Thin oxides on passivated silicon irradiated by focused ion beams

被引:7
作者
Fuhrmann, H [1 ]
Döbeli, M
Kötz, R
Mühle, R
Schnyder, B
机构
[1] ETH Zurich, Paul Scherrer Inst, Inst Particle Phys, CH-8093 Zurich, Switzerland
[2] Paul Scherrer Inst, Gen Energy Res, CH-5232 Villigen, Switzerland
[3] ETH Zurich, Paul Scherrer Inst, Inst Particle Phys, CH-8093 Zurich, Switzerland
[4] Paul Scherrer Inst, Gen Energy Res, CH-5232 Villigen, Switzerland
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JOURNAL OF VACUUM SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY B | 1999年 / 17卷 / 06期
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10.1116/1.590956
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TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
When a hydrogen-terminated Si (100) surface is irradiated with a focused ion beam, the irradiated areas are not affected by a subsequent KOH etch. We discuss the influence of irradiation-induced doping, amorphization, defect doping, and surface oxidation on this effect. Point defects and amorphization were measured by thermal wave analysis. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy was used for surface analysis. We show that both damage and oxidation can lead to the observed etch stop in KOH, but can be controlled independently from each other. (C) 1999 American Vacuum Society. [S0734-211X(99)08806-X].
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页码:3068 / 3071
页数:4
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