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Dopant profiling of ion-implanted GaAs by terahertz time-domain spectroscopy

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We investigate terahertz time-domain spectroscopy (THz-TDS) as a non-destructive and non-contact technique for depth profiling of dopants in semiconductors. THz temporal waveforms transmitted through silicon-ion-implanted semi-insulating gallium arsenide substrates, as-implanted or post-annealed by rapid thermal annealing, were analyzed by assuming a multi-layered Gaussian refractive index profile in the ∼sub-micrometer-thick implantation region. The implantation energy and dosages in this work were 200 KeV, 10 14 , 5 × 10 14 , and 10 15 ions/cm 2 , respectively. The average values of real ( n) and imaginary ( κ) parts of refractive indices of an as-implanted sample in the depth range of 0–800 nm are 5.8 and 0.7, respectively, at 0.5 THz and are 6.2 and 0.2, respectively, at 1 THz. On the other hand, the refractive index profile of the post-annealed samples displays a prominent Gaussian-like form, and peak refractive indices ( n ∼ 25 and κ ∼ 32.7 at 0.5 THz and n, κ ∼17 at 1 THz) were found to be at the depth of 210 nm. Reconstructed dopant profiles in as-implanted, implanted, and post-annealed substrates were found to be in good agreement with measurements by secondary ion mass spectroscopy as well as simulation by the Monte Carlo method. We were also able to determine accurately the projected range ( R p ), straggle ( R s ), and concentration of dopants by the analysis of THz-TDS data. The spatial resolution, along the depth direction, of the THz-TDS technique for depth profiling of dopants was estimated to be as small as 8-nm. This work suggests the feasibility of using THz-TDS for nondestructive and non-contact diagnostics for profiling dopants in semiconductors.
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hal-04050620 , version 1 (29-03-2023)

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Anup Kumar Sahoo, Wei-Chen Au, Yu-Cheng Hong, Ci-Ling Pan, Dongwei Zhai, et al.. Dopant profiling of ion-implanted GaAs by terahertz time-domain spectroscopy. Journal of Applied Physics, 2023, 133 (12), pp.125705. ⟨10.1063/5.0138345⟩. ⟨hal-04050620⟩
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