Oxygen out-diffusion from buried layers in SOI and SiC-SOI substrates

• We have made a comparative study of the oxygen out-diffusion process during heat treatment of SOI wafers and SiC-SOI hybrid substrates. SOI materials with three different thicknesses (2, 20 and 410 nm) of buried oxide (BOX) were used in the investigation High-resolution cross-sectional transmission electron microscopy (HRXTEM) together with laser interferometry was used to determine the remaining thickness of the BOX-layer after heat treatment. After complete removal of the BOX-layer of SOI wafers, the St/Si interface appears to be sharp and defect-free. Similar results were obtained for SiC-SOI hybrid substrates after removal of the entire buried oxide layer. For all combinations investigated oxide removal was accompanied by a thickness reduction and roughening of the silicon surface layer as verified by atomic force microscopy (AFM).

Ämnesord

NATURVETENSKAP  -- Fysik -- Den kondenserade materiens fysik (hsv//swe)

NATURAL SCIENCES  -- Physical Sciences -- Condensed Matter Physics (hsv//eng)

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Oxygen out-diffusion

SOI

silicon carbide

SiC-SOI

Semiconductor physics

Halvledarfysik

Engineering Science with specialization in Electronics

Teknisk fysik med inriktning mot elektronik

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