Hydrogen- and helium-implanted silicon: Low-temperature positron-lifetime studies
- Department of Physics, University of Jyvaeskylae, SF-40100 Jyvaeskylae (Finland)
- Laboratory of Applied Physics, Technical University of Denmark, DK-2800 Lyngby (Denmark)
High-purity single-crystal samples of float-zoned Si have been implanted with 6.95-MeV protons and with 25-MeV {sup 3}He{sup 2} ions at 15 K, and the positron-lifetime technique has been used to identify the defects created in the samples, and to study the effects of H and He on the annealing of point defects in Si. The results have been compared with those of proton-irradiated Si. A 100--300-K annealing stage was clearly observed in hydrogen (H{sup +}) -implanted Si, and this stage was almost identical to that in the {ital p}-irradiated Si. The final annealing state of the H{sup +}-implanted Si started at about 400 K, and it is connected to annealing out of negatively charged divacancy-oxygen pairs. This stage was clearly longer than that for the {ital p}-irradiated Si, probably due to the breakup of Si-H bonds at about 550 K. The 100-K annealing stage was not seen with the He-implanted samples. This has been explained by assuming that almost all vacancies contained He after the irradiation with {sup 3}He. Helium is suggested to be released from vacancies at about 600 K, and small He bubbles seem to have grown at temperatures above 800 K. The specific positron-trapping rate for negatively charged monovacancy-type defects in H{sup +}-implanted Si has been found to have a {ital T}{sup {minus}0.5} dependence, whereas for neutral divacancies and monovacancies in He-implanted Si no dependence on temperature has been observed.
- OSTI ID:
- 5290773
- Journal Information:
- Physical Review, B: Condensed Matter; (United States), Journal Name: Physical Review, B: Condensed Matter; (United States) Vol. 44:11; ISSN 0163-1829; ISSN PRBMD
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS
SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY
ANNEALING
CATIONS
CHARGED PARTICLES
CRYSTAL DEFECTS
CRYSTAL STRUCTURE
ELEMENTS
ENERGY RANGE
HEAT TREATMENTS
HELIUM IONS
HIGH TEMPERATURE
HYDROGEN IONS
HYDROGEN IONS 1 PLUS
ION IMPLANTATION
IONS
LIFETIME
LOW TEMPERATURE
MEDIUM TEMPERATURE
MEV RANGE
MEV RANGE 01-10
MEV RANGE 10-100
POINT DEFECTS
SEMIMETALS
SILICON
TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE
VACANCIES
VERY LOW TEMPERATURE