SEM Methods for the Characterization of Semiconductor Materials and Devices

  • C. J. Varker
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Part of the NATO Advanced Study Institutes Series book series (NSSB, volume 46)

Abstract

The SEM has been used extensively as an analytical tool for high resolution surface microscopy [1,2]. When it is applied in this conventional mode, using secondary electron emission, it offers great depth of focus with high surface resolution and generally requires a minimum of sample preparation [3]. In recent years, the SEM has undergone major improvements in instrument design to accommodate a wide variety of newly developed analytical methods and imaging techniques [4]. Analytical methods such as energy dispersive x-ray spectroscopy [5] (EDS) and Auger electron spectroscopy [6,7] (AES) and the utilization of transmitted electrons in thin samples using the scanning transmission electron microscope [8,9] (STEM) represent a few examples of these developments.

Keywords

Minority Carrier Space Charge Region Minority Carrier Lifetime Schottky Barrier Diode Electron Beam Induce Current 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • C. J. Varker
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  1. 1.Semiconductor Research and Development LabMotorola Inc.PhoenixUSA

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