Abstract
Silica was implanted with N ions at 4 MeV with nominal doses of 0.1, 0.3, 1.0 and 3.0 × 1016 ions/cm2. Optical absorption, measured from 2.5 to 6.2 eV, had maxima at 5.0 and 5.9 eV whose amplitudes increased with increasing dose. The ratio of the maximum amplitudes of these two bands was invariant with dose. The sample implanted with 1 × 1016 ions/cm2 was exposed to 5 eV KrF excimer photons, 150 mJ/cm2 per 20 ns pulse for totals of 1.5, 15 and 30 J/cm2. Absorption decreased at 5.0, 5.9 and 6.2 eV for all exposures. The decrease in absorption revealed a band at ∼ 4.7 eV that did not bleach. Thes data are compared to similar data of B implanted silica and based on comparison effects specific to N and B are resolved. These differences are attributed to interactions of N with Si and B with O.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 575-579 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms |
Volume | 141 |
Issue number | 1-4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - May 1998 |
Funding
The authors acknowledge the support of The Research Corporation and Oak Ridge National Laboratory, managed by Lockheed Martin Energy Research Corp. for the US Department of Energy under contract number DE-AC05-96OR22464.
Funders | Funder number |
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Lockheed Martin Energy Research Corp. | |
U.S. Department of Energy | DE-AC05-96OR22464 |
Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
Keywords
- Ion implantation
- Optical absorption
- Silica