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Nitrogen Contamination in Simox Wafer
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 28 February 2011
Abstract
Nitrogen was found in as-implanted SIMOX wafers. The redistribution of the nitrogen within the SIMOX structure was studied after the formation anneal for different temperatures (up to 1250 °C), times, ambients (nitrogen plus 1% oxygen and argon), and anneal with and without a capping layer. The nitrogen was found to be concentrated in the buried SiO2 layer and the adjacent damaged silicon regions in the as-implanted oxygen wafers. During the formation anneal, the nitrogen was found to collect(build-up) at the Si/SiO2 buried layer interface. It is postulated that an oxynitride is preferentially formed at the interface where the dangling silicon bonds can capture the soluble nitrogen.
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