The breakdown behavior and I/V characteristics of tunnel oxide and interpoly oxide are investigated for double poly structures prepared by five different deposition and doping methods. The in situ phosphorus-doped amorphous silicon film showed the best overall results, alpha-Si doped by ion implantation is the second best choice, but this only holds for the low implantation dose applied. The breakdown field of the interpoly oxide exhibits a maximum value of 8.8 MV/cm at a doping level of about 5 x 10(19) atom/cm3. The relation between V(BD) and doping level is not understood in detail. The Q(BD) of the interpoly oxide continuously decreases from a value of 5 C/cm2 for lightly doped samples to a value of 1.5 C/cm2 for a doping level of 5 x 10(20) atom/cm3.