Ultrasoft X-Ray Emission Spectroscopic Analysis for Effects of Vacuum Ultraviolet Rare Gas Excimer Laser Irradiation on Silicon Nitride Films

Abstract
The results of measurements of Si-L2,3 X-ray emission spectra of Si3N4 films deposited on GaAs substrates after irradiation by Kr2 and Ar2 excimer lasers are presented. By using the excitation of X-ray emission spectra with focused electron beam, local precipitation of crystalline silicon is found.