Published December 15, 2009 | Version v1
Journal article

Point defects generated by oxidation of silicon crystal surface

  • 1. I. M. R., Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8577 (Japan)
  • 2. C. I. R., Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8578 (Japan)

Description

To study the generation of interstitials and vacancies due to oxidation of silicon crystals, we applied a quenching method, namely, oxidation at high temperatures in mixed gases of water vapor and hydrogen gas followed by the quenching into water. Contrary to our expectation that the interstitial concentration is high, the vacancy concentration generated due to the short period of oxidation is higher than that of the thermal equilibrium concentration.

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.physb.2009.08.262

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.physb.2009.08.262;
PII
S0921-4526(09)01033-3;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physica. B, Condensed Matter
Journal Volume
404
Journal Issue
23-24
Journal Page Range
p. 5156-5158
ISSN
0921-4526
CODEN
PHYBE3

Conference

Title
25. international conference on defects in semiconductors
Dates
20-24 Jul 2009
Place
St. Petersburg (Russian Federation)

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
41089760
Subject category
S75: CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
CRYSTAL DEFECTS; INTERSTITIALS; OXIDATION; POINT DEFECTS; QUENCHING; SILICON; SURFACES; THERMAL EQUILIBRIUM; VACANCIES; WATER; WATER VAPOR
Descriptors DEC
CHEMICAL REACTIONS; CRYSTAL DEFECTS; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ELEMENTS; EQUILIBRIUM; FLUIDS; GASES; HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; POINT DEFECTS; SEMIMETALS; VAPORS

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