研究目的
Investigating interactions between impurities in silicon using electronic Raman scattering as a probe.
研究成果
ERS is a valuable tool for dopant spectroscopy in silicon, successfully identifying impurities and their interactions. Donor ERS peaks shift to lower energies with increasing concentration due to wavefunction overlap, while acceptor peaks shift to higher energies. The shift magnitude follows an exponential model based on mean impurity separation. However, ERS is not effective as a localized probe with visible or UV excitation due to reduced scattering volume and plasma effects.
研究不足
The study is limited by the use of bulk-doped samples, which may not represent localized interactions in devices. Visible wavelength excitation did not yield ERS signals due to small penetration depth and plasma effects. The model for energy shifts is a first-order approximation and does not account for chemical shifts or interactions beyond nearest neighbors. Only one sample was measured for arsenic, limiting conclusions for that dopant.
1:Experimental Design and Method Selection:
The study uses electronic Raman scattering (ERS) spectroscopy to probe interactions between impurities in silicon. Measurements were performed on commercially sourced single crystal silicon wafers doped with donors (P, Sb, As) and acceptors (B) at various concentrations. The experimental design includes using near-infrared (NIR) and visible wavelength excitation to compare ERS signals above and below the indirect band gap of silicon.
2:Sample Selection and Data Sources:
Samples include boron acceptors and phosphorus, antimony, or arsenic donors over a wide concentration range, as listed in Table 1 of the paper. Samples were commercially sourced and used without further treatment.
3:List of Experimental Equipment and Materials:
Equipment includes a Renishaw Invia Reflex confocal micro-Raman spectrometer with a liquid nitrogen cooled Princeton Instruments OMA V InGaAs array detector for NIR measurements, and for visible measurements, the same instrument reconfigured or a Jobin Yvon Dilor XY micro-Raman spectrometer with a silicon CCD detector. A Janis ST-500 liquid helium flow cryostat was used for cooling. Materials include doped silicon wafers and conductive silver paste.
4:Experimental Procedures and Operational Workflow:
Measurements were performed in backscattering geometry with laser excitation at 1064 nm for NIR and 488 nm,
5:5 nm, or 532 nm for visible wavelengths. Samples were cooled to cryogenic temperatures (around 2 K), and laser powers were controlled to minimize heating. Spectra were collected and analyzed for ERS, phonon Raman, and photoluminescence features. Data Analysis Methods:
5 Data were analyzed by measuring peak positions, shifts, and broadening of ERS transitions. The energy shifts were modeled as a function of mean impurity separation using an exponential function based on wavefunction overlap.
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