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Molecular Dynamics Studies of Impurity Segregation and Trapping.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 February 2011

G. H. Gilmer ,
Christopher Roland  and
R. P. U. Karunasiri
G. H. Gilmer
Affiliation:
AT&T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, New Jersey 07974
Christopher Roland
Affiliation:
AT&T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, New Jersey 07974
R. P. U. Karunasiri
Affiliation:
AT&T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, New Jersey 07974
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Abstract

The ability to make highly doped δ-layers in semiconductors depends on the rate of interchange of atoms between layers at the crystal surface. We have simulated molecular beam epitaxy on a silicon (100) surface covered with a monolayer of impurity atoms. The kinetics of impurity segregation to the surface was examined for various growth conditions and segregation energies. We find that segregation is facilitated by appreciable inter-layer diffusion of atoms in the top several layers. The amount of diffusion is much greater during deposition than it is when the beam is off.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 237: Symposium Ca – Interface Dynamics and Growth , 1991 , 223
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1992

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