OXIDATION SITE OF POLYCRYSTALLINE SILICON SURFACE STUDIED USING SCANNING FORCE TUNNELING MICROSCOPE (AFM STM) IN AIR

被引:8
作者
SUGAWARA, Y
FUKANO, Y
NAKANO, A
IDA, T
MORITA, S
机构
[1] SHARP CO LTD,CTR ANAL,VLSI DEV LABS,IC GRP,TENRI 632,JAPAN
[2] IWATE UNIV,FAC ENGN,DEPT ELECTR ENGN,MORIOKA,IWATE 020,JAPAN
来源
JAPANESE JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS PART 2-LETTERS | 1992年 / 31卷 / 6A期
关键词
POLYSILICON; AFM STM; AFM (ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPE); TUNNELING CURRENT; CURRENT IMAGE; OXIDATION; AFM TOPOGRAPH;
D O I
10.1143/JJAP.31.L725
中图分类号
O59 [应用物理学];
学科分类号
摘要
The oxidation site of the polysilicon surface was studied using a scanning force/tunneling microscope in air. In the case of a polysilicon surface without an oxidation annealing process, the tunneling conductance at the grain boundary decreased faster than that far from the grain boundary. As a result, we confirmed that the area at the grain boundary was preferentially oxidized. On the other hand, in the case of a polysilicon surface with oxidation annealing process, we confirmed that the preferential oxidation of the grain boundary was suppressed.
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页码:L725 / L727
页数:3
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