Growth of silicon oxynitride films by atmospheric pressure plasma jet

X Zhang, S Ptasinska - Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 2014 - iopscience.iop.org
Ultra-thin silicon oxynitride (SiO x N y) layers were deposited by direct interaction of plasma
species formed in an atmospheric pressure plasma jet (APPJ) with a silicon wafer. APPJs …

Effect of rapid thermal oxidation on structure and photoelectronic properties of silicon oxide in monocrystalline silicon solar cells

CP Liu, MW Chang, CL Chuang - Current Applied Physics, 2014 - Elsevier
This paper concerns the topic of surface passivation properties of rapid thermal oxidation on
p-type monocrystalline silicon wafer for use in screen-printed silicon solar cells. It shows that …

Synthesis of silicon oxynitride layers by dual ion-implantation and their annealing behaviour

AR Chauhan, G Bhatt, AD Yadav, SK Dubey… - Nuclear Instruments and …, 2003 - Elsevier
Single crystal n-type silicon samples were implanted at room temperature sequentially by
molecular oxygen (16O2+) and nitrogen (14N2+) in different proportions to high fluence …

Insulators obtained by electron cyclotron resonance plasmas on Si or GaAs

JA Diniz, I Doi, JW Swart - Materials characterization, 2003 - Elsevier
Silicon oxynitride (SiOxNy) and nitride (SiNx) insulators have been deposited or grown (with
or without silane in the gas mixture, respectively) by electron cyclotron resonance (ECR) …

Infrared spectra of photochemically grown suboxides and oxynitrides at the Si/SiO2 interface

P Hess, J Lambers - Microelectronic engineering, 2004 - Elsevier
Photoinduced growth of ultrathin silicon-oxide and silicon-oxynitride layers on Si (111) and
Si (110) was studied at room temperature using F2-laser irradiation (157 nm) in an O2 or …

Ultrathin silicon oxynitride formed by low-energy electron impact plasma nitridation and chemical oxidation methods

M Takahashi, M Tamura, A Asuha… - Journal of applied …, 2003 - pubs.aip.org
A formation method of ultrathin silicon oxynitride layers with high-nitrogen concentrations
and good electrical characteristics has been developed. This method consists of nitridation …

Transmission electron microscopy study of simultaneous high-dose C++ N+ co-implantation into (1 1 1) Si

FM Morales, SI Molina, A Ponce, D Araújo, R Garcıa… - Thin solid films, 2003 - Elsevier
A structural electron microscopy study of (111) Si samples implanted with C++ N+ at low
energies (30 keV) and high-doses (5× 1017 at. cm− 2 for carbon ions and 6.7× 1017 at. cm …

Tuning the mechanical properties of poly-silicon film by surface modification using plasma treatment

WS Su, W Fang, MS Tsai - MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL), 2004 - cambridge.org
The mechanical properties of thin film are very critical for the performance of MEMS devices.
Since Poly-silicon film is of great use in MEMS, this study investigates the surface …

High Quality of Ultra-Thin SiO x N y Films Prepared in Nitrous Oxide Ambients Using Thermal Low-Pressure Oxynitridation

GZ Liu, GS Hong, RC Zheng, XD Wu… - Materials and …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
The thermal low-pressure oxynitridation of Si (100) in N2O has been studied for ultra-thin (<
5 nm) SiO x N y films. The nitrogen concentration and depth profiles were accurately …

Study of SHI induced recrystallization effects in SOI structures synthesized by nitrogen and oxygen ion implantation in silicon

AD Yadav, RH Polji, SK Dubey, SA Khan, DK Avasthi - Vacuum, 2009 - Elsevier
Silicon oxynitride (SixOyNz) buried insulating layers were synthesized by implantation of
nitrogen (14N+) and oxygen (16O+) ions sequentially in the ratio 1: 1 at 150keV to ion …