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Electron‐trapping characteristics of W in SiO2

D. R. Young, +2 more
- 01 Aug 1977 - 
- Vol. 48, Iss: 8, pp 3425-3427
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In this paper, the electron-trapping characteristics of W in SiO2 have been studied using evaporated and ion-implanted W. The results indicate a trapping cross section varying from 1.56×10−14 to 4.62× 10−14 cm2 depending on the evaporation time.
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The electron‐trapping characteristics of W in SiO2 have been studied using evaporated and ion‐implanted W. The evaporated W results indicate a trapping cross section varying from 1.56×10−14 to 4.62×10−14 cm2 depending on the evaporation time. The cross section of the implanted W is 1.06×10−15 cm2. Thermal‐detrapping measurements indicate an activation energy of 0.9 eV, whereas optical detrapping is not observed for light energies up to 6 eV. It is not understood why there is this large discrepancy of results. It is also interesting to note that Powell and Beairsto measured a barrier height of 3.6 eV for the W‐SiO2 interface.

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