摘要:
A method of fabricating silicon-on-insulators (SOIs) having a thin, but uniform buried oxide region beneath a Si-containing over-layer is provided. The SOI structures are fabricated by first modifying a surface of a Si-containing substrate to contain a large concentration of vacancies or voids. Next, a Si-containing layer is typically, but not always, formed atop the substrate and then oxygen ions are implanted into the structure utilizing a low-oxygen dose. The structure is then annealed to convert the implanted oxygen ions into a thin, but uniform thermal buried oxide region.
摘要:
A simple and direct method of forming a SiGe-on-insulator that relies on the oxidation of a porous silicon layer (or region) that is created beneath a Ge-containing layer is provided. The method includes the steps of providing a structure comprising a Si-containing substrate having a hole-rich region formed therein and a Ge-containing layer atop the Si-containing substrate; converting the hole-rich region into a porous region; and annealing the structure including the porous region to provide a substantially relaxed SiGe-on-insulator material.
摘要:
A method in which a SOI substrate structure is fabricated by oxidation of graded porous Si is provided. The graded porous Si is formed by first implanting a dopant (p- or n-type) into a Si-containing substrate, activating the dopant using an activation anneal step and then anodizing the implanted and activated dopant region in a HF-containing solution. The graded porous Si has a relatively coarse top layer and a fine porous layer that is buried beneath the top layer. Upon a subsequent oxidation step, the fine buried porous layer is converted into a buried oxide, while the coarse top layer coalesces into a solid Si-containing over-layer by surface migration of Si atoms.