Analysis of Slightly Rough Thin Films by Optical Methods and AFM

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Authors

FRANTA Daniel OHLÍDAL Ivan KLAPETEK Petr

Year of publication 2000
Type Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source Mikrochim. Acta
MU Faculty or unit

Faculty of Science

Citation
Web http://hydra.physics.muni.cz/~franta/bib/MA132_443.html
Field Solid matter physics and magnetism
Keywords Spectroscopic Ellipsometry; Spectroscopic Reflectometry; Atomic Force Microscopy; Rough Thin Films
Description In this paper the analysis of a family of rough silicon single crystal surfaces covered with native oxide layers is performed using a combined optical method based on a multisample treatment of the experimental data obtained using variable angle of spectroscopic ellipsometry and near normal spectroscopic reflectometry. Within this analysis the values of the thicknesses of the native oxide layers are determined together with the values of statistical parameters of roughness, i.e. with the rms values of the heights and the values of the autocorrelation lengths, for all the samples studied. For interpreting experimental data the perturbation Rayleigh-Rice theory and scalar diffraction theory are employed. By means of the results of the analysis achieved using both the theories limitations of the validity of these theories is discussed. The correctness of the values of the statistical parameters determined using the optical method is verified using AFM measurements.
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