• DocumentCode
    3033278
  • Title

    Accelerated oxidation of silicon due to x-ray irradiation

  • Author

    Bhandaru, Shweta ; Zhang, En Xia ; Fleetwood, Daniel M. ; Reed, Robert A. ; Weller, Robert A. ; Weiss, Sharon M.

  • Author_Institution
    Interdiscipl. Grad. Program in Mater. Sci., Vanderbilt Univ., Nashville, TN, USA
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    19-23 Sept. 2011
  • Firstpage
    77
  • Lastpage
    79
  • Abstract
    Enhanced rates of oxide growth have been observed on silicon when exposed to high-energy x-ray irradiation. This observed effect could potentially be utilized for remote total ionizing dose-sensing applications.
  • Keywords
    X-ray applications; elemental semiconductors; radiation hardening (electronics); silicon; high-energy X-ray irradiation; oxide growth; remote total ionizing dose-sensing applications; silicon accelerated oxidation; Atomic layer deposition; Atomic measurements; Optical sensors; Oxidation; Radiation effects; Silicon; Temperature measurement; Silicon; oxide; ozone; x-ray detection;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Radiation and Its Effects on Components and Systems (RADECS), 2011 12th European Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Sevilla
  • ISSN
    0379-6566
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4577-0585-4
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/RADECS.2011.6131371
  • Filename
    6131371