Point defects and dopant diffusion in silicon

P. M. Fahey, P. B. Griffin, and J. D. Plummer
Rev. Mod. Phys. 61, 289 – Published 1 April 1989
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Abstract

Diffusion in silicon of elements from columns III and V of the Periodic Table is reviewed in theory and experiment. The emphasis is on the interactions of these substitutional dopants with point defects (vacancies and interstitials) as part of their diffusion mechanisms. The goal of this paper is to unify available experimental observations within the framework of a set of physical models that can be utilized in computer simulations to predict diffusion processes in silicon. The authors assess the present state of experimental data for basic parameters such as point-defect diffusivities and equilibrium concentrations and address a number of questions regarding the mechanisms of dopant diffusion. They offer illustrative examples of ways that diffusion may be modeled in one and two dimensions by solving continuity equations for point defects and dopants. Outstanding questions and inadequacies in existing formulations are identified by comparing computer simulations with experimental results. A summary of the progress made in this field in recent years and of directions future research may take is presented.

    DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/RevModPhys.61.289

    ©1989 American Physical Society

    Authors & Affiliations

    P. M. Fahey*, P. B. Griffin, and J. D. Plummer

    • Integrated Circuits Laboratory, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305

    • *Present address: IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598.

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    Vol. 61, Iss. 2 — April - June 1989

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