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January 2006
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Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology B: Microelectronics and Nanometer Structures Processing, Measurement, and Phenomena
ISSN 1071-1023
EISSN 1520-8567
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Review Article
Photomask plasma etching: A review
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 24, 1–15 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.2162580
Regular Articles
Single-wafer-processed trench-sidewall integration and its application in a micro resonant detector for vacuum monitoring
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 24, 16–19 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.2137337
Synthesis of single crystalline silicon nanowires and investigation of their electron field emission
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 24, 20–24 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.2137338
Investigation of the nonuniformities in polyurethane chemical mechanical planarization pads
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 24, 25–33 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.2137339
Optical investigation of the interdot carrier transfer process in quantum-dot heterosystems
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 24, 34–37 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.2138719
Quantum charge transportation in metal-oxide-Si structures with ultrathin oxide
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 24, 38–45 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.2138720
Optical properties of nanotubes
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 24, 46–49 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.2138721
Fabrication of short-wavelength photonic crystals in wide-band-gap nanocrystalline diamond films
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 24, 50–54 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.2138722
Nanostenciling through a -wide silicon membrane
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 24, 55–58 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.2140001
Self-aligned cathodes in recessed geometry for reduced gate currents in nanostructured carbon triodes
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 24, 59–63 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.2141625
Modeling radiation-induced carbon contamination of extreme ultraviolet optics
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 24, 64–82 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.2140005
thermal stability on narrow-width polysilicon resistors
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 24, 83–86 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.2141626
Superior electrochemical performance of nanotubes using buffer layer on Si substrates
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 24, 87–90 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.2141627
Gate oxide reliability in an integrated metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor-microelectromechanical system technology
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 24, 91–96 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.2141628
Experimental characterization of an inductively coupled acetylene/hydrogen plasma for carbon nanofiber synthesis
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 24, 97–103 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.2150221
Etch damage and deposition repair of vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 24, 104–107 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.2150222
Advanced electrical imaging of dislocations in Mg–In-codoped GaN films
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 24, 108–112 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.2150223
Influence of fluorine/carbon atomic ratio on superhydrophobic behavior of carbon nanofiber arrays
Chien-Te Hsieh; Jin-Ming Chen; Yu-Hao Huang; Rong-Rong Kuo; Chung-Tien Li; Han-Chang Shih; Ta-Sen Lin; Chu-Fu Wu
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 24, 113–117 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.2150224
Modeling oxidation of ruthenium optic coatings
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 24, 118–130 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.2150225
All-around contact for carbon nanotube field-effect transistors made by ac dielectrophoresis
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 24, 131–135 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.2150226
Fabrication of single electron transistors with molecular tunnel barriers using ac dielectrophoresis technique
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 24, 136–138 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.2150227
Synthesis and characterization of self-catalyzed nanorods on assembly using vacuum-arc Cu deposition and vapor-solid reaction
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 24, 139–142 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.2151215
Coulomb blockade behavior in individual multiwalled carbon nanotubes
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 24, 143–146 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.2151216
Gate-controlled nanowires for field-emission device application
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 24, 147–151 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.2151217
Growth of on vicinal Ge surface using low-temperature migration-enhanced epitaxy
H. Tanoto; S. F. Yoon; W. K. Loke; E. A. Fitzgerald; C. Dohrman; B. Narayanan; M. T. Doan; C. H. Tung
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 24, 152–156 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.2151220
Electrical transport properties of structures with a pair of Be and donor impurity delta-doped layers
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 24, 157–162 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.2151221
Evolution of sidewall roughness during reactive-ion etching of polymer waveguides
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 24, 163–169 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.2151222
Correction of stray-light-induced proximity effect by complementary double exposure in microlithography
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 24, 170–177 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.2151224
Ion-implanted edge termination for Schottky diode rectifiers
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 24, 178–184 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.2151225
Crystallographic and electrical characterization of tungsten carbide thin films for Schottky contact of diamond photodiode
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 24, 185–189 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.2151909
Electrical resistivity of polycrystalline Cu interconnects with nano-scale linewidth
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 24, 190–194 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.2151910
Room-temperature nanocontact printing using soft template
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 24, 195–199 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.2151913
Ni-carbon nanotubes nanocomposite for robust microelectromechanical systems fabrication
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 24, 205–210 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.2161222
Thermal coupling in multishot laser microvia drilling for interconnection application
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 24, 211–215 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.2162573
Prediction of clamping pressure in a Johnsen-Rahbek-type electrostatic chuck based on circuit simulation
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 24, 216–223 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.2151219
Electron-beam focusing in 1:1 electron projection lithography system
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 24, 224–230 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.2162574
Methods for fabricating Ohmic contacts to nanowires and nanotubes
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 24, 231–236 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.2162575
Doping integrity diagnostics of planar transistor channel structures by scanning nonlinear dielectric microscopy
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 24, 237–244 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.2162576
Dependence of local electronic structure in -type GaN on crystal polarity and presence of inversion domain boundaries
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 24, 245–249 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.2162577
Optical characterization of ZnMnO-based dilute magnetic semiconductor structures
I. A. Buyanova; W. M. Chen; M. P. Ivill; R. Pate; D. P. Norton; S. J. Pearton; J. W. Dong; A. Osinsky; B. Hertog; A. M. Dabiran; P. P. Chow
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 24, 259–262 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.2163884
Effect of hydrogen plasma exposure on the amount of trans-polyacetylene in nanocrystalline diamond films
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 24, 263–266 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.2163885
Synthesis and characterization of calixarene derivatives as resist materials for electron-beam lithography
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 24, 267–270 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.2163887
Nonlinear optical polymer patterned by nanoimprint lithography as a photonic crystal waveguide structure
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 24, 271–273 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.2151911
Lithographic flare measurements of Intel’s microexposure tool optics
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 24, 274–278 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.2151914
Nanoscale layer etching by short-time exposure of substrates to gas discharges using moving patterned shutter
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 24, 279–283 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.2162570
Thermal simulations of three-dimensional integrated multichip module with GaN power amplifier and Si modulator
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 24, 284–287 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.2163888
Tunable growth of ZnO nanorods synthesized in aqueous solutions at low temperatures
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 24, 288–291 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.2163889
Dependence of etch rate on sidewall angle as affected by bottom materials in a high-density plasma
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 24, 298–303 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.2163892
Luminescent and structural characteristics of ZnO nanorods fabricated by postannealing
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 24, 304–307 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.2163893
Morphology control of silicon nanotips fabricated by electron cyclotron resonance plasma etching
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 24, 308–311 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.2163894
Structural and electrical characterizations of ultrathin gate dielectrics treated by nitrogen-plasma atmosphere
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 24, 312–315 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.2151218
Investigation of the magnetic susceptibility of nanocomposites obtained in zero-field-cooled conditions
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 24, 321–325 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.2162571
Resist-based measurement of the contrast transfer function in a 0.3 numerical aperture extreme ultraviolet microfield optic
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 24, 326–330 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.2162578
Interfacial energy and strength of multiwalled-carbon-nanotube-based dry adhesive
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 24, 331–335 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.2163891
Fabrication of photonic crystals using a spin-coated hydrogen silsesquioxane hard mask
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 24, 336–339 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.2164850
Aligned carbon nanotubes/fibers for applications in vacuum microwave amplifiers
W. I. Milne; K. B. K. Teo; E. Minoux; O. Groening; L. Gangloff; L. Hudanski; J.-P. Schnell; D. Dieumegard; F. Peauger; I. Y. Y. Bu; M. S. Bell; P. Legagneux; G. Hasko; G. A. J. Amaratunga
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 24, 345–348 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.2161223
Physical and electrical properties of Ta–N, Mo–N, and W–N electrodes on high- gate dielectric
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 24, 349–357 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.2163883
Brief Reports and Comments
In situ growth of single-walled carbon nanotubes by bimetallic technique with/without dielectric support for nanodevice applications
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 24, 358–361 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.2151223
PAPERS FROM THE EIGHTH INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON THE FABRICATION, CHARACTERIZATION, AND MODELING OF ULTRA-SHALLOW DOPING PROFILES IN SEMICONDUCTORS
Characterization of Ultra-Shallow Junctions
Scanning tunneling microscopy detection of individual dopant atoms on wet-prepared Si(111):H surfaces
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 24, 365–369 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.2162564
Scanning capacitance microscopy: Quantitative carrier profiling down to nanostructures
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 24, 370–374 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.2151907
Extracting active dopant profile information from carrier illumination power curves
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 24, 375–380 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.2132322
Active dopant characterization methodology for germanium
T. Clarysse; P. Eyben; T. Janssens; I. Hoflijk; D. Vanhaeren; A. Satta; M. Meuris; W. Vandervorst; J. Bogdanowicz; G. Raskin
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 24, 381–389 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.2163880
Room temperature migration of boron in crystalline silicon during secondary ion mass spectrometry profiling
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 24, 394–398 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.2137335
Dopant profiling in gates with secondary-ion-mass spectroscopy
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 24, 399–403 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.2141622
Near-surface secondary-ion-mass-spectrometry analyses of plasma-based B ion implants in Si
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 24, 408–413 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.2163879
Noncontact sheet resistance and leakage current mapping for ultra-shallow junctions
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 24, 414–420 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.2137334
Ultrashallow profiling using secondary ion mass spectrometry: Estimating junction depth error using mathematical deconvolution
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 24, 428–432 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.2132319
Dopant-Defect Interactions
Fluorine incorporation in preamorphized silicon
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 24, 433–436 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.2127934
Effect of fluorine on the activation and diffusion behavior of boron implanted preamorphized silicon
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 24, 437–441 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.2127935
Effect of buried interface on dopant and defect evolution in preamorphizing implant ultrashallow junction
J. J. Hamilton; B. Colombeau; J. A. Sharp; N. E. B. Cowern; K. J. Kirkby; E. J. H. Collart; M. Bersani; D. Giubertoni
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 24, 442–445 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.2140004
Effect of stress on the evolution of mask-edge defects in ion-implanted silicon
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 24, 446–449 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.2162566
Application of flash-assist rapid thermal processing subsequent to low-temperature furnace anneals
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 24, 450–455 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.2140003
Modeling Dopants and Defects
Calculations of effect of anisotropic stress/strain on dopant diffusion in silicon under equilibrium and nonequilibrium conditions
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 24, 456–461 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.2151908
Application of molecular dynamics for low-energy ion implantation in crystalline silicon
H. Y. Chan; M. P. Srinivasan; N. J. Montgomery; C. P. A. Mulcahy; S. Biswas; H.-J. L. Gossmann; M. Harris; K. Nordlund; F. Benistant; C. M. Ng; D Gui; L. Chan
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 24, 462–467 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.2137333
Size effects on the electrical activation of low-energy implanted B in Si
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 24, 468–472 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.2073367
Nonconventional flash annealing on shallow indium implants in silicon
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 24, 473–477 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.2132321
Ultra-shallow Junction Fabrication Technologies
Plasma implanted ultra shallow junction boron depth profiles: Effect of plasma chemistry and sheath conditions
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 24, 489–493 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.2137336
P implantation doping of Ge: Diffusion, activation, and recrystallization
A. Satta; T. Janssens; T. Clarysse; E. Simoen; M. Meuris; A. Benedetti; I. Hoflijk; B. De Jaeger; C. Demeurisse; W. Vandervorst
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 24, 494–498 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.2162565
Dopant loss of ultrashallow junction by wet chemical cleaning
G. H. Buh; T. Park; G. H. Yon; S. B. Kim; Y. J. Jee; S. J. Hong; C. Ryoo; J. R. Yoo; J. W. Lee; C. S. Jun; Y. G. Shin; U-In Chung; J. T. Moon
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 24, 499–502 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.2132323
Quantitative analysis of ultrashallow junction of sub- gate-length transistors: Junction depth, sheet resistance, short channel effects, and transistor performance
G. H. Buh; T. Park; G. H. Yon; S. J. Hong; C. W. Ryoo; J. R. Yoo; J. W. Lee; Y. J. Jee; J. S. Lee; C. S. Jun; Y. G. Shin; U-ln Chung; J. T. Moon
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 24, 503–506 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.2132320
Co-implantation with conventional spike anneal solutions for -type metal-oxide-semiconductor ultra-shallow junction formation
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 24, 507–509 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.2151906
Heavy ion implantation in Ge: Dramatic radiation induced morphology in Ge
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 24, 510–514 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.2151904
Implementation of flash technology for ultra shallow junction formation: Challenges in process integration
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 24, 515–520 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.2151903
Letters
Nanoscopy of near-field distribution on plasmonic nanostructures
Xiangang Luo; Yueguang Lv; Chunlei Du; Junxian Ma; Hao Wang; Haiying Li; Gairong Yang; Xiangdi Lin; Hanmin Yao
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 24, L1–L5 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.2140002
-inductively coupled plasma etching of deep hole-type photonic crystals in InP
C. F. Carlström; R. van der Heijden; F. Karouta; R. W. van der Heijden; H. W. M. Salemink; E. van der Drift
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 24, L6–L9 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.2151915