Some Characteristics of the Crystalline-Amorphous Threshold Point of 31P+Ion-Implanted Silicon Substrates

Herzl Aharoni, Pieter L. Swart, Bea M. Lacquet, Herzl Aharoni, Pieter L. Swart, Bea M. Lacquet

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Abstract

During ion implantation a stage can be reached in which a continuous layer within the implanted crystal changes into amorphous material. This happens when the implanted dose reaches a value of DA, which depends on the implantation conditions. The change begins, however, when the implanted dose attains a certain threshold value (DT). It is shown here that in-situ reflectivity (R) versus dose (D) measurements, made during the implantation of 31p+ into Si single crystal substrates, yield a new type of result, not published so far, regarding the threshold point. They show that both DT and the work (WoT) required to induce the threshold conditions within the implanted crystal increase with the implantation energy (E). It is also shown that the change in reflectivity ΔRi, which occurs in the dose range that contains DT, is a function of E and peaks at 140 keV, the energy at which the damaged layer becomes buried. Finally, the ratio DA/DT is found to be a decreasing function of E.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)976-978
Number of pages3
JournalIEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science
Volume38
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 1991

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Nuclear and High Energy Physics
  • Nuclear Energy and Engineering
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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