In this study, we investigated the change of dopant concentration during ashing, strip and annealing process. Combined HF-based strip and annealing process causes the loss of dopants, phosphorous and arsenic, while the ashing process does not affect the dopant loss. This is because HF cleaning removes the silicon oxide acting as the capping layer of dopant evaporation and out-diffusion in annealing process.
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