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Depth profiling of P shallow implants in silicon by electron-inducedX-ray emission spectroscopy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 October 2003

Ch. Hombourger
Affiliation:
Laboratoire de Chimie Physique – Matière et Rayonnement, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, UMR-CNRS 7614, 11 rue Pierre et Marie Curie, 75231 Paris Cedex 05, France
Ph. Jonnard*
Affiliation:
Laboratoire de Chimie Physique – Matière et Rayonnement, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, UMR-CNRS 7614, 11 rue Pierre et Marie Curie, 75231 Paris Cedex 05, France
Ch. Bonnelle
Affiliation:
Laboratoire de Chimie Physique – Matière et Rayonnement, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, UMR-CNRS 7614, 11 rue Pierre et Marie Curie, 75231 Paris Cedex 05, France
P.-F. Staub
Affiliation:
CAMECA, 103 boulevard Saint Denis, BP 6, 92403 Courbevoie Cedex, France
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Abstract

Electron-induced X-ray emission spectroscopy (EXES) combined with a semi-empirical electron scattering model, which describes the ionizations inside a material under electron irradiation, is used to determine the depth profile of shallow and ultra-shallow dopants in silicon. Two approaches are presented, depending on whether the shape of the profile is known or not. To test the method, X-ray intensities of implanted phosphorus atoms at various energies and doses in silicon are measured at a wide range of incident electron energies. From the experimental data combined with the model, the resulting profile parameters are determined. Comparison of secondary ion mass spectrometry and EXES associated with the electron scattering model shows that the proposed method is suitable for determining the shallow implant profiles with a depth resolution of one nanometer.

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