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Retardation and Enhancement in Lateral Solid Phase Epitaxy of Si on SiO2 by MeV Electron Beam Irradiation
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 25 February 2011
Abstract
We have demonstrated the high energy (MeV) electron beam irradiation effects on lateral solid phase epitaxy (L-SPE) of Si-on-insulator (SOI). Thinned samples were set on a hot stage in a 2 MeV electron microscope and L-SPE growth under 2 MeV electron irradiation conditions was monitored in-situ by using the same microscope. L-SPE growth rate for the irradiation dose of 1021 cm−2 was enhanced by about 1.5 times greater than that under unirradiated condition. For electron beam irradiation doses higher than about 1023 cm−2, L-SPE growth was suppressed. Displacement of Si atoms, contamination effect and ionization effect are discussed as causes for the growth rate retardation and enhancement of L-SPE by electron beam irradiation.
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