X-ray and infrared spectroscopy of layers produced by cosputtering of spatially separated SiO2 and Si sources

S. N. Shamin, V. R. Galakhov, V. I. Aksenova, A. N. Karpov, N. L. Shvartz, Z. Sh Yanovitskaya, V. A. Volodin, I. V. Antonova, T. B. Ezhevskaya, J. Jedrzejewski, E. Savir, I. Balberg

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Abstract

Ultrasoft X-ray emission spectroscopy and infrared spectroscopy are used to study the Si/SiO2 composite structure produced by deposition from the Si and SiO2 sources onto the Si substrate. Separation of the sources by a rather long distance (96 mm) made it possible to vary the composition of the layer along the direction parallel to the sample surface in a wide range from almost pure SiO2 to Si. On the basis of the X-ray emission Si L2, 3 spectra, amorphous silicon a-Si and silicon oxide SiO2 were identified in the layers. The infrared spectra show that there are Si nanocrystals in the layers. Variations in the content of Si/SiO2 along the direction parallel to the wafer surface are established. The data obtained by the above-mentioned techniques are correlated with the results of calculations of the layer composition and with the data of profilometric measurements of the layer thicknesses.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)531-536
Number of pages6
JournalSemiconductors
Volume44
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 2010

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