FRACTAL ASPECTS RELATED TO THE SI OXIDATION PROCESS

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作者
VERDI, L [1 ]
MIOTELLO, A [1 ]
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[1] IST NAZL FIS MAT,I-38050 TRENT,ITALY
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PHYSICAL REVIEW B | 1995年 / 51卷 / 08期
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10.1103/PhysRevB.51.5469
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T [工业技术];
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08 ;
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We propose a model for the silicon oxidation process in dry atmosphere, where the growing oxide is seen not as a continuous random lattice but instead as a granular random lattice through which oxygen diffusion occurs. A reactive layer connects the oxide with the Si bulk at the SiO2/Si interface. The model is applied to a representative set of experimental results, obtained at different temperatures and oxygen pressures, leading to a consistent picture of the oxidation process in terms of a fractal geometry with a definite correlation length 4 nm, and random-walk dimension dw3.25. © 1995 The American Physical Society.
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页码:5469 / 5472
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