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Journal of Applied Physics
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Boron, phosphorus, and arsenic diffusion in tisi2

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The diffusivities of B, P, and As implanted in TiSi2 are analyzed between 500 and 900°C by secondary ion mass spectroscopy. It is shown that P and As have high (and almost equal) diffusivities compared with B which appears immobile. This difference is presumed to be related to the very high stability of TiB2 (as compared with TiSi2) and the probable precipitation of B in the form of a titanium boride. The lattice diffusion coefficients for As and P are deduced from the diffusion profiles; they range from 10-17 to 10-14 cm2/s between 550 and 800°C. The activation energies are found to be, respectively, 1.8 and 2.0 eV; values close to the activation energy for the self-diffusion of Si in TiSi2, 1.8 eV. The diffusion profiles also show a high grain boundary diffusivity and an accumulation of dopant at the TiSi2-Si interface.

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Journal of Applied Physics

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