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Positron annihilation studies of silicon-rich SiO{sub 2} produced by high dose ion implantation

Journal Article · · Applied Physics Letters
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.118315· OSTI ID:450188
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  1. Department of Applied Physics, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973 (United States)
  2. Department of Physics, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973 (United States)
  3. Department of Chemistry, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973 (United States)
  4. Dipartimento di Fisica, Universita degli Studi di Modena, Modena (Italy)

Positron annihilation spectroscopy (PAS) is used to study Si-rich SiO{sub 2} samples prepared by implantation of Si (160 keV) ions at doses in the range 3{times}10{sup 16}{endash}3{times}10{sup 17} cm{sup {minus}2} and subsequent thermal annealing at high temperature (up to 1100{degree}C). Samples implanted at doses higher than 5{times}10{sup 16} cm{sup {minus}2} and annealed above 1000{degree}C showed a PAS spectrum with an annihilation peak broader than the unimplanted sample. We discuss how these results are related to the process of silicon precipitation inside SiO{sub 2}. {copyright} {ital 1997 American Institute of Physics.}

OSTI ID:
450188
Journal Information:
Applied Physics Letters, Journal Name: Applied Physics Letters Journal Issue: 4 Vol. 70; ISSN APPLAB; ISSN 0003-6951
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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