Junction Formation in Silicon by Rapid Thermal Annealing

1993 ◽  
Vol 300 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard B. Fair
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Annealing ◽  
Rapid Thermal Annealing ◽  
Defect Formation ◽  
Annealing Process ◽  
Dopant Activation ◽  
The Past ◽  
Silicon Devices ◽  
Transient Diffusion ◽  
Junction Formation ◽  
Ion Implanted

ABSTRACTThe feasibility of using isothermal RTA in annealing ion implanted layers for forming junctions has been investigated for the past 10 years. While many of the scientific details surrounding defect formation, transient diffusion and dopant activation remain to be clarified, RTA intrinsically is a viable annealing process which is essential for fabricating advanced silicon devices.

Junction Formation in Silicon by Rapid Thermal Annealing

1993 ◽  
Vol 303 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard B. Fair
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Annealing ◽  
Rapid Thermal Annealing ◽  
Defect Formation ◽  
Annealing Process ◽  
Dopant Activation ◽  
The Past ◽  
Silicon Devices ◽  
Transient Diffusion ◽  
Junction Formation ◽  
Ion Implanted

ABSTRACTThe feasibility of using isothermal RTA in annealing ion implanted layers for forming junctions has been investigated for the past 10 years. While many of the scientific details surrounding defect formation, transient diffusion and dopant activation remain to be clarified, RTA intrinsically is a viable annealing process which is essential for fabricating advanced silicon devices.

Low Temperature Dopant Activation Using Variable Frequency Microwave Annealing

2010 ◽  
Vol 1245 ◽  
Author(s):  
Terry L. Alford ◽  
Karthik Sivaramakrishnan ◽  
Anil Indluru ◽  
Iftikhar Ahmad ◽  
Bob Hubbard ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Low Temperature ◽  
Thermal Annealing ◽  
Rapid Thermal Annealing ◽  
Effective Means ◽  
Variable Frequency ◽  
Dopant Activation ◽  
Ion Channeling ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
Limited Diffusion ◽  
Ion Implanted

AbstractVariable frequency microwaves (VFM) and rapid thermal annealing (RTA) were used to activate ion implanted dopants and re-grow implant-damaged silicon. Four-point-probe measurements were used to determine the extent of dopant activation and revealed comparable resistivities for 30 seconds of RTA annealing at 900 °C and 6-9 minutes of VFM annealing at 540 °C. Ion channeling analysis spectra revealed that microwave heating removes the Si damage that results from arsenic ion implantation to an extent comparable to RTA. Cross-section transmission electron microscopy demonstrates that the silicon lattice regains nearly all of its crystallinity after microwave processing of arsenic implanted silicon. Secondary ion mass spectroscopy reveals limited diffusion of dopants in VFM processed samples when compared to rapid thermal annealing. Our results establish that VFM is an effective means of low-temperature dopant activation in ion-implanted Si.

Point Defect Evolution During Rapid Thermal Annealing of Si+-Implanted GaAs.

1987 ◽  
Vol 92 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Levinson ◽  
C. A. Armiento ◽  
S. S. P. Shah
Keyword(s):  
Point Defect ◽  
Thermal Annealing ◽  
Rapid Thermal Annealing ◽  
Defect Formation ◽  
Deep Level ◽  
Dopant Activation ◽  
Defect Reactions ◽  
Transient Spectroscopy ◽  
Capacitance Transient ◽  
Dlts Spectra

ABSTRACTThe point defect reactions in GaAs by which ion implant damage is removed and implanted dopants are activated remain poorly understood. Deep level capacitance transient spectroscopy (DLTS) has been used to study the effects of rapid thermal annealing (RTA) on Si-implant damage generated defects. In low implant dose samples, the results of RTA are similar to those of furnace anneals and also agree well with previous reports of boron-implanted and neutron-irradiated material. In contrast to this, higher dose samples showed much smaller than expected apparent defect concentrations. After RTA, very broad DLTS spectra and relatively little EL2 or EL3 defect formation was observed. The significance of these results with regard to the mechanisms of dopant activation and damage removal are discussed.

Dopant activation and ultralow resistance ohmic contacts to Si-ion-implanted GaN using pressurized rapid thermal annealing

2004 ◽  
Vol 85 (22) ◽  
pp. 5254-5256 ◽  
Author(s):  
Haijiang Yu ◽  
L. McCarthy ◽  
H. Xing ◽  
P. Waltereit ◽  
L. Shen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Annealing ◽  
Rapid Thermal Annealing ◽  
Ohmic Contacts ◽  
Dopant Activation ◽  
Ion Implanted

Rapid Thermal Annealing of Ion Implanted GaAs and InP

1983 ◽  
Vol 23 ◽  
Author(s):  
K.V. Vaidyanathan ◽  
H.L. Dunlap
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Annealing ◽  
Rapid Thermal Annealing ◽  
High Intensity ◽  
Annealing Process ◽  
Electrical Activation ◽  
High Fluence ◽  
Furnace Annealing ◽  
Conventional Furnace ◽  
Conventional Furnace Annealing ◽  
Ion Implanted

ABSTRACTThis paper discusses the properties of high intensity lamp-annealed silicon or beryllium-implanted GaAs and InP samples. We find this annealing process can result in efficient activation of dopants. Conventional furnace annealing at the same temperature does not result in increased electrical activation of the dopants. High fluence silicon implants can be activated in anneal times as short as 2 seconds, while low fluence silicon implants require more extended annealing. Activation of low fluence implants in GaAs depends strongly on the properties of the bulk semiinsulating material.

Impact of rapid thermal annealing and hydrogenation on the doping concentration and carrier mobility in solid phase crystallized poly-Si thin films

2011 ◽  
Vol 1321 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Kumar ◽  
P.I. Widenborg ◽  
H. Hidayat ◽  
Qiu Zixuan ◽  
A.G. Aberle
Keyword(s):  
Thin Films ◽  
Electronic Properties ◽  
Thermal Annealing ◽  
Rapid Thermal Annealing ◽  
Carrier Mobility ◽  
Crystalline Silicon ◽  
Solid Phase ◽  
Dopant Activation ◽  
Hall Effect Measurements ◽  
Probe Measurements

ABSTRACTThe effect of the rapid thermal annealing (RTA) and hydrogenation step on the electronic properties of the n+ and p+ solid phase crystallized (SPC) poly-crystalline silicon (poly-Si) thin films was investigated using Hall effect measurements and four-point-probe measurements. Both the RTA and hydrogenation step were found to affect the electronic properties of doped poly-Si thin films. The RTA step was found to have the largest impact on the dopant activation and majority carrier mobility of the p+ SPC poly-Si thin films. A very high Hall mobility of 71 cm2/Vs for n+ poly-Si and 35 cm2/Vs for p+ poly-Si at the carrier concentration of 2×1019 cm-3 and 4.5×1019 cm-3, respectively, were obtained.

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