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Ion Beam Synthesis of IrSi3 by Implantation of 2 MeV Ir Ions+

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 February 2011

T. P. Sjoreen ,
H.-J. Hinneberg  and
M. F. Chisholm
T. P. Sjoreen
Affiliation:
Solid State Division Oak Ridge National Laboratory, P. O. Box 2008, Oak Ridge, TN 37831
H.-J. Hinneberg
Affiliation:
Solid State Division Oak Ridge National Laboratory, P. O. Box 2008, Oak Ridge, TN 37831
M. F. Chisholm
Affiliation:
Solid State Division Oak Ridge National Laboratory, P. O. Box 2008, Oak Ridge, TN 37831
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Abstract

The formation of a buried IrSi3 layer in (111) oriented Si by ion implantation and annealing has been studied at an implantation energy of 2 MeV for substrate temperatures of 450–550°C. Rutherford backscattering (RBS), ion channeling and cross-sectional transmission electron microscopy showed that a buried epitaxial IrSi3 layer is produced at 550°C by implanting ≥ 3.4 × 1017 Ir/cm2 and subsequently annealing for 1 h at 1000°C plus 5 h at 1100°C. At a dose of 3.4 × 1017 Ir/cm2, the thickness of the layer varied between 120 and 190 nm and many large IrSi3 precipitates were present above and below the film. Increasing the dose to 4.4 × 1017 Ir/cm2 improved the layer uniformity at the expense of increased lattice damage in the overlying Si. RBS analysis of layer formation as a function of substrate temperature revealed the competition between the mechanisms for optimizing surface crystallinity vs. IrSi3 layer formation. Little apparent substrate temperature dependence was evident in the as-implanted state but after annealing the crystallinity of the top Si layer was observed to deteriorate with increasing substrate temperature while the precipitate coarsening and coalescence improved.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 279: Symposium A – Beam-Solid Interactions–Fundamentals and Applications , 1992 , 243
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1993

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