Abstract
A fixed oxide charge (Qf) in n-type silicon (Si) wafers is investigated in thermally oxidized Si wafers intentionally contaminated with aluminium (Al), where Al-induced negative charge clarified by an ac surface photovoltage plays the role of a charge marker. Qf, which is defined to be positive, in n-type Si wafers is found to be almost completely neutralized by abundant majority carriers (electrons in n-type Si) during thermal oxidation at high temperature. Consequently, the positive oxide charge might disappear in n-type Si wafers. Instead, the resultant oxide charge in thermally oxidized n-type Si wafers is often negative because of possible interface-trapped charge.
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