Junction Capacitance Techniques to Characterize Radiation Damage in Silicon.

Abstract

Capacitance-voltage and transient capacitance measurements were made on Schottky barrier-on-phosphorus-doped silicon diodes. Energy levels, emission coefficients, and associated introduction rates were determined for defects produced by 1.0-MeV electrons, Co(60)-gamma rays, and 5-MeV neutrons. Total defect introduction rates agree well with carrier removal data of companion Hall effect samples. In the electron- and gamma-irradiated samples, specific introduction data reveal radiation-induced traps at E(c) - 0.24 eV, E(c) - 0.44 eV, and below midgap. The introduction rate of the traps located below midgap exhibits a strong dependence on donor concentration. In neutron-irradiated, float-zoned silicon a band of shallow trap levels is evident along with levels at E(c) - 0.37 eV, E(c) - 0.40 eV, and below midgap. In neutron-irradiated, crucible-grown silicon, trap levels are observed at E(c) - 0.18 eV, E(c) - 0.23 eV, E(c) - 0.24 eV, E(c) - 0.31 eV, and below midgap. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 12, 1973
Accession Number
AD0762482

Entities

People

  • H. M. Deangelis
  • J. J. Fitzgerald
  • J. W. Diebold
  • L. C. Kimerling

Organizations

  • Air Force Cambridge Research Laboratories

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Capacitance
  • Coefficients
  • Corpuscular Radiation
  • Crucibles
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
  • Electrons
  • Elementary Fermions
  • Elementary Particles
  • Emission
  • Energy Levels
  • Fermions
  • Gamma Rays
  • Hall Effect
  • Ionizing Radiation
  • Measurement
  • Nuclear Radiation
  • Radiation

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  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Semiconductor Device Technology

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics