Effect of Pressure on Boron Diffusion in Silicon

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Zhao, Yuechao, Michael J. Aziz, Salman Mitha, and David Schiferl. 1997. Effect of pressure on Boron diffusion in Silicon. Materials Research Society Symposia Proceedings 442: 305-411.Abstract
We are studying the effect of pressure on boron diffusion in silicon in order to better understand the nature of the point defects responsible for diffusion. Si homoepitaxial layers delta-doped with boron were grown using molecular beam epitaxy. Diffusion anneals were performed in a high temperature diamond anvil cell using fluid argon as a pressure medium. Diffusivities were deduced from B concentration-depth profiles measured with using secondary ion mass spectrometry. Preliminary results indicate that pressure enhances B diffusion in Si at 850 ˚C, characterized by an average activation volume of -0.125±0.02 times the atomic volume, and thus appear consistent with an interstitial-based diffusion mechanism. Results are compared with previous hydrostatic-pressure studies, with results in biaxially strained films, and with atomistic calculations of activation volumes for self diffusion.Terms of Use
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