Abstract
Inhomogeneous hyperdoping of a 100-nm-thick silicon surface layer with sulfur atoms at concentrations above 2 × 1021 cm−3 was obtained via its femtosecond laser ablation in a sulfur-containing organic solvent. Infrared transmission spectroscopy reveals distinct interband absorption peaks of donor sulfur states, which are absent in the initial crystalline silicon, and a broad absorption band of free carriers with a concentration of ∼1018 cm−3. The rather low free-carrier concentration is related to equilibrium room-temperature ionization of localized donor sulfur states, preserving their nondegenerate character owing to the strong electronion binding in the donor states.
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