Published April 11, 2005 | Version v1
Journal article

Enhanced boron diffusion in excimer laser preannealed Si

  • 1. IFN-CNR, Via Cineto Romano 42, 00156 Rome (Italy)
  • 2. CNR-IMM Sezione Catania, Stradale Primosole 50, 95121 Catania (Italy)
  • 3. Royal Institute of Technology, Lab of Materials and Semiconductor Physics, P.O. Box Electrum 229, SE-164 40 Kista (Sweden)
  • 4. Department of Physics, Physical Electronics, University of Oslo, P.O. Box 1048 Blindern, N-0316 Oslo (Norway)

Description

We have investigated boron diffusion during rapid thermal annealing in Si implanted with boron using an energy of 1 keV and a dose of 1x1016 cm-2. Two types of samples have been studied: As-implanted and pretreated with excimer laser annealing. For both types an enhanced diffusion of boron has been observed with an enhancement by a factor of 3-5 over the 'standard' diffusion. It is suggested that the high concentration of implanted boron is a dominant factor for the diffusion enhancement as compared to the effect of implantation-induced damage. The data indicate that the proximity of the surface can also affect the boron diffusion enhancement

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Journal Title
Applied Physics Letters
Journal Volume
86
Journal Issue
15
Journal Page Range
p. 151902-151902.3
ISSN
0003-6951
CODEN
APPLAB

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
37017419
Subject category
S36: MATERIALS SCIENCE;
Descriptors DEI
ANNEALING; BORON; DIFFUSION; EXCIMER LASERS; IMPURITIES; ION IMPLANTATION; KEV RANGE 01-10; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS; SILICON; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SURFACES
Descriptors DEC
DISTRIBUTION; ELEMENTS; ENERGY RANGE; GAS LASERS; HEAT TREATMENTS; KEV RANGE; LASERS; MATERIALS; SEMIMETALS

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