VACANCY GENERATION RESULTING FROM ELECTRICAL DEACTIVATION OF ARSENIC

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LAWTHER, DW [1 ]
MYLER, U [1 ]
SIMPSON, PJ [1 ]
ROUSSEAU, PM [1 ]
GRIFFIN, PB [1 ]
PLUMMER, JD [1 ]
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[1] STANFORD UNIV,APPL ELECTR LAB 214,STANFORD,CA 94305
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10.1063/1.115322
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Electrical deactivation of arsenic in highly doped silicon has been studied using the positron-beam technique. Direct experimental evidence linking the formation of arsenic-vacancy complexes (i.e., As-n-v) to the deactivation process is reported. The average number of arsenic atoms per complex, (n) over bar>2, was determined by comparing the observed complex concentrations with those of the deactivated arsenic inferred from Hall-effect measurements. (C) 1995 American Institute of Physics.
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