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[18p-C212-1] Round-Robin Test of Photoluminescence Method after Electron Irradiation for Quantifying Low-Level Carbon in Silicon
Keywords:carbon impurity, round-robin test, photoluminescence
Round-robin test of the photoluminescence method after electron irradiation for quantifying low-level carbon in Si crystals has been performed with an intention of the world-wide standardization of the technique. The measurements were carried out for n-type MCZ crystals with the resistivity higher than 50 ohm-cm under the condition of the JIS standard for donor and acceptor impurity quantification. A good correlation was obtained between the relative intensity of the carbon-related line and the carbon concentration determined by SIMS, and the correlation was nearly identical for all the 10-participating organizations. This allows us to suggest that the correlation can be used as a calibration curve for determining low-level carbon in Si.