DETECTION OF HYDROGEN-PLASMA-INDUCED DEFECTS IN SI BY POSITRON-ANNIHILATION

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ASOKAKUMAR, P [1 ]
STEIN, HJ [1 ]
LYNN, KG [1 ]
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[1] SANDIA NATL LABS,ALBUQUERQUE,NM 87185
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10.1063/1.111831
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We report a positron annihilation study of defects created in Si by rf hydrogen-plasma exposure at 275-degrees-C. Analysis of positron annihilation spectroscopy data indicates voidlike structures in a defective layer extending to almost-equal-to 14 nm from the surface at a concentration of 1.9-0.5 X 10(20) cm-3. The Doppler broadening parameter for the annihilation gamma rays is strongly correlated to the hydrogen coverage of the void surfaces, voids remain in the Si to at least 800-degrees-C while the hydrogen is desorbed from their surfaces between 600 and 800-degrees-C.
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