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Numerical Simulation of Scanning Speed and Supercooling Effects During Zone-Melting-Recrystallization of Soi Wafers
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 26 February 2011
Abstract
The effects of scanning speed and supercooling were studied during zone-meltingrecrystallization (ZMR) of silicon-on-insulator (SOI) wafers. Using finite difference methods, a numerical simulation of the ZMR process was developed which captures all of the optical and thermal property changes during phase transformation. The effects of supercooling and scanning speed on the temperature profiles, the total width of the melt-zone and the width of ‘slush’ region were investigated. The melt-zone width increases for increasiongf thdee gfrreeeezsi nogf supercooling and decreases for increasing strip heater velocities. The combined effects on the melt-zone width were shown for various scanning speeds and degrees of supercooling. Supercooling also had a significant effect on the size of the freezing ‘slush’ region which was shown to decrease for increasing degrees of supercooling.
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