Title Superdiffusion of carbon by vacancies irradiated with soft X-rays in Cz silicon /
Authors Janavičius, Arvydas Juozapas ; Mekys, Algirdas ; Purlys, Romaldas ; Norgėla, Žilvinas ; Daugėla, Saulius ; Rinkūnas, Ringaudas
DOI 10.1515/LPTS-2015-0030
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Is Part of Latvian journal of physics and technical sciences = Latvijas Fizikas un Tehnisko Zinātņu Žurnāls.. Berlin : De Gruyter. 2015, vol. 5, p. 68-75.. ISSN 0868-8257
Keywords [eng] Auger effect ; point defects ; silicon ; superdiffusion ; vacancies
Abstract [eng] The soft X-ray photons absorbed in the inner K, L, M shells of Si atoms produce photoelectrons and Auger electrons, thus generating vacancies, interstitials and metastable oxygen complexes. The samples of Czochralski silicon crystals covered with 0.1 μm thickness layer of carbon have been irradiated by X-rays using different voltages of Cu anode of the Russian diffractometer DRON-3M. The influence of X-rays on the formation of point defects and vacancy complexes, and their dynamics in Cz-Si crystals have been studied by infrared absorption. We have measured and calculated dynamics of concentration of carbon and interstitial oxygen using FTIR spectroscopy at room temperature after irradiation by soft X-rays. Using transmittance measurements and nonlinear diffusion theory we have calculated densities increasing for substitutional carbon and interstitial oxygen by reactions and very fast diffusion. The superdiffusion coefficients of carbon in silicon at room temperature generated by X-rays are about hundred thousand times greater than diffusion coefficients obtained for thermodiffusion.
Published Berlin : De Gruyter
Type Journal article
Language English
Publication date 2015
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