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Elsevier, Thin Solid Films, 9(519), p. 2604-2607, 2011

DOI: 10.1016/j.tsf.2010.11.092

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Free-charge carrier profile of iso- and aniso-type Si homojunctions determined by terahertz and mid-infrared ellipsometry

Journal article published in 2011 by A. Boosalis, T. Hofmann, J. Šik, M. Schubert ORCID
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Abstract

We present an optical, non-destructive, non-contact method of determining the silicon homojunction epilayer free-charge carrier concentration profile and thickness by means of combined terahertz (0.2–1 THz) and mid-infrared (10–50 THz) spectroscopic ellipsometry investigation. A dual homojunction iso- and aniso-type silicon sample is investigated. Application of analytical models for iso-type and aniso-type homojunctions results in an excellent match between calculated and experimental data. Best-match model calculated parameters are found to be consistent with electrical spreading resistance epilayer thickness and resistivity values.