Method for enhancing the solubility of boron and indium in silicon

Method for enhancing the solubility of boron and indium in silicon

A method for enhancing the equilibrium solubility of boron and indium in silicon. The method involves first-principles quantum mechanical calculations to determine the temperature dependence of the equilibrium solubility of two important p-type dopants in silicon, namely boron and indium, under vari...

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Hauptverfasser: CATURLA MARIA-JOSE, OZOLINS VIDVUDS, SADIGH BABAK, ASTA MARK, THEISS SILVA, DIAZ DE LA RUBIA TOMAS, LENOSKY THOMAS J, QUONG ANDREW, GILES MARTIN, FOAD MAJEED
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Sprache:eng
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AFTER-TREATMENT OF SINGLE CRYSTALS OR A HOMOGENEOUSPOLYCRYSTALLINE MATERIAL WITH DEFINED STRUCTURE
APPARATUS THEREFOR
BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
CHEMISTRY
CRYSTAL GROWTH
ELECTRIC SOLID STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
ELECTRICITY
METALLURGY
PRODUCTION OF A HOMOGENEOUS POLYCRYSTALLINE MATERIAL WITHDEFINED STRUCTURE
REFINING BY ZONE-MELTING OF MATERIAL
SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
SINGLE CRYSTALS OR HOMOGENEOUS POLYCRYSTALLINE MATERIAL WITHDEFINED STRUCTURE
SINGLE-CRYSTAL-GROWTH
UNIDIRECTIONAL SOLIDIFICATION OF EUTECTIC MATERIAL ORUNIDIRECTIONAL DEMIXING OF EUTECTOID MATERIAL
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Zusammenfassung:A method for enhancing the equilibrium solubility of boron and indium in silicon. The method involves first-principles quantum mechanical calculations to determine the temperature dependence of the equilibrium solubility of two important p-type dopants in silicon, namely boron and indium, under various strain conditions. The equilibrium thermodynamic solubility of size-mismatched impurities, such as boron and indium in silicon, can be raised significantly if the silicon substrate is strained appropriately. For example, for boron, a 1% compressive strain raises the equilibrium solubility by 100% at 1100° C.; and for indium, a 1% tensile strain at 1100° C., corresponds to an enhancement of the solubility by 200%.