Cb. Franklyn et G. Nothnagel, NITROGEN PROFILES OF HIGH-DOSE, HIGH-TEMPERATURE PLASMA SOURCE ION-IMPLANTATION TREATED AUSTENITIC STAINLESS-STEEL, Journal of vacuum science & technology. B, Microelectronics and nanometer structures processing, measurement and phenomena, 12(2), 1994, pp. 923-926
Plasma source ion implantation over a period of 30 min, with actual io
n implantation times of approximately 15 s, has been studied. Estimate
s of steady-state heat diffusion indicate bulk average temperatures of
<50-degrees-C. Experimental profiles show nitrogen diffusion up to >
1 mum, indicating surface temperatures of approximately 500-degrees-C.
Resultant implantation and diffusion profiles are compared with conve
ntional plasma nitrided samples.