Journal article

Cathodoluminescence microanalysis of electron irradiation damage in wide band gap materials

MA Stevens Kalceff, MR Phillips, M Toth, AR Moon, DN Jamieson, JO Orwa, S Prawer

Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings | MATERIALS RESEARCH SOCIETY | Published : 1999

Abstract

Cathodoluminescence(CL)microanalysis(spectroscopyandmicroscopy) inanelectronmicroscopeenablesbothpre- existingandirradiationinducedlocalvariationsinthebulkandsurfacedefectstructureof widebandgapmaterialstobecharacterizedwithhighspatial(lateralanddepth) resolutionandsensitivity. CLmicroanalyticaltechniquesallowtheinsitumonitoringofelectronirradiationinducedd amage,thepostirradiationassessmentofdamageinducedbyotherenergeticradiation, andtheinvestigationofirradiationinducedelectromigrationofmobilechargeddefectspec ies.ElectronirradiatedsilicondioxidepolymorphsandMeVH +ionimplantedTypeHadiamondhavebeeninvestigatedusingCLmicroanalyticaltechnique s.©1999MaterialsResearchSociety.

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