The effect of background doping and dose on diffusion of ion-implanted tin in gallium arsenide

Abstract
The diffusion of ion-implanted tin in gallium arsenide has been investigated as a function of implant dose and background doping. Secondary ion mass spectroscopy and electrochemical etch profiling were used to obtain chemical and carrier profiles. Based on the shapes of the concentration profiles and the background doping dependence, we have concluded that tin diffusivity is dependent on the electron concentration. This implies that Sn diffuses via negatively charged gallium vacancies. Tin diffusivity outside the implanted region is independent of dose, with an activation energy of 1.98 eV.

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