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A quantitative transmission electron microscopy (TEM) study on the depth profile of extended defects, formed after Si implantation, has been carried out. Two different Si+ implant conditions have been considered. TEM analysis for the highest energy/dose shows that {1 1 3} defects evolve into dislocation loops whilst the defect depth distribution remains unchanged as a function of annealing time. For the lowest energy/dose, {1 1 3} defects grow and dissolve while the defect band shrinks preferentially on the surface side. At the same time, extraction of boron transient enhanced diffusion (TED) as a function of depth shows a decrease of the supersaturation towards the surface, starting at the location of the defect band. The study clearly shows that in these systems the silicon surface is the principal sink for interstitials. The results provide a critical test of the ability of physical models to simulate defect evolution and TED.
Author(s): Colombeau B, Cowern NEB, Cristiano F, Calvo P, Lamrani Y, Cherkashin N, Lampin E, Claverie A
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research B
Year: 2004
Volume: 216
Pages: 90-94
ISSN (print): 0168-583X
ISSN (electronic): 1872-9584
Publisher: Elsevier BV
URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nimb.2003.11.025
DOI: 10.1016/j.nimb.2003.11.025
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