Document Type
Thesis
Date of Award
Summer 8-31-2005
Degree Name
Master of Science in Applied Physics - (M.S.)
Department
Federated Physics Department
First Advisor
Anthony Fiory
Second Advisor
N. M. Ravindra
Third Advisor
Dentcho V. Ivanov
Fourth Advisor
Sufian Abedrabbo
Fifth Advisor
Lamine M. Dieng
Abstract
The influence of patterns on emissivity in silicon wafers in rapid thermal processing systems has been investigated. In this study, two experiments with layered and patterned silicon wafers were conducted. The main difference in the experiments is the way in which the temperature was controlled. The first experiment was performed under Open Loop Intensity Control (OLIC). For OLIC, no feedback from the wafer is returned. It is assumed that supplying a certain power level will lead to the desired temperature. The other experiment used the Closed Loop Intensity Control. In this case, a feedback, in the form of temperature deviation is used to adjust the temperature.
By using the Stefan-Boltzmann T4-law, a heat balance equation describing the incoming and outgoing heat can be derived. This heat balance equation can be used to calculate the spatial temperature differences due to different emissivities of the various thin film layers of patterned wafers. A mathematical model was developed based on the heat balance equation. The mathematical model was verified with experiments. The model showed good agreement with the experiments.
Recommended Citation
Rabus, Markus, "Emissivity of patterned silicon wafers in rapid thermal processing" (2005). Theses. 506.
https://digitalcommons.njit.edu/theses/506
