Diffusion of radiolytic molecular hydrogen as a mechanism for the post-irradiation buildup of interface states in SiO2-on-Si structures
- 1 October 1985
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Journal of Applied Physics
- Vol. 58 (7) , 2524-2533
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.335931
Abstract
A review is made of recent literature dealing with radiation‐induced point defects distributed volumetrically in thermally grown SiO2‐on‐Si or superficially at the silicon interface, with particular emphasis on the results of electron‐spin‐resonance experimentation. The observed defect types and their anneal kinetics are then compared with recent advances in the understanding of similar species and processes in irradiated bulk fused silica. It is concluded that radiolytic molecular hydrogen is formed in thermally grown SiO2 layers, just as it is in bulk fused silica, and that the diffusion of this hydrogen determines the temperature and time dependencies of the post‐irradiation interface state buildups.This publication has 59 references indexed in Scilit:
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