Radiotracer and serial sectioning techniques were used to study the diffusion of Co in p-type B-doped wafers (table 33). The results could be described by:

D(cm2/s) = 9.2 x 104exp[-2.8(eV)/kT]

Diffusion Coefficient of Cobalt in Silicon. H.Kitagawa, K.Hashimoto: Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, 1977, 16[1], 173-4

 

Table 33

Diffusion of 57Co

 

Temperature (C)

D (cm2/s)

1200

1.7 x 10-5

1100

6.0 x 10-6

1000

5.4 x 10-7

900

7.5 x 10-8