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In this paper, we investigated the dose window of forming a continuous buried oxide (BOX) layer by single implantation at the implantation energy of 200 keV. Then, an improved two-step implantation process with second implantation dose of 3×1015 cm−2 was developed to fabricate high quality separation by implanted oxygen (SIMOX) silicon on insulator (SOI) wafers. Compared with traditional single implantation, the implantation dose is reduced by 18.2%. In addition, the thickness and uniformity of the BOX layers were evaluated by spectroscopic ellipsometry. Defect-free top Si as well as atomic-scale sharp top Si/buried oxide interfaces were observed by transmission electron microscopy, indicating a high crystal quality and a perfect structure of the SOI fabricated by two step implantation. The top Si/BOX interface morphology of the SOI wafers fabricated by single or two-step implantation was also investigated by atomic force microscopy.
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Wei, X., Xue, Z., Wu, A. et al. Investigation of silicon on insulator fabricated by two-step O+ implantation. Chin. Sci. Bull. 56, 444–448 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11434-011-4382-6
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