Author:
Cortesi E.,Namavar F.,Pinizzotto R. F.,Yang H.
Abstract
AbstractWe have studied Separation by IMplantation of OXygen (SIMOX) processes using very high dose rates (40–60 μA/cm2). For a dose of 4 × 1017 O+/cm2 at 160 keV, the structure formed by implantation at 50 μA/cm2 is very similar to that associated with lower dose rates. The same dose implanted at a dose rate of 60 μA/cm2, however, results in the formation of pits in the silicon surface as well as a somewhat different oxide structure. Implantation through a surface oxide layer appears to result in a structure similar to that associated with lower dose rate implantation. These and higher dose samples suggest that the threshold for pit formation is related to both dose rate and dose.
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC