NEAR-SURFACE PROFILING OF SEMICONDUCTOR-MATERIALS USING NEUTRON DEPTH PROFILING

被引:13
作者
DOWNING, RG [1 ]
LAMAZE, GP [1 ]
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[1] NATL INST STAND & TECHNOL,TECHNOL ADM,GAITHERSBURG,MD
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10.1088/0268-1242/10/11/001
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TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
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0808 ; 0809 ;
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Neutron depth profiling (NDP) is a non-destructive analytical technique for the quantitative determination of a few nuclides of particular importance to the semiconductor industry. The first few micrometres of a material can be probed irrespective of the matrix and chemical composition, including across interfacial structures. Recently, it has been used to certify a boron implant in silicon standard reference materials for calibration of secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS) instruments. Detection limits and examples of its use for the analysis of boron-doped silicon wafers and diamond films are provided.
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