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A novel route for the inclusion of metal dopants in silicon

Gardener, JA; Liaw, I; Aeppli, G; Boyd, IW; Chater, RJ; Jones, TS; McPhail, DS; ... Heutz, S; + view all (2010) A novel route for the inclusion of metal dopants in silicon. NANOTECHNOLOGY , 21 (2) , Article 025304. 10.1088/0957-4484/21/2/025304. Green open access

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Abstract

We report a new method for introducing metal atoms into silicon wafers, using negligible thermal budget. Molecular thin films are irradiated with ultra-violet light releasing metal species into the semiconductor substrate. Secondary ion mass spectrometry and x-ray absorption spectroscopy show that Mn is incorporated into Si as an interstitial dopant. We propose that our method can form the basis of a generic low-cost, low-temperature technology that could lead to the creation of ordered dopant arrays.

Type: Article
Title: A novel route for the inclusion of metal dopants in silicon
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/21/2/025304
Publisher version: http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0957-4484/21/2/025304
Language: English
Additional information: Text made available to UCL Discovery by kind permission of IOP Publishing, 2012
Keywords: PHTHALOCYANINE THIN-FILMS, ION MASS-SPECTROMETRY, MANGANESE, OXYGEN, GAAS, LAMP, MN, SI
UCL classification: UCL
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UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences > Dept of Chemistry
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/112726
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