TRANSMISSION ELECTRON-MICROSCOPY INVESTIGATION OF THE DAMAGE PRODUCED IN INDIVIDUAL DISPLACEMENT CASCADES IN GAAS AND GAP

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作者
BENCH, MW [1 ]
ROBERTSON, IM [1 ]
KIRK, MA [1 ]
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[1] ARGONNE NATL LAB,DIV MAT SCI,ARGONNE,IL 60439
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10.1016/0168-583X(91)95240-E
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TH7 [仪器、仪表];
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0804 ; 080401 ; 081102 ;
摘要
The crystalline-to-amorphous transition induced by ion implantation has been investigated in GaAs and GaP using transmission electron microscopy, including experiments performed in situ and with, high-resolution TEM. Implantations have been made with Ar+, Kr+, Xe+, and Au+ ions (energy 50 or 80 kV) at 30 and 300 K. The high-resolution experiments have confirmed the amorphous nature of the damage produced in individual displacement cascades. The in situ experiments at 30 K have shown that amorphous zones are produced within isolated cascades with high probability. This probability decreases for room-temperature implantations of GaAs but remains the same for GaP. Annealing experiments in the 30-300 K range have shown that there is significant damage recovery below 300 K in GaAs but none in GaP. The experimental results are discussed in terms of the deposited energy density within the cascade, which has been determined through Monte Carlo simulations developed from TRIM.
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