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Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSN › Conference contribution/Paper › peer-review
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TY - GEN
T1 - Characterisation of the nanometer-scale mechanical compliance of semiconductors by Ultrasonic Force Microscopy
AU - Huey, B. D.
AU - Langford, R. M.
AU - Briggs, G. Andrew D.
AU - Kolosov, Oleg
PY - 2001
Y1 - 2001
N2 - Ultrasonic Force Microscopy (UFM) has been applied to detect the mechanical compliance of semiconductors at the nanometer (nm) scale. UFM of Si and SiGe heterostructures reveals a sensitivity to 2.5 nm thin films. Structures and damage generated during implantation and milling of Si with a focused ion beam are also characterized. This provides novel insight into the topographic and mechanical consequences of ion implantation for doses down to 10(14) ions/cm(2). The experimental results for both SiGe films and ion milled Si wafers are supported by simulations of the UFM technique.
AB - Ultrasonic Force Microscopy (UFM) has been applied to detect the mechanical compliance of semiconductors at the nanometer (nm) scale. UFM of Si and SiGe heterostructures reveals a sensitivity to 2.5 nm thin films. Structures and damage generated during implantation and milling of Si with a focused ion beam are also characterized. This provides novel insight into the topographic and mechanical consequences of ion implantation for doses down to 10(14) ions/cm(2). The experimental results for both SiGe films and ion milled Si wafers are supported by simulations of the UFM technique.
M3 - Conference contribution/Paper
SN - 0-7503-0818-4
SP - 531
EP - 534
BT - Microscopy of Semiconducting Materials 2001
A2 - Cullis, A. G.
A2 - Hutchison, J. L.
PB - IOP Publishing Ltd
CY - Bristol
T2 - Royal-Microscopical-Society Conference on Microscopy of Semiconducting Materials
Y2 - 25 March 2001 through 29 March 2001
ER -