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Title: TEM observation of the damages in heavily ion-implanted fine Si columns

Conference ·
OSTI ID:375982
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  1. Hiroshima Univ., Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima (Japan)
  2. Toyo Univ., Kawagoe (Japan)

Si nanometer structures are promising for exhibiting the quantum size effect at temperatures even as high as a room temperature. The present work investigates by TEM the damages induced by a heavy ion-implantation to the fine Si columns, aim of fabrication of 1-D tunneling PN diode in future. Si columns are fabricated by electron beam lithography and reactive ion etching, followed by thinning by thermal oxidation of Si. Ultra fine Si column with a diameter of 8 nm are successfully formed. TEM lattice image observations for fine Si columns, which are subject to ion-implantation and subsequent annealing, are carried out. In the case of heavy doping of As, as well as BF{sub 2}, as-doped structure is amorphous, and recrystallization is observed after annealing at 1,000 C for 30 min. Typical damages such as dislocations which are parallel to the {l_brace}111{r_brace} planes and Si micro-crystals which are differently oriented from the Si single crystal substrate are observed for Si columns with diameters larger than 40 nm. However, it should be noted that no damage is observed for fine Si columns with diameters less than 20 nm. It is suggested that defects are diffused out to the surface or the Si/SiO{sub 2} interface for ultra fine Si columns during annealing.

OSTI ID:
375982
Report Number(s):
CONF-941144-; ISBN 1-55899-255-3; TRN: IM9642%%70
Resource Relation:
Conference: Fall meeting of the Materials Research Society (MRS), Boston, MA (United States), 28 Nov - 9 Dec 1994; Other Information: PBD: 1995; Related Information: Is Part Of Beam-solid interactions for materials synthesis and characterization; Jacobson, D.C. [ed.] [AT and T Bell Labs., Murray Hill, NJ (United States)]; Luzzi, D.E. [ed.] [Univ. of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (United States)]; Heinz, T.F. [ed.] [Columbia Univ., New York, NY (United States)]; Iwaki, Masaya [ed.] [Inst. of Physical and Chemical Research, Wako, Saitama (Japan)]; PB: 763 p.; Materials Research Society symposium proceedings, Volume 354
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English