Oxygen precipitation within the magic denuded zone （MDZ） founded by rapid thermal processing in Czochralski silicon （CZ-Si） wafers is investigated. After the standard MDZ process, the CZ-Si wafers are further subj...Oxygen precipitation within the magic denuded zone （MDZ） founded by rapid thermal processing in Czochralski silicon （CZ-Si） wafers is investigated. After the standard MDZ process, the CZ-Si wafers are further subjected to two specific oxygen precipitation annealing, respectively. It is found that the MDZs in CZ-Si wafers shrunk notably because oxygen precipitation occurs within the MDZs. However, a width of substantial DZ still remains within the wafer. Therefore, it is believed that the outer region of the MDZs, which corresponds to the oxygen denuded zone formed in the course of rapid thermal process and high temperature annealing, is a substantial defect-free zone which acts as the active area for semiconductor devices.展开更多
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant Nos 90207024 and 60225010, the National High Technology Development Program of China under Grant No 2004AA3Z1142, and the Program for New Century Excellent Talents in Universities of China.
文摘Oxygen precipitation within the magic denuded zone （MDZ） founded by rapid thermal processing in Czochralski silicon （CZ-Si） wafers is investigated. After the standard MDZ process, the CZ-Si wafers are further subjected to two specific oxygen precipitation annealing, respectively. It is found that the MDZs in CZ-Si wafers shrunk notably because oxygen precipitation occurs within the MDZs. However, a width of substantial DZ still remains within the wafer. Therefore, it is believed that the outer region of the MDZs, which corresponds to the oxygen denuded zone formed in the course of rapid thermal process and high temperature annealing, is a substantial defect-free zone which acts as the active area for semiconductor devices.
