CONTROL OF MINORITY-CARRIER LIFETIME BY GOLD IMPLANTATION IN SEMICONDUCTOR-DEVICES

被引:9
作者
COFFA, S [1 ]
CALCAGNO, L [1 ]
CAMPISANO, SU [1 ]
CALLERI, G [1 ]
FERLA, G [1 ]
机构
[1] SGS MICROELETTR,CATANIA,ITALY
关键词
Semiconducting Silicon--Charge Carriers - Semiconductor Device Manufacture - Semiconductor Materials--Electric Properties;
D O I
10.1149/1.2097180
中图分类号
O646 [电化学、电解、磁化学];
学科分类号
081704 ;
摘要
Silicon wafer and devices have been implanted with gold ions and thermally processed in the 1073-1243 K temperature range. Resistivity profiles, leakage currents in p-n junctions, and recombination lifetime have been measured as a function of the Au-implanted dose, annealing temperature, and time. The use of ion implantation for the predeposition of the Au atoms allows a good control of the lifetime in a rather wide range of values. In addition, it is shown that it is very easy to generate flat gold profiles across the silicon wafers.
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页码:2073 / 2075
页数:3
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