Pulsed CO sub 2 laser processing of thin ion-implanted silicon layers
- Sandia National Labs., Livermore, CA (United States)
- Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (United States)
We show that extremely shallow ({approx lt} 800 {Angstrom}) melt depths can be easily obtained by irradiating a thin heavily doped silicon layer with a CO{sub 2} laser pulse. Since the absorption of the CO{sub 2} laser pulse is dominated by free-carrier transitions, the beam heating occurs primarily in the thin degenerately doped film. For CO{sub 2} pulse-energy densities exceeding a threshold value, surface melting occurs and the reflectivity of the incident laser pulse increases abruptly to about 90%. This large increase in the reflectivity acts like a switch to reflect almost all of the energy in the remainder of the pulse, thereby greatly reducing the amount of energy available to drive the melt front to deeper depths in the material. Transmission electron microscopy shows no extended defects in the near-surface region after laser irradiation, and van der Pauw electrical measurements verify that 100% of the implanted arsenic dopant is electrically active. 8 refs., 3 figs., 1 tab.
- Research Organization:
- Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- DOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC05-84OR21400
- OSTI ID:
- 5121774
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-881244-11; ON: DE92001686
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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DOPED MATERIALS
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EQUIPMENT
FILMS
GAS LASERS
ION IMPLANTATION
IRRADIATION
LASERS
MATERIALS
MELTING
MICROSCOPY
PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS
PHOTOELECTRIC CELLS
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SOLAR EQUIPMENT
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