Abstract:Ultraprecision diamond-machined silicon wafers have been irradiated by a nanosecond pulsed Nd:YAG laser. The results indicate that at specific laser energy intensity levels, the machining-induced subsurface damage layer of silicon has been reconstructed to a perfect single crystalline structure identical to the bulk. Laser irradiation causes two effects to silicon: one is the rapid melting and epitaxial regrowth of the near-surface amorphous layer; the other is the activation and complete removal of the disloc… Show more
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