Transient sputtering of an amorphous Si surface under low energy O2+ ion bombardment

HI Lee, HJ Kang, DW Moon - Journal of applied physics, 2006 - pubs.aip.org
The transient sputtering of an amorphous Si surface with 500 eV O 2+ ion bombardment at
surface normal incidence was studied via the in-depth composition profiles for the …

Influence of oxygen on the formation of ripples on Si

K Elst, W Vandervorst, J Alay, J Snauwaert… - Journal of Vacuum …, 1993 - pubs.aip.org
An extensive study of the ripple formation on Si is presented. The ripples are characterized
with atomic force microscopy (AFM) as a function of sputter depth and also the effect of the …

Formation of SiO2 surface textures via CHF3/Ar plasma etching process of poly methyl methacrylate self-formed masks

MA Rad, K Ibrahim, K Mohamed - Vacuum, 2014 - Elsevier
This work presents a simplified technique for nanotexturing SiO 2 surfaces. Nanotextures
were obtained by a mask-less dry-etching process of a spin-coated polymethylmethacrylate …

Preparation of smooth Si (0 0 1) surfaces by glancing angle sputtering

K Kimura, A Fukui, K Nakajima, M Mannami - Nuclear Instruments and …, 1999 - Elsevier
The (001) surface of Si is irradiated with 30 keV Ga+ ions at various angles of incidence. The
surface topography of the irradiated sample is observed with atomic force microscopy (AFM) …

[HTML][HTML] Low-energy ion beam erosion of Si with simultaneous co-deposition of metallic surfactants: Experimental and simulated data

F Linß, C Bundesmann, F Frost - Applied Surface Science, 2024 - Elsevier
Ion beam erosion of Si under co-deposition circumstances supports the formation of surface
patterns on the nano-and micrometer scale. To evaluate the effect of surfactant sputtering …

[HTML][HTML] Role of the metal supply pathway on silicon patterning by oblique ion beam sputtering

A Redondo-Cubero, FJ Palomares, K Lorenz… - Applied Surface …, 2022 - Elsevier
The dynamics of the pattern induced on a silicon surface by oblique incidence of a 40 keV
Fe ion beam is studied. The results are compared with those obtained for two reference …

Depth distribution of Cs implanted into Si at steady-state during dual beam ToF-SIMS profiling

RG Vitchev, J Brison, L Houssiau - Applied Surface Science, 2008 - Elsevier
The steady-state depth distributions of Cs atoms implanted into a H-terminated Si surface at
different energies (250eV to 2keV, 45° incidence angle) were studied. In situ ToF-SIMS …

Prevention of crystallization by surfactants during Si molecular-beam deposition on amorphous-Si films

A Sakai, T Tatsumi, K Ishida - Physical Review B, 1993 - APS
We have investigated the effect of Sb surfactants on the crystallization of Si adatoms on the
amorphous-Si (a-Si) surface during Si molecular-beam deposition. It was observed that the …

Depth profiling of Fe-implanted Si (100) by means of X-ray reflectivity and extremely asymmetric X-ray diffraction

B Khanbabaee, A Biermanns, S Facsko… - Journal of applied …, 2013 - journals.iucr.org
This article reports on surface density variations that are accompanied by ion-beam-induced
pattern formation processes on Si. The density profiles perpendicular to Si (100) surfaces …

The dose dependence of Si sputtering with low energy ions in shallow depth profiling

DW Moon, HI Lee - Applied surface science, 2003 - Elsevier
The transient Si sputtering yield change of an amorphous Si for normal incident 500eV O2+
ion bombardment under oxygen flooding condition was measured quantitatively with in situ …