Published online by Cambridge University Press: 28 February 2011
The importance of the knowledge of implantation induced damage structures in annealing studies is emphasized. The existence of various observed microstructures is reviewed and their distributions are presented schematically. It was found that although the usefulness of RTA in controlling dopant profiles is indisputable, the control of microstructure by RTA especially in “non-amorphized” or incompletely amorphized Si samples is questionable. Significance of complete surface amorphization to achieve better structural perfection on subsequent RTA or FA is discussed. An attempt was made to explain the published electrical data on rapid thermally annealed B+ and As+ implanted Si based on expected location and annealing behavior of defects for such implants. Recent structural and electrical results from B implanted pre-amorphized Si are presented.