Abstract:Interface states induced in silicon by reactive ion beam etching (RIBE) have been investigated using a metal oxide semiconductor capacitance-voltage (MOS-CV) technique, secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS), and Rutherford backscattering spectrometry (RBS). RIBE using an ion beam extracted from a C2F6 plasma was used to selectively remove a layer of SiO2 from the surface of single crystal silicon. MOS capacitors formed after the regrowth of a thin SiO2 layer on the silicon showed the presence of a substantial… Show more
“…Very few data have been reported about the electrical evaluation of silicon after RIBE since the work of Gildenblat et al [28] which emphasized the contamination by tungsten issued from both the source and neutralization filament. In the present work, the plasma bridge neutralizer avoids the immersion of a hot filament within the beam and the use of tantalum within the ionization chamber strongly reduced this source of metal contamination as already mentioned.…”
Section: Overlayer and Near-surface In-depthmentioning
“…Very few data have been reported about the electrical evaluation of silicon after RIBE since the work of Gildenblat et al [28] which emphasized the contamination by tungsten issued from both the source and neutralization filament. In the present work, the plasma bridge neutralizer avoids the immersion of a hot filament within the beam and the use of tantalum within the ionization chamber strongly reduced this source of metal contamination as already mentioned.…”
Section: Overlayer and Near-surface In-depthmentioning
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