Av. Mudryi et al., A LUMINESCENCE STUDY OF DEFECTS AND INTERNAL STRAINS IN ION-IMPLANTEDSILICON-ON-SAPPHIRE FILMS, Materials chemistry and physics, 45(2), 1996, pp. 185-188
Low-temperature photoluminescence (4.2 and 35 K) has been used to stud
y the defects created by high-energy particle irradiation (gamma rays,
electrons, ions) of silicon on sapphire (SOS) films. It was found tha
t the noble gas atoms implanted into silicon layers take an active par
t in the processes of interaction with radiation damage. Data on the t
emperature stability of luminescence centres are given. The residual c
ompressive stress in SOS films is estimated using the photoluminescenc
e method.