PEEM imaging of dopant contrast in Si(001)

被引:14
作者
Ballarotto, VW
Siegrist, K
Phaneuf, RJ
Williams, ED [1 ]
Mogren, S
机构
[1] Lab Phys Sci, College Pk, MD 20740 USA
[2] Univ Maryland, College Pk, MD 20740 USA
[3] Microelect Res Lab, Columbia, MD 20745 USA
关键词
electron microscopy; photoelectron emission; photoemission (total yield); semi-empirical models and model calculations; silicon; surface electronic phenomena (work function; surface potential; surface states; etc.);
D O I
10.1016/S0039-6028(00)00619-1
中图分类号
O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
学科分类号
070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
We report on a quantitative investigation of doping-induced contrast in photoelectron emission microscopy images of Si devices. The calibration samples were fabricated using standard photolithography and focused ion beam writing, and consisted of p-type (B) stripes of different nominal dopant concentrations (10(18)-10(20) cm(-3)) and line separations, written on n-type (N-d = 10(14) cm(-3)) Si(001) substrates. Using a near-threshold light source, we find that the signal intensity increases monotonically with B concentration over the measured range of doping. The measured intensity ratios are in good agreement with a calculation based on photoemission from the valence band. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:L570 / L574
页数:5
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