SURFACE DOSE RETENTION OF DOPANTS BY PRE-AMORPHIZATION AND POST-IMPLANT PASSIVATION TREATMENTS
The invention generally relates to pre-implant and post-implant treatments to promote the retention of dopants near the surface of an implanted substrate. The pre-implant treatments include forming a plasma from an inert gas and implanting the inert gas into the substrate to render an upper portion of the substrate amorphous. The post-implant treatment includes forming a passivation layer on the upper surface of the substrate after doping the substrate in order to retain the dopant during a subsequent activation anneal.