ISSN:
0142-2421
Keywords:
Chemistry
;
Polymer and Materials Science
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Physics
Notes:
A chemical bevelling technique has been developed to synthesize high-magnification bevels in gallium arsenide for SIMS linescanning and imaging. Bevels have been prepared in gallium arsenide substrate material, in gallium arsenide implanted with aluminium and in two delta-doped (aluminium) GaAs test structures. The accuracy, sensitivity, dynamic range and depth resolution-depth characteristics of the bevel and linescan approach have been compared to conventional SIMS depth profiling. Images of the bevelled structures have been used to obtain a quick view of the features of interest. Linescans have yielded an aluminium profile from the aluminium implant that is very similar to that from a SIMS depth profile. Linescan results from the aluminium deltas in gallium arsenide indicate that depth resolutions of a few nanometers can be retained to depths of several microns. The depth resolution of the deltas has been measured as a function of bevel magnification and a theory has been developed to explain the results. A peak width (resolution) of 2.2 nm for an aluminium delta has been achieved at a bevel magnification of 6000 using a 15 keV 16O2+ ion beam, and a depth resolution limit of 1.3 nm has been deduced by extrapolation to infinite bevel magnification. The combined effects of beam-induced mixing, microtopography and the escape depth of the secondary ions is a broadening of 2.0 nm for these conditions.
Additional Material:
11 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/sia.740231004
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