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Silicide Formation in High-Dose Fe-Implanted Silicon
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 28 February 2011
Abstract
We have studied the silicide formation in Fe-implanted Si(100), with 1×1017-1×1018 Fe/cm2, using extended x-ray-absorption fine structure (EXAFS), x-ray diffraction and Rutherford backscattering spectrometry (RBS) methods. In the samples as-implanted at 350 °C, no silicide was observed at doses below 3×1017 Fe/cm2. At 5×1017 Fe/cm2, both α-FeSi2 and (β-FeSi2 form but α-FeSi2 appears to be the majority phase. As the dose increases to 7×1017 and above, ordered FeSi forms, but implantation damage is severe and a large number of Fe atoms are in very disordered environments. In addition to FeSi, Fe5Si3 was also observed in the 1×1018 Fe/cm2 sample. Upon post-implantation annealing at 700 °C or 900 °C, single phase P-FeSi2 was obtained independent of the dosage.
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