Performance of a high‐current metal vapor vacuum arc ion source

1990 ◽  
Vol 61 (12) ◽  
pp. 3775-3782 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hiroshi Shiraishi ◽  
Ian G. Brown
2000 ◽  
Vol 648 ◽  
Author(s):  
X.Q. Cheng ◽  
H.N. Zhu ◽  
B.X. Liu

AbstractFractal pattern evolution of NiSi2 grains on a Si surface was induced by high current pulsed Ni ion implantation into Si wafer using metal vapor vacuum arc ion source. The fractal dimension of the patterns was found to correlate with the temperature rise of the Si substrate caused by the implanting Ni ion beam. With increasing of the substrate temperature, the fractal dimensions were determined to increase from less than 1.64, to beyond the percolation threshold of 1.88, and eventually up to 2.0, corresponding to a uniform layer with fine NiSi2 grains. The growth kinetics of the observed surface fractals was also discussed in terms of a special launching mechanism of the pulsed Ni ion beam into the Si substrate.


1989 ◽  
Vol 147 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. M. Yu ◽  
B. Katz ◽  
I. C. Wu ◽  
I. G. Brown

AbstractWe have investigated the formation of IrSi3 layers buried in <111> silicon. The layers are formed by iridium ion implantation using a metal vapor vacuum arc (MEVVA) high current metal ion source at room temperature with average beam energy = 130 keV. Doses of the Ir ions ranging from 2×1016 to 1.5×1017/cm2 were implanted into <111> Si. The formation of IrSi3 phase is realized after annealing at temperatures as low as 500°C. A continuous IrSi3 layer of =200 Å thick buried under =400 Å Si was achieved with samples implanted with doses not less than 3.5×1016/cm2. Implantated doses above 8×1016/cm2 resulted in the formation of an IrSi3 layer on the surface due to excessive sputtering of Si by the TI ions. The effects of implant dose on phase formation, interface morphology and implanted atom redistribution are discussed. Radiation damage and regrowth of Si due to the implantation process was also studied.


2002 ◽  
Vol 730 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shuangbao Wang ◽  
Hong Liang ◽  
Peiran Zhu

Abstractβ-FeSi2 was firstly formed by implanting Si wafers with Fe ions at 50 kV to a dose of 5×1017/cm2in a strong current Metal Vapor Vacuum Arc (MEVVA) implanter. Secondly, Ti implantation was performed on these Fe as-implanted samples. The Fe + Ti implanted samples were furnace annealed in vacuum at temperatures ranging from 650 to 975°C. The XRD patterns of the annealed samples correspond to β-FeSi2 structure (namely β-Fe(Ti)Si2). When annealing was done above 1050°C, the β-Fe(Ti)Si2 transformed into α-Fe(Ti)Si2. This implies that introducing Ti stabilizes the β-FeSi2 phase. Resistance measurements were also performed.


1991 ◽  
Vol 235 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kin Man Yu ◽  
Ian G. Brown ◽  
Seongil Im

ABSTRACTWe have synthesized single crystal Si1−xGex alloy layers in Si <100> crystals by high dose Ge ion implantation and solid phase epitaxy. The implantation was performed using the metal vapor vacuum arc (Mevva) ion source. Ge ions at mean energies of 70 and 100 keV and with doses ranging from 1×1016 to to 7×1016 ions/cm2 were implanted into Si <100> crystals at room temperature, resulting in the formation of Si1−xGex alloy layers with peak Ge concentrations of 4 to 13 atomic %. Epitaxial regrowth of the amorphous layers was initiated by thermal annealing at temperatures higher than 500°C. The solid phase epitaxy process, the crystal quality, microstructures, interface morphology and defect structures were characterized by ion channeling and transmission electron microscopy. Compositionally graded single crystal Si1−xGex layers with full width at half maximum ∼100nm were formed under a ∼30nm Si layer after annealing at 600°C for 15 min. A high density of defects was found in the layers as well as in the substrate Si just below the original amorphous/crystalline interface. The concentration of these defects was significantly reduced after annealing at 900°C. The kinetics of the regrowth process, the crystalline quality of the alloy layers, the annealing characteristics of the defects, and the strains due to the lattice mismatch between the alloy and the substrate are discussed.


1995 ◽  
Vol 388 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiang Lu ◽  
Nathan W. Cheung

AbstractSi1-x-yGexCy/Si heterostuctures were formed on Si (100) surface by Ge and C implantation with a high dose rate MEtal - Vapor Vacuum arc (MEVVA) ion source and subsequent Solid Phase Epitaxy (SPE). after thermal annealing in the temperature range from 600 °C to 1200 °C, the implanted layer was studied using Rutherford Back-scattering Spectrometry (RBS), cross-sectional High Resolution Transmission Electron Microscopy (HRTEM) and fourbounce X-ray Diffraction (XRD) measurement. Due to the small lattice constant and wide bandgap of SiC, the incorporation of C into Si-Ge can provide a complementary material to Si-Ge for bandgap engineering of Si-based heterojunction structure. Polycrystals are formed at temperature at and below 1000 °C thermal growth, while single crystal epitaxial layer is formed at 1100 °C and beyond. XRD measurements near Si (004) peak confirm the compensation of the Si1-x Gex lattice mismatch strain by substitutional C. C implantation is also found to suppress the End of Range (EOR) defect growth.


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