The mechanism of ion induced amorphization in Si

Details The mechanism of ion induced amorphization in Si The mechanism of ion induced amorphization in Si

2008-11-05

arxiv.org/abs/0811.0806v5

Physics

Condensed Matter

Materials Science

4 pages, 5 figures

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Some results on damage build up in, and amorphization of, Si, induced by 25-30 keV Al$_5^-$, Si$_5^-$ and Cs$^-$ ions, at room temperature, are reported. We show that at low energy, amorphization is a nucleation and growth process, based on the direct impact mechanism. With an Avrami exponent $\sim 1.6$, the growth towards amorphization seems to be diffusion limited. A transition to a completely amorphized state is indicated at a dose exceeding 17 eV/atom, which is higher than 6-12 eV/atom as predicted by simulations. The observed higher threshold could be due to temperature effects although an underestimation of keV-energy recoils, in simulation, may not be ruled out.

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