Abrupt reduction of the partial sputtering yield of copper in silicon due to beam induced oxidation and segregation
- 19 May 1986
- journal article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Applied Physics Letters
- Vol. 48 (20) , 1400-1402
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.96922
Abstract
Boron-doped silicon samples with a submonolayer coverage of copper were sputter profiled under O+2 bombardment at energies between 4 and 12 keV and impact angles of 2° and 32°. The profiles of Cu+ secondary ions showed a peak due to the buildup of oxygen in the sample. Under conditions of incomplete oxidation (at 32°) the Cu+ intensity beyond the peak decreased exponentially with a decay length of about 39 nm (8 keV O+2). By contrast, beam induced SiO2 formation (at 2°) resulted in a rather abrupt decrease of the Cu+ intensity (factor of 10 within a sputtered depth of 1.3–3 nm depending on the beam energy). The effect is attributed to very rapid diffusion of copper away from the surface oxide (beam induced segregation).Keywords
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