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Title: Evaluation of the accuracy of stopping and range of ions in matter simulations through secondary ion mass spectrometry and Rutherford backscattering spectrometry for low energy heavy ion implantation

Abstract

The freely available “Stopping and Range of Ions in Matter” (SRIM) code is used for evaluating ion beam ranges and depth profiles. We present secondary ion mass spectrometry and Rutherford backscattering experimental results of Si samples implanted with low energy Sb ions to evaluate the accuracy of SRIM simulations. We show that the SRIM simulation systematically overestimates the range by 2–6 nm and this overestimation increases for larger ion implantation energy. For the lowest energy implantation investigated, here we find up to a 25% error between the SRIM simulation and the measured range. Finally, the ion straggle shows excellent agreement between simulation and experimental results.

Authors:
ORCiD logo [1];  [1]; ORCiD logo [2];  [1];  [1];  [3];  [1]
  1. Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
  2. Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States); Univ. of North Texas, Denton, TX (United States)
  3. Univ. of North Texas, Denton, TX (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
OSTI Identifier:
1830531
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1830042
Report Number(s):
SAND-2021-13560J
Journal ID: ISSN 0734-2101; 701521; TRN: US2216506
Grant/Contract Number:  
NA0003525
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology A
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 39; Journal Issue: 6; Journal ID: ISSN 0734-2101
Publisher:
American Vacuum Society / AIP
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS

Citation Formats

Titze, Michael, Pacheco, Jose L., Byers, Todd, Van Deusen, Stuart B., Perry, Daniel L., Weathers, Duncan, and Bielejec, Edward S. Evaluation of the accuracy of stopping and range of ions in matter simulations through secondary ion mass spectrometry and Rutherford backscattering spectrometry for low energy heavy ion implantation. United States: N. p., 2021. Web. doi:10.1116/6.0001406.
Titze, Michael, Pacheco, Jose L., Byers, Todd, Van Deusen, Stuart B., Perry, Daniel L., Weathers, Duncan, & Bielejec, Edward S. Evaluation of the accuracy of stopping and range of ions in matter simulations through secondary ion mass spectrometry and Rutherford backscattering spectrometry for low energy heavy ion implantation. United States. https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0001406
Titze, Michael, Pacheco, Jose L., Byers, Todd, Van Deusen, Stuart B., Perry, Daniel L., Weathers, Duncan, and Bielejec, Edward S. Mon . "Evaluation of the accuracy of stopping and range of ions in matter simulations through secondary ion mass spectrometry and Rutherford backscattering spectrometry for low energy heavy ion implantation". United States. https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0001406. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1830531.
@article{osti_1830531,
title = {Evaluation of the accuracy of stopping and range of ions in matter simulations through secondary ion mass spectrometry and Rutherford backscattering spectrometry for low energy heavy ion implantation},
author = {Titze, Michael and Pacheco, Jose L. and Byers, Todd and Van Deusen, Stuart B. and Perry, Daniel L. and Weathers, Duncan and Bielejec, Edward S.},
abstractNote = {The freely available “Stopping and Range of Ions in Matter” (SRIM) code is used for evaluating ion beam ranges and depth profiles. We present secondary ion mass spectrometry and Rutherford backscattering experimental results of Si samples implanted with low energy Sb ions to evaluate the accuracy of SRIM simulations. We show that the SRIM simulation systematically overestimates the range by 2–6 nm and this overestimation increases for larger ion implantation energy. For the lowest energy implantation investigated, here we find up to a 25% error between the SRIM simulation and the measured range. Finally, the ion straggle shows excellent agreement between simulation and experimental results.},
doi = {10.1116/6.0001406},
journal = {Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology A},
number = 6,
volume = 39,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Aug 30 00:00:00 EDT 2021},
month = {Mon Aug 30 00:00:00 EDT 2021}
}

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