ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY OF AL2O3 FILM SURFACE EXPOSED TO SILICON ION IRRADIATION AND HIGH-TEMPERATURE ANNEALING |
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2010 |
scientific article | 537.9 + 539.534.9:535.37 | ||
54-60 | alumina film, silicon, ion implantation, atomic force microscopy, hillock, crater |
The results of atomic force microscopy investigations of Al2O3 thin film surface implanted with Si+ ions have
been presented as dependent on irradiation dose (5·1016-3·1017 cm-2) and the temperature of the subsequent hightemperature
annealing. The formation of hillocks and craters has been found, their sizes and surface density being
dependent on the dose and annealing temperature (700-1100єC). The origin of hillocks is connected with the
blistering of gaseous oxygen penetrating into the film during the deposition and/or released due to ion-irradiationinduced
dissociation of oxide. The relation between the results and the luminescent properties of the implanted
films are discussed. |
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