Raman谱研究不同缓冲层结构对Si1-xGex 应力弛豫的影响

应用Raman散射谱研究超高真空化学气相淀积(UHV/CVD)生长的不同结构缓冲层对恒定组分上表层Si1-xGex层应力弛豫的影响.Raman散射的峰位不仅与Ge组分有关,而且与其中的应力状态有关.在完全应变和完全弛豫的情况下,Si1-xGex层中的Si-Si振动模式相对于衬底的偏移都与Ge组分成线性关系.根据实测的Raman峰位,估算了应力弛豫,结果表明:对组分渐变缓冲层结构而言,超品格缓冲层中界面间应力更大,把位错弯曲成一个封闭的环,既减少了表面位错密度,很大程度上又释放了应力.     

弛豫SiGe衬底上SiGe/SiⅡ型量子阱

采用 UHV / CVD系统 ,在 Si衬底上生长了具有渐变 Si1 - x Gex 缓冲层结构的弛豫 Si0 .76 Ge0 .2 4虚衬底和 5个周期的 Si0 .76 Ge0 .2 4/ Si多量子阱 .在渐变 Si1 - x Gex 缓冲层生长过程中引入原位退火 ,消除了残余应力 ,抑制了后续生长的 Si Ge中的位错成核 .透射电子显微照片显示 ,位错被有效地限制在组份渐变缓冲层内 ,而 Si Ge上层和 Si Ge/Si量子阱是无位错的 .在样品的 PL 谱中 ,观察到跃迁能量为 0 .96 1e V的 型量子阱的无声子参与 (NP)发光峰 .由于 型量子阱中电子和空穴不在空间同一位置 ,较高光功率激发下引起的高浓度载流子导致能带弯     

弛豫SiGe衬底上SiGe/Si Ⅱ型量子阱

采用 UHV / CVD系统 ,在 Si衬底上生长了具有渐变 Si1 - x Gex 缓冲层结构的弛豫 Si0 .76 Ge0 .2 4虚衬底和 5个周期的 Si0 .76 Ge0 .2 4/ Si多量子阱 .在渐变 Si1 - x Gex 缓冲层生长过程中引入原位退火 ,消除了残余应力 ,抑制了后续生长的 Si Ge中的位错成核 .透射电子显微照片显示 ,位错被有效地限制在组份渐变缓冲层内 ,而 Si Ge上层和 Si Ge/Si量子阱是无位错的 .在样品的 PL 谱中 ,观察到跃迁能量为 0 .96 1e V的 型量子阱的无声子参与 (NP)发光峰 .由于 型量子阱中电子和空穴不在空间同一位置 ,较高光功率激发下引起的高浓度载流子导致能带弯曲严重 .NP峰随激发功率增加向高能方向移动 ,在一定激发条件下 ,电子跃迁或隧穿至弛豫 Si Ge层弯曲的导带底后与处于同一位置的空穴复合发光 ,所以 NP峰积分强度随光激发功率先增加后减小     

Si1-x Gex:C缓冲层的生长温度对Ge薄膜外延生长的影响

用化学气相淀积方法,在Si(100)衬底上生长Si1-x Gex:C合金作为缓冲层、继而外延生长了Ge晶体薄膜,用X射线衍射(XRD)、俄歇电子能谱(AES)、拉曼(Raman)衍射光谱等对所得到的样品进行了表征测量,着重研究了Si1-x Gex:C缓冲层生长温度对样品结构特征的影响.结果表明:Si1-x Gex:C缓冲层中的Ge原子浓度沿表面至衬底方向逐渐降低,其平均组分随着生长温度的升高而降低.这与较高生长温度(760～820℃)所导致的原子扩散效应相关;在Si1-x Gex:C缓冲层上外延生长的Ge薄膜具有单一的晶体取向,薄膜的晶体质量随着温度的升高而降低.     

应用400℃低温Si技术制备应变Si沟道pMOSFET

在利用分子束外延方法制备Si Ge p MOSFET中引入了低温Si技术.通过在Si缓冲层和Si Ge层之间加入低温Si层,提高了Si Ge层的弛豫度.当Ge主分为2 0 %时,利用低温Si技术生长的弛豫Si1 - x Gex 层的厚度由UHVCVD制备所需的数微米降至4 0 0 nm以内,AFM测试表明其表面均方粗糙度(RMS)小于1.0 2 nm.器件测试表明,与相同制备过程的体硅p MOSFET相比,空穴迁移率最大提高了2 5 % .     

Raman谱研究不同缓冲层结构对Si1-xGex 应力弛豫的影响

应用Ｒａｍａｎ散射谱研究超高真空化学气相沉积（ＵＨＶ／ＣＶＤ）生长的不同结构缓冲层对恒定组分上表层Ｓｉ１－ｘＧｅｘ层应力弛豫的影响。Ｒａｍａｎ散射的峰位不位与Ｇｅ组分有关,而且与其中的应力状态有关。     

干法氧化制备SiGe弛豫缓冲层及其表征

SiGe弛豫缓冲层是高性能Si基光电子与微电子器件集成的理想平台.通过1000℃干法氧化组分均匀的应变Si0.88Ge0.12层,在Si衬底上制备了表面Ge组分大于0.3,弛豫度大于95%,位错密度小于1.2×105cm-2的Ge组分渐变SiGe弛豫缓冲层.通过对不同氧化时间的样品的表征,分析了氧化过程中SiGe应变弛豫的主要机制.     

干法氧化制备SiGe弛豫缓冲层及其表征

SiGe弛豫缓冲层是高性能Si基光电子与微电子器件集成的理想平台.通过1000℃干法氧化组分均匀的应变Si0.88Ge0.12层,在Si衬底上制备了表面Ge组分大于0.3,弛豫度大于95%,位错密度小于1.2×105cm-2的Ge组分渐变SiGe弛豫缓冲层.通过对不同氧化时间的样品的表征,分析了氧化过程中SiGe应变弛豫的主要机制.     

弛豫SiGe外延层的UHV/CVD生长

利用自制的冷壁石英腔UHV/CVD设备,600℃条件下,通过Ge组分渐变缓冲层技术,在Si(100)衬底上成功地生长出完全弛豫、无穿透位错的Si0.38Ge0.17外延层,并在其上获得了具有张应变的Si盖帽层.另外,还在550℃下生长了同样结构的样品,发现此样品厚度明显变薄,组分渐变层的应变释放不完全,位错网稀疏而且不均匀,其上的Si0.83Ge0.17外延层具有明显的穿透位错.     

弛豫SiGe外延层的UHV/CVD生长

利用自制的冷壁石英腔UHV/CVD设备,600℃条件下,通过Ge组分渐变缓冲层技术,在Si(100)衬底上成功地生长出完全弛豫、无穿透位错的Si0.83Ge0.17外延层,并在其上获得了具有张应变的Si盖帽层.另外,还在550℃下生长了同样结构的样品,发现此样品厚度明显变薄,组分渐变层的应变释放不完全,位错网稀疏而且不均匀,其上的Si0.83Ge0.17外延层具有明显的穿透位错     

The influence of carbon on the properties of Si/SiGe heterostructures

Si/SiGe/SiGe:C/SiGe/Si heterostructures are investigated by Raman spectroscopy, electroreflectance method, and secondary-neutral mass spectrometry. It is shown that doping of a SiGe layer lying between undoped SiGe layers with C (1.5%) leads to almost complete stress relaxation in the doped layer. It is found that high-temperature photon annealing is responsible for a partial stress relaxation in the lower SiGe buffer layer. However, such annealing increases the Si content in this layer. Low-temperature treatment in the radio-frequency (RF) hydrogen plasma leads to considerable stress relaxation in the lower buffer layer without varying its composition. The results obtained from the electroreflectance and secondary-neutral-mall spectra correlate with the Raman spectroscopy data.     

Photocurrent Measurement of Si1-xGex/SiMultiple Quantum Wells With Ion Implantation and Thermal Annealing

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Effectiveness of SiGe Buffer Layers in Reducing Dark Currents of Ge-on-Si Photodetectors

The effectiveness of thin SiGe buffer layers in terminating threading dislocations and reducing photodiode dark current for Ge epitaxially grown on Si (001) has been investigated. The structural morphology of the films was studied by atomic force microscopy and transmission electron microscopy. The dark current of Ge on Si photodiodes can be reduced by over an order of magnitude by incorporating two different composition SiGe buffer layers. The origin of dark current and the effectiveness of thermal annealing the SiGe layers were also studied     

Transition from the two- to three-dimensional growth of Ge films upon deposition onto relaxed SiGe/Si(001) buffer layers

The critical thickness of the two-dimensional growth of Ge on relaxed SiGe/Si(001) buffer layers different in Ge content is studied in relation to the parameters of the layers. It is shown that the critical thickness of the two-dimensional growth of Ge on SiGe buffer layers depends on the lattice mismatch between the film and the substrate and, in addition, is heavily influenced by Ge segregation during SiGe-layer growth and by variations in the growth-surface roughness upon the deposition of strained (stretched) Si layers. It is found that the critical thickness of the two-dimensional growth of Ge directly onto SiGe buffer layers with a Ge content of x = 11–36% is smaller than that in the case of deposition onto a Si (001) substrate. The experimentally detected increase in the critical thickness of the two-dimensional growth of Ge with increasing thickness of the strained (stretched) Si layer predeposited onto the buffer layer is attributed to a decrease in the growth-surface roughness and in the amount of Ge located on the surface as a result of segregation.     

A study of the oxidation behavior and the postannealing effect in a graded SiGe/Si heterostructure

A study on the dry thermal oxidation of a graded SiGe layer was performed. To reduce the Ge pileup effect during the thermal oxidation, the SiGe layer was deposited with much lower Ge content near the free surface than near the SiGe/Si heterointerface. After dry thermal oxidation at 900°C, the Ge composition in the pileup layer was significantly reduced and strain relaxation by defect formation was prevented due to the graded Ge distribution. To homogenize the Ge distribution between the pileup layer and remaining SiGe layer, the oxidized layers were postannealed. The homogenization is significantly enhanced by strain-induced diffusion, and it was confirmed by uphill diffusion of Ge. This result can propose an alternative oxidation method of strained SiGe/Si heterostructures.     

Special features of the formation of Ge(Si) islands on the relaxed Si1−xGex/Si(001) buffer layers

The results of studying the growth of self-assembled Ge(Si) islands on relaxed Si_1?xGe_x/Si(001) buffer layers (x≈25%), with a low surface roughness are reported. It is shown that the growth of self-assembled islands on the buffer SiGe layers is qualitatively similar to the growth of islands on the Si (001) surface. It is found that a variation in the surface morphology (the transition from dome-to hut-shaped islands) in the case of island growth on the relaxed SiGe buffer layers occurs at a higher temperature than for the Ge(Si)/Si(001) islands. This effect can be caused by both a lesser mismatch between the crystal lattices of an island and the buffer layer and a somewhat higher surface density of islands, when they are grown on an SiGe buffer layer.     

应变Si1-xGex沟道PMOSFET空穴局域化研究

为充分利用应变 Si Ge材料相对于 Si较高的空穴迁移率 ,研究了 Si/Si Ge/Si PMOSFET中垂直结构和参数同沟道开启及空穴分布之间的依赖关系。在理论分析的基础上 ,以数值模拟为手段 ,研究了栅氧化层厚度、Si帽层厚度、Si Ge层 Ge组分及厚度、缓冲层厚度及衬底掺杂浓度对阈值电压、交越电压和空穴分布的影响与作用 ,特别强调了 δ掺杂的意义。模拟和分析表明 ,栅氧化层厚度、Si帽层厚度、Si Ge层 Ge组分、衬底掺杂浓度及 δ掺杂剂量是决定空穴分布的主要因素 ,而 Si Ge层厚度、缓冲层厚度和隔离层厚度对空穴分布并不敏感。最后总结了沟道反型及空穴分布随垂直结构及参数变化的一般规律 ,为优化器件设计提供了参考。     

Pure germanium epitaxial growth on thin strained silicon-germanium graded layers on bulk silicon substrate for high-mobility channel metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistors

We demonstrate epitaxially grown high-quality pure germanium (Ge) on bulk silicon (Si) substrates by ultra-high-vacuum chemical vapor deposition (UHVCVD) without involving growth of thick relaxed SiGe buffer layers. The Ge layer is grown on thin compressively strained SiGe layers with rapidly varying Ge mole fraction on Si substrates resulting in several SiGe interfaces between the Si substrate and the pure Ge layer at the surface. The presence of such interfaces between the Si substrate and the Ge layer results in blocking threading dislocation defects, leading to a defect-free pure Ge epitaxial layer on the top. Results from various material characterization techniques on these grown films are shown. In addition, capacitance-voltage (CV) measurements of metal-oxide-semiconductor (MOS) capacitors fabricated on this structure are also presented, showing that the grown structure is ideal for high-mobility metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor applications.     

Effect of growth temperature on photoluminescence of self-assembled Ge(Si) islands confined between strained Si layers

The effect of growth temperature on photoluminescence is studied for structures with Ge(Si) islands grown on relaxed SiGe/Si(001) buffer layers and confined between strained Si layers. It is shown that, with decreasing growth temperature in the range from 700 to 630°C, the photoluminescence peak associated with the islands shifts to lower energies, which is due to the increase in Ge content in the islands and to suppression of degradation of the strained Si layers. The experimentally observed shift of the photoluminescence peak to higher energies with decreasing temperature from 630 to 600°C is attributed to the change in the type of the islands from domelike to hutlike in this temperature range. This change is accompanied by an abrupt decrease in the average height of the islands. The larger width of the photoluminescence peak produced by the hut islands in comparison with the width of the peak produced by the domelike islands is interpreted as a result of a wider size dispersion of the hutlike islands.     

Properties of self-organized SiGe nanostructures formed by ion implantation

Properties of self-organized SiGe quantum dots formed for the first time by ion implantation of Ge ions into Si are studied using Auger electron spectroscopy, atomic-force microscopy, and scanning electron microscopy. It is found that a spatially correlated distribution of Ge atoms is observed in Si layers implanted with Ge ions after subsequent annealing of these layers. As a result, nanometer-sized regions enriched with germanium are formed; germanium concentration in these regions is 10–12% higher than that in the surrounding matrix of the SiGe solid solution. Optical properties of the layers with SiGe quantum dots were studied using Raman scattering and photoluminescence. An intense photoluminescence peak is observed in the wavelength region of 1.54–1.58 μm at room temperature. __________ Translated from Fizika i Tekhnika Poluprovodnikov, Vol. 38, No. 5, 2004, pp. 593–597. Original Russian Text Copyright ? 2004 by Parkhomenko, Belogorokhov, Gerasimenko, Irzhak, Lisachenko.