Nitrogen diffusion and interaction with dislocations in single-crystal silicon

The results of dislocation unlocking experiments are reported. The stress required to unpin a dislocation from nitrogen impurities in nitrogen-doped float-zone silicon (NFZ-Si) and from oxygen impurities in Czochralski silicon (Cz-Si) is measured, as a function of the unlocking duration. It is found...

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Main Authors: Alpass, C, Murphy, J, Falster, R, Wilshaw, P
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2009