S. Bota et al., ELECTROLUMINESCENCE ANALYSIS OF THE STRUCTURAL DAMAGE CREATED IN SIO2SI SYSTEMS BY AR ION-IMPLANTATION/, Solid-state electronics, 39(3), 1996, pp. 355-359
The influence of ion implantation of Ar in defect generation in Si/SiO
2 structures is examined by the application of an electroluminescence
technique. The nature of the electroluminescence spectra is examined a
nd bands at 1.9, 2.7 and 4.3 eV are identified. Each band is related t
o different intrinsic defects in the oxide. Structural analysis of the
irradiated SiO2 films, performed with i.r. spectroscopy, points to at
omic displacements and broken Si-O bonds as the origin of the damage i
nduced by the irradiation.