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Helium ion beam induced electron emission from insulating silicon nitride films under charging conditions. / Petrov, Yu.V.; Anikeva, A.E.; Vyvenko, O.F.
In: NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS & METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH SECTION B-BEAM INTERACTIONS WITH MATERIALS AND ATOMS, Vol. 425, 01.04.2018, p. 11–17.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Helium ion beam induced electron emission from insulating silicon nitride films under charging conditions
AU - Petrov, Yu.V.
AU - Anikeva, A.E.
AU - Vyvenko, O.F.
PY - 2018/4/1
Y1 - 2018/4/1
N2 - Secondary electron emission from thin silicon nitride films of different thicknesses on silicon excited by helium ions with energies from 15 to 35 keV was investigated in the helium ion microscope. Secondary electron yield measured with Everhart-Thornley detector decreased with the irradiation time because of the charging of insulating films tending to zero or reaching a non-zero value for relatively thick or thin films, respectively. The finiteness of secondary electron yield value, which was found to be proportional to electronic energy losses of the helium ion in silicon substrate, can be explained by the electron emission excited from the substrate by the helium ions. The method of measurement of secondary electron energy distribution from insulators was suggested, and secondary electron energy distribution from silicon nitride was obtained.
AB - Secondary electron emission from thin silicon nitride films of different thicknesses on silicon excited by helium ions with energies from 15 to 35 keV was investigated in the helium ion microscope. Secondary electron yield measured with Everhart-Thornley detector decreased with the irradiation time because of the charging of insulating films tending to zero or reaching a non-zero value for relatively thick or thin films, respectively. The finiteness of secondary electron yield value, which was found to be proportional to electronic energy losses of the helium ion in silicon substrate, can be explained by the electron emission excited from the substrate by the helium ions. The method of measurement of secondary electron energy distribution from insulators was suggested, and secondary electron energy distribution from silicon nitride was obtained.
KW - Dielectrics
KW - Helium ion microscopy
KW - Secondary electron emission
KW - Thin films
KW - MICROSCOPE
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85056335235&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.nimb.2018.04.001
DO - 10.1016/j.nimb.2018.04.001
M3 - Article
VL - 425
SP - 11
EP - 17
JO - NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS & METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH SECTION B-BEAM INTERACTIONS WITH MATERIALS AND ATOMS
JF - NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS & METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH SECTION B-BEAM INTERACTIONS WITH MATERIALS AND ATOMS
SN - 0168-583X
ER -
ID: 33285717