What is Faraday cup?

A device that collects an ion beam and measures the resulting current. In ion implanters it is used to determine the implanted dose.

Field: Ion implantation

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Questions that mention Faraday cup (1)

  1. In an ion implanter, which component measures the beam current to determine the number of implanted ions (dose)?

Related terms

Annealing Channeling Halo implant (pocket implant) Implant dose Ion implantation Laser anneal Plasma doping Pre-amorphization implant (PAI) Projected range Retrograde well

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