Hydrogen - Oxygen Interactions in Silicon

  • Stefan K. Estreicher
  • Young K. Park
  • Peter A. Fedders
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Part of the NATO ASI Series book series (ASHT, volume 17)

Abstract

Hydrogen plays many roles in crystalline Si, the best known of which are probably the shallow-dopant passivation reactions. But hydrogen also activates electrically inactive impurities, passivates many deep-level defects and some deep-level impurities, and creates its own electrically and optically active centers. Hydrogen also interacts with the A-center, and passivates O-related thermal donors (TDs) at low temperatures. However, the most exotic of all the reactions involving hydrogen is its ability to enhances the formation rate of O-related TDs in the 300 – 450 °C range. Under some conditions, H becomes a component of TDs. None of the microscopic interactions involving H and 0 are understood. However, various pieces of the puzzle are becoming available from experiment as well as theory. This paper summarizes the experimental and theoretical work on H - 0 interactions, with emphasis on the issue of H-enhanced diffusion of interstitial 0. Preliminary results of molecular dynamics simulations are also presented.

Keywords

Activation Energy Molecular Dynamic Simulation Metastable State Host Atom Capture Radius 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Stefan K. Estreicher
    • 1
  • Young K. Park
    • 2
  • Peter A. Fedders
    • 3
  1. 1.Physics Dept.Texas Tech UniversityLubbockUSA
  2. 2.Physics Dept.University of CaliforniaIrvineUSA
  3. 3.Physics Dept.Washington UniversitySt. LouisUSA

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