COPPER IN SILICON

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作者
KELLER, R [1 ]
DEICHER, M [1 ]
PFEIFFER, W [1 ]
SKUDLIK, H [1 ]
STEINER, D [1 ]
WICHERT, T [1 ]
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[1] UNIV SAARLAND,W-6600 SAARBRUCKEN,GERMANY
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.65.2023
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
摘要
The presence of Cu atoms in p-type Si is detected via their characteristic electric-field gradients measured at the radioactive acceptor In111/111Cd by the perturbed angular correlation technique. Cu forms pairs with acceptor atoms, thereby electrically passivating them, and is present as a contamination in Si wafers. Using the experimentally known Cu diffusion data and taking into account the effect of ion pairing, a new activation energy of 0.15 eV is deduced, which is in accordance with the dissociation energy of 0.70 eV measured for Coulombic-bound-acceptorεCu pairs. © 1990 The American Physical Society.
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