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Depth distributions of low energy deuterium implanted into silicon as determined by SIMS

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OSTI ID:5968282

Secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS) has been used to determine depth profiles of deuterium implanted into single crystal silicon targets at energies between 0.1 and 5 keV. The atomic mixing inherent in the sputtering process, which directly effects depth resolution, has been reduced by using a bombarding particle of low energy and high Z impacting the sample at a large angle relative to the surface normal (3 keV, Cs/sup +/, impacting at 60/sup 0/). Using this procedure, depth resolution of 20 A at a depth of 800 A has been obtained in depth profiling of Ta/sub 2/O/sub 5/ on Ta. Mean projected range and straggling of the implant profiles are in good agreement with calculations when irradiations are performed at 11/sup 0/ from the normal to the (100) plane. Irradiation at normal incidence results in substantially larger ranges. The saturation density of trapped deuterium has also been determined to be 1.4 x 10/sup 22/ D/cm/sup 3/.

Research Organization:
Princeton Univ., NJ (USA); Sandia Labs., Albuquerque, NM (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
EY-76-C-04-0789
OSTI ID:
5968282
Report Number(s):
SAND-79-1310C; CONF-790671-3
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English