S. Kaschieva et P. Danesh, ANNEALING OF RADIATION DEFECTS IN HELIUM-IMPLANTED SI-SIO2 STRUCTURES, Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section B, Beam interactions with materials and atoms, 129(4), 1997, pp. 551-553
Radiation-induced defects in 10 keV He-implanted Si-SiO2 structures ar
e studied using thermally stimulated charge release (TSCR) method. Imp
lanted samples are treated by UV irradiation for different durations f
rom 15 min up to 150 min, or by thermal annealing at 1050 degrees C fo
r the same times. The obtained results show that the implantation-indu
ced defects are not completely annealed by thermal treatment for 30 mi
n, while they are not detectable with TSCR after UV irradiation for 30
min. It is established that new interface states are generated after
long UV irradiation (150 min). (C) 1997 Elsevier Science B.V.