Enhancement of oxygen precipitation in Czochralski silicon wafers by high-temperature anneals

2006 ◽  
Vol 376-377 ◽  
pp. 169-172 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ling Zhong ◽  
Xiangyang Ma ◽  
Daxi Tian ◽  
Deren Yang
Keyword(s):  
High Temperature ◽  
Silicon Wafers ◽  
Czochralski Silicon ◽  
Oxygen Precipitation

Oxygen Precipitation in Conventional and Nitrogen Co-Doped Heavily Arsenic-Doped Czochralski Silicon Crystals: Oswald Ripening

2009 ◽  
Vol 156-158 ◽  
pp. 275-278
Author(s):  
Xiang Yang Ma ◽  
Yan Feng ◽  
Yu Heng Zeng ◽  
De Ren Yang
Keyword(s):  
High Temperature ◽  
Low Temperature ◽  
Czochralski Silicon ◽  
Silicon Crystals ◽  
Oxygen Precipitation ◽  
High Temperature Anneal ◽  
Oxygen Precipitates ◽  
Co Doped ◽  
Oswald Ripening

Oxygen precipitation (OP) behaviors in conventional and nitrogen co-doped heavily arsenic-doped Czocharalski silicon crystals subjected to low-high two-step anneals of 650 oC/8 h + 1000 oC/4-256 h have been comparatively investigated. Due to the nitrogen enhanced nucleation of OP during the low temperature anneal, much higher density of oxygen precipitates generated in the nitrogen co-doped specimens. With the extension of high temperature anneal, Oswald ripening of OP in the nitrogen co-doped specimens preceded that in the conventional ones. Moreover, due to the Oswald ripening effect, the oxygen precipitates in the conventional specimens became larger with a wider range of sizes. While, the sizes of oxygen precipitates in the nitrogen co-doped specimens distributed in a much narrower range with respect to the conventional ones.

Dependence of Mechanical Strength of Czochralski Silicon Wafers on the Temperature of Oxygen Precipitation Annealing

1997 ◽  
Vol 144 (3) ◽  
pp. 1111-1120 ◽  
Author(s):  
Koji Sueoka ◽  
Masanori Akatsuka ◽  
Hisashi Katahama ◽  
Naoshi Adachi
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Strength ◽  
Silicon Wafers ◽  
Czochralski Silicon ◽  
Oxygen Precipitation

Improvement of Czochralski Silicon Wafers By High‐Temperature Annealing

1995 ◽  
Vol 142 (9) ◽  
pp. 3189-3192 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Gräf ◽  
U. Lambert ◽  
M. Brohl ◽  
A. Ehlert ◽  
R. Wahlich ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Temperature ◽  
Silicon Wafers ◽  
High Temperature Annealing ◽  
Czochralski Silicon

Vacancy Species Produced by Rapid Thermal Annealing of Silicon Wafers

2015 ◽  
Vol 242 ◽  
pp. 135-140 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vladimir V. Voronkov ◽  
Robert Falster
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Annealing ◽  
Rapid Thermal Annealing ◽  
Silicon Wafers ◽  
Density Profiles ◽  
Cooling Stage ◽  
Czochralski Silicon ◽  
Self Diffusion ◽  
Oxygen Precipitation ◽  
Oxide Precipitate ◽  
Precipitate Density

Rapid thermal annealing (RTA) of Czochralski silicon wafers at around 1260°C installs a depth profile of some vacancy species. Subsequent oxygen precipitation in such wafers is vacancy-assisted. The data on RTA-installed vacancy profiles - and the corresponding precipitate density profiles - suggest that there is a slow-diffusing vacancy species (Vs) along with two fast-diffusing species: a Watkins vacancy (Vw) manifested in irradiation experiments and fast vacancy (Vf) responsible for the high-T vacancy contribution into self-diffusion. The Vs species are lost during cooling stage of RTA, and the loss seems to occur by conversion of Vs into Vf followed by a quick out-diffusion of Vf. A model based on this scenario provides a good fit to the reported profiles of oxide precipitate density in RTA wafers for different values of TRTA and different cooling rates.

Nitrogen Enhanced Oxygen Precipitation in Czochralski Silicon Wafers Coated with Silicon Nitride Films

2011 ◽  
Vol 178-179 ◽  
pp. 249-252 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiang Yang Ma ◽  
Li Ming Fu ◽  
De Ren Yang
Keyword(s):  
Silicon Nitride ◽  
Thermal Processing ◽  
Rapid Thermal Processing ◽  
Silicon Wafers ◽  
Czochralski Silicon ◽  
Silicon Nitride Films ◽  
Oxygen Precipitation ◽  
Different Temperatures ◽  
Nitrogen Bonds ◽  
Sinx Film

Oxygen precipitation (OP) behaviors were investigated for Czochralski (Cz) silicon wafers, which were coated with silicon nitride (SiNx) films or not, subjected to two-step anneal of 800C/4 h+1000°C/16 h following rapid thermal processing (RTP) at different temperatures ranging from 1150 to 1250C for 50 s. It was found that OP in the Cz silicon wafers coated with SiNx films was stronger in each case. This was because that nitrogen atoms diffused into bulk of Cz silicon wafer from the surface coated SiNx film during the high temperature RTP. Furthermore, it was proved that the RTP lamp irradiation facilitated the in-diffusion of nitrogen atoms, which was most likely due to that the ultraviolet light enhanced the breakage of silicon-nitrogen bonds.

Oxygen Precipitation Related Stress-Modified Crack Propagation in High Growth Rate Czochralski Silicon Wafers

2011 ◽  
Vol 159 (2) ◽  
pp. H125-H129 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. K. Kulshreshtha ◽  
YoHan Yoon ◽  
K.M. Youssef ◽  
E.A. Good ◽  
G. Rozgonyi
Keyword(s):  
Growth Rate ◽  
Crack Propagation ◽  
High Growth ◽  
High Growth Rate ◽  
Silicon Wafers ◽  
Czochralski Silicon ◽  
Oxygen Precipitation ◽  
Related Stress
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