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Ion assisted near-complete filling of high aspect ratio trenches for 3-D neutron detectors

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THIN SOLID FILMS
Volume 720, Issue -, Pages -

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ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
DOI: 10.1016/j.tsf.2021.138521

Keywords

Boron carbide; Plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition; Ortho- carborane; Neutron detector

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  1. Board of Research in Nuclear Science (BRNS), Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), India [34/14/22/2015- BRNS]
  2. DST, Gov. of India

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A single-step process has been developed for the conformal deposition of boron carbide in high aspect ratio trenches, which can achieve nearly complete filling and be used for fabricating high neutron detection efficiency three-dimensional thermal neutron detectors.
A single-step process has been developed for the conformal deposition of boron carbide in high aspect ratio trenches fabricated in an n-type (111) silicon substrate. Plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition was used to deposit boron carbide from ortho-carborane (O-C2B10H12) precursor mixed with helium and argon gas. The depositions were carried out under substrate self-bias conditions to achieve a high fill factor using forwarddirected ions. Nearly complete filling of 25 mu m deep trenches with high-aspect ratio (> 6:1) via conformal coating of side walls has been confirmed from cross-sectional scanning electron microscopy studies. The results presented in this article establish that the process technology developed for achieving conformal deposition of the neutron stopping layer is suitable for the fabrication of Silicon p-i-n based three-dimensional thermal neutron detectors with high neutron detection efficiency.

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