Fabrication of Si_{1-x}Ge_x Alloy on Silicon by Ge-Ion-Implantation and Short-Time-Annealing

• Authors: K. Gao , S. Prucnal , A. Mücklich , W. Skorupa , S. Zhou
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

In our contribution we present the fabrication of Si_{1-x}Ge_x alloy by ion-implantation and millisecond flash lamp annealing. The 100 keV Ge ions at the fluence of 10×10^{16}, 5×10^{16}, and 3×10^{16} cm^{-2} were implanted into monocrystalline (100)-oriented Si wafers covered by 50 nm thermal oxide. In the consequence, the 50 nm amorphous Ge rich Si layers were obtained. The recrystallization of the implanted layers and the Si_{1-x}Ge_x alloying were accomplished by flash lamp annealing with the pulse duration of 20 ms. Flash lamp treatment at high energy densities leads to local melting of the Ge-rich silicon layer. Then the recrystallization takes place due to the millisecond range liquid phase epitaxy. Formation of the high quality monocrystalline Si_{1-x}Ge_x layer was confirmed by the μ-Raman spectroscopy, the Rutherford backscattering channeling and cross-sectional transmission electron microscopy investigation. The μ-Raman spectra reveal three phonon modes located at around 293, 404, and 432 cm^{-1} corresponding to the Ge-Ge, Si-Ge and Si-Si in the Si_{1-x}Ge_x alloy vibrational modes, respectively. Due to much higher carrier mobility in the Si_{1-x}Ge_x layers than in silicon such system can be used for the fabrication of advanced microelectronic devices.

Keywords

EN

61.72.uf; 78.55.Ap; 68.37.Lp

Discipline

• 68.37.Lp: Transmission electron microscopy (TEM)
• 78.55.Ap: Elemental semiconductors
• 61.72.uf: Ge and Si

• Publisher: Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Acta Physica Polonica A
• Year: 2013
• Volume: 123
• Issue: 5
• Pages: 858-861

Dates

published

2013-05

Contributors

author

K. Gao

• Institute of Ion Beam Physics and Materials Research, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), P.O. Box 510119, 01314 Dresden, Germany

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S. Prucnal

• Institute of Ion Beam Physics and Materials Research, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), P.O. Box 510119, 01314 Dresden, Germany

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A. Mücklich

• Institute of Ion Beam Physics and Materials Research, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), P.O. Box 510119, 01314 Dresden, Germany

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W. Skorupa

• Institute of Ion Beam Physics and Materials Research, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), P.O. Box 510119, 01314 Dresden, Germany

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S. Zhou

• Institute of Ion Beam Physics and Materials Research, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), P.O. Box 510119, 01314 Dresden, Germany

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Identifiers

DOI

10.12693/APhysPolA.123.858