摘要
The effect of nickel contamination under rapid thermal processing （RTP） on the magic denuded zone （MDZ） in Czochralski silicon is investigated. It is found that the bulk defects can effectively getter nickel atoms once the MDZ forms. However,if the silicon sample is initially contaminated with nickel, the MDZ cannot form during the subsequent RTP,and a high density of precipitates occurs near the surface. In conventional IG processes,the DZ can form regardless of the nickel contamination sequence. Based on the facts,we propose that the formation of nickel silicide （Ni3Si） at the surface keeps the concentration of vacancies in the near-surface zone still higher than the critical concentration for oxygen precipitation under the subsequent RTP, which prevents MDZ formation.
研究了过渡族金属镍在快速热处理作用下对直拉单晶硅中洁净区形成的影响.实验结果发现:硅中魔幻洁净区(MDZ)形成后,氧沉淀及其诱生缺陷能有效地吸杂金属镍;而沾污金属镍的硅中,随后的快速热处理工艺不能形成MDZ,硅片近表面出现大量沉淀.采用传统的内吸杂工艺,镍沾污的次序对洁净区的形成没有影响.实验表明由于硅片表面形成的镍硅化合物的晶格常数比硅小,所以在硅片近表面产生高浓度的空位,导致近表面的氧依然能够在MDZ工艺中形成沉淀.
基金
教育部博士点基金
高校新世纪人才基金
国家自然科学基金(批准号:90307010)资助项目~~
