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Hrem Investigation on the Interface Between a Monocrystalline Substrate and a Doped Polysilicon Layer

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 February 2011

Albarede Paul-Henri*
Affiliation:
IBM France, Service 1807-31U, BP58, 91105 CORBEIL-ESSONNES Cedex, FRANCE
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Abstract

Arsenic doped polysilicon was deposited on a <001> oriented Si wafer. Cross-section TEM specimen preparation was performed, giving the vertical structure of the stack. The observation was done with a <110> zone axis to ensure that the interface is strictly oriented under the electron beam. High resolution imaging on the very interfacial region proved the existence of an ultrathin regular amorphous layer running along the interface (thickness 1 rim). Complementary analytical investigations showed that the layer was really amorphous (EELS) and that the dopant was overconcentrated in this layer (EDXS linescan and SIMS profile). Therefore, a slight amorphization of the interface added to an abnormal migration of the dopant gives a well detectable layer separating both crystalline phases.

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Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Materials Research Society 1990

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