Regularities of Changes in the Properties of Silicon Single Crystals under Low-Dose Beta-Irradiation
Abstract
Regularities of changes in the mechanical properties (micro- or nanohardness, fracture toughness at indentation, and steady-state creep rate) and electrical characteristics (Hall constant, conductivity, and concentration of electrically active defects) of silicon single crystals under low-dose ( F < 1012 cm-2) low-intensity ( I ~ 106 cm-2•s-1) beta-irradiation are described. The mechanism of nonmonotonic beta-induced softening of silicon is discussed.
- Publication:
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Russian Physics Journal
- Pub Date:
- December 2013
- DOI:
- 10.1007/s11182-013-0122-5
- Bibcode:
- 2013RuPhJ..56..942D
- Keywords:
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- silicon;
- mechanical properties;
- low-dose beta-irradiation