Investigation of Defects and Impurities in Silicon-on-Sapphire,

Abstract

This report covers the first six months work on a program to investigate the effects of defects and impurities in sapphire substrates and SOS material. The work to date has been directed to identifying the types and quantities of defects and impurities in the samples of material provided by selected vendors. Experiments utilizing chemical surface etch techniques and x-ray topography were performed to identify structural defects in the sapphire substrate material. An Ion Microprobe Mass Analyzer was used to make a detailed elemental analysis of the SOS materials identifying the type and concentrations of impurities present in various samples. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1975
Accession Number
ADA021905

Entities

People

  • John L. Peel
  • Michael D. Barry

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Absorbers (Materials)
  • Advanced Materials
  • Analyzers
  • Chemical Compounds
  • Engineered Materials
  • Impurities
  • Inorganic Chemicals
  • Materials
  • Microprobes
  • Minerals
  • Sapphire
  • Substrates
  • Synthetic Materials
  • Topography
  • X Rays

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Semiconductor Device Technology
  • Systems Analysis and Design