/cm3. Samples were ion implanted with 60 keV Si+ at a dose of 1×1014 atoms/cm2 and subsequently annealed at 675°C and 750°C for various times. Plan-view Transmission Electron Microscopy (PTEM) was used to monitor the agglomeration of injected silicon interstitials and the evolution of extended defects in the near surface region. Secondary Ion Mass Spectroscopy (SIMS) concentration profiles facilitated the characterization of boron diffusion behaviors during annealing. Interstitial supersaturation conditions and the resultant defect structures of ion implanted relaxed Si0.8Ge0.2 in both the presence and absence of boron have been characterized.


2003 ◽  
Vol 792 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. Shutthanandan ◽  
Y. Zhang ◽  
C. M. Wang ◽  
J. S. Young ◽  
L. Saraf ◽  
...  

ABSTRACTNucleation of gold nanoclusters in TiO2(110) single crystal using ion implantation and subsequent annealing were studied by Rutherford backscattering spectrometry /channeling (RBS/C), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Approximately 1000 Au2+/nm2 were implanted at room temperature in TiO2(110) substrates. TEM and SEM measurements reveal that rounded nanoclusters were formed during the implantation. In contrast, subsequent annealing in air for 10 hours at 1275 K promoted the formation of faceted (rectangular shaped) Au nanostructures in TiO2. RBS channeling measurements further reveled that Au atoms randomly occupied the host TiO2 lattice during the implantation. However, it appears that some Au atoms moved to the Ti lattice positions after annealing.


1990 ◽  
Vol 209 ◽  
Author(s):  
M.G. Doss ◽  
D. Chandler-Horowitz ◽  
J. F. Marchiando ◽  
S. Krause ◽  
S. Seraphin

ABSTRACTSamples of SIMOX have been prepared by implantation in a high-current implanter (density ≍ 1 mA/cm2) and by annealing at 1300°C for 6 hours. Transmission electron microscopy reveals unusual structure in these samples. Spectroscopic ellipsometry has been used to analyze these structures. Ellipsometric measurements were collected at an angle of incidence of 75. deg, with photon energies from 1.5 to 5.0 eV, and using a rotating polarizer configuration. The measurements were analyzed with three models: a three-layer model, a four-layer model, and a five-layer model. The five-layer model provided the best fit of the three. This model identified a layer of crystalline Si inclusions (“islands”) within the SiO2 layer. A method is presented that provides initial estimates for the thicknesses of the top three layers to help start the regression analysis.


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