Author:
Martin Andrew J.,Yatzor Brett
Abstract
AbstractUnderstanding and resolving discrepancies between atom probe tomography (APT) and secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS) measurements of B dopants in Si-based materials has long been a problem for those in the semiconductor community who wish to measure B within the source/drain SiGe of a device. APT data collection of Si-based materials is typically optimized for Si, which is logical, but perhaps not ideal for field evaporation of B. Increasing the evaporation field well beyond the typically used 28Si2+:28Si+ ratio of approximately 10:1 up to a ratio of ~200:1 is demonstrated to improve B detection while retaining well-matched Si and Ge concentrations with respect to those measured by SIMS. A range of evaporation conditions are examined from a very low field with high laser energy to an extremely high field with extremely low laser energy demonstrating problems at both far ends of the spectrum and a sweet spot when the operating conditions used produce a 28Si2+:28Si+ ratio of approximately 200:1 (in terms of total counts of each ionization state), which is more than an order of magnitude higher than normally used conditions and results in nicely matched B, Si, and Ge APT measurements with those of SIMS.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
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