Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology B, Vol.14, No.2, 763-767, 1996
Quantitative Depth Profiling of Boron in Shallow Bf2+-Implanted Silicon by Using Laser-Ionization Sputtered Neutral Mass-Spectrometry
Boron depth profiles in low-energy BF2+-implanted silicon were measured using laser-ionization sputtered neutral mass spectrometry and secondary-ion mass spectrometry. The laser-ionization sputtered neutral mass spectrometry measurements provided more accurate boron profiles in the ultrashallow regions (below 20 nm) than the secondary-ion mass spectrometry measurements. A pileup of boron atoms in the region below 5 nm after annealing was revealed by laser-ionization sputtered neutral mass spectrometry.
Keywords:NONRESONANT MULTIPHOTON IONIZATION;RESONANCE IONIZATION;SURFACE;SEMICONDUCTORS;SEGREGATION;IMPURITIES;INTERFACE