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Hydrogenation kinetics in oxidized boron-doped silicon irradiated by keV electrons

Journal Article · · J. Appl. Phys.; (United States)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.341749· OSTI ID:6952509

Hydrogenation kinetics of boron acceptors in oxidized silicon during and after repeated 8-keV electron irradiation (225--2700-..mu..C/cm/sup 2/ stresses and 10--168-h interirradiation anneals) at room temperature are reported. Hydrogenation proceeds rapidly during irradiation but continues for many hours after the 8-keV electron beam is removed. Postoxidation process dependencies show that postoxidation and postmetallization annealing processes reduce the hydrogenation effect during the 8-keV electron irradiation, while exposure of the oxide to water prior to aluminum electrode deposition enhances it. The data can be interpreted by our two-reaction model consisting of the hydrogen capture reaction by the boron acceptor and the hydrogen recombination reaction to form hydrogen molecule.

Research Organization:
Solid State Electronics Laboratory, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801
OSTI ID:
6952509
Journal Information:
J. Appl. Phys.; (United States), Journal Name: J. Appl. Phys.; (United States) Vol. 64:4; ISSN JAPIA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English