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Publication
Applied Physics Letters
Paper
Imaging of trapped charge in SiO2 and at the SiO2-Si interface
Abstract
Charged defects in SiO2 and at the SiO2-Si(111) interface were imaged with a noncontact atomic force microscope. Electrons and holes trapped at interfacial Pb, centers in n- and p-ype samples were identified from simultaneously recorded Kelvin images. Limited trap occupancy, determined by the local, bias controlled Fermi level, and strong band bending lead to unusually sharp images of trapped charge. © 2001 American Institute of Physics.