Abstract

Negative dilatation (shrinkage) induced by 10-keV electron bombardment of SiO2 films thermally grown on Si has been studied. Measured deflection changes in continuous SiO2 bridges etched following irradiation showed a maximum shrinkage of [inverted lazy s] 0.8%, which occurred at 0.2 C/cm2, followed by a slight expansion, and subsequent saturation at higher exposures. Exposures up to 3 C/cm2 were utilized. Isochronal annealing studies show the activation energy for recovery to be approximately 1 eV with 2% recovery occurring in 1 h at 400°C.

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