用减压化学气相沉积技术制备应变硅材料

利用减压化学气相沉积技术,制备出应变Si/弛豫Si0.9Ge01/渐变组分弛豫SiGe/Si衬底.通过控制组分渐变SiGe过渡层的组分梯度和适当优化弛豫SiGe层的外延生长工艺,有效地降低了表面粗糙度和位错密度.与Ge组分突变相比,采用线性渐变组分后,应变硅材料表面粗糙度从3.07nm减小到0.75nm,位错密度约为5×104 cm-2,表面应变硅层应变度约为0.45%.     

用减压化学气相沉积技术制备应变硅材料

利用减压化学气相沉积技术,制备出应变Si/弛豫Si0.9Ge01/渐变组分弛豫SiGe/Si衬底.通过控制组分渐变SiGe过渡层的组分梯度和适当优化弛豫SiGe层的外延生长工艺,有效地降低了表面粗糙度和位错密度.与Ge组分突变相比,采用线性渐变组分后,应变硅材料表面粗糙度从3.07nm减小到0.75nm,位错密度约为5×104 cm-2,表面应变硅层应变度约为0.45%.     

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.     

低温硅结合离子注入技术制备应变Si材料

为制作应变硅MOS器件,给出了一种制备具有高表面质量和超薄SiGe虚拟衬底应变Si材料的方法。通过在Si缓冲层与赝晶Si0.8Ge0.2之间设置低温硅（LT-Si）层,由于失配位错限制在LT-Si层中且抑制线位错穿透到Si0.8Ge0.2层,使表面粗糙度均方根值（RMS）为1.02nm,缺陷密度系106cm-2。又经过P+注入和快速热退火,使Si0.8Ge0.2层的应变弛豫度从85.09%增加到96.41%,且弛豫更加均匀。同时,RMS（1.1nm）改变较小,缺陷密度基本没变。由实验结果可见,采用LT-Si层与离子注入相结合的方法,可以制备出满足高性能器件要求的具有高弛豫度、超薄SiGe虚拟衬底的高质量应变Si材料。     

采用SiGe虚拟衬底高迁移率应变硅材料的制备和表征

研究了生长在弛豫Si0.79Ge0.21/梯度Si1-xGex/Si虚拟衬底上的应变硅材料的制备和表征,这一结构是由减压外延气相沉积系统制作的.根据双晶X射线衍射计算出固定组分SiGe层的Ge浓度和梯度组分SiGe层的梯度,并由二次离子质谱仪测量验证.由原子力显微术和喇曼光谱测试结果得到应变硅帽层的表面粗糙度均方根和应变度分别为2.36nm和0.83%;穿透位错密度约为4×104cm-2.此外,发现即使经受了高热开销过程,应变硅层的应变仍保持不变.分别在应变硅和无应变的体硅沟道上制作了nMOSFET器件,并对它们进行了测量.相对于同一流程的体硅MOSFET,室温下观测到应变硅器件中电子的低场迁移率显著增强,约为85%.     

薄虚拟SiGe衬底上的应变Si pMOSFETs

成功地试制出薄虚拟SiGe衬底上的应变Si pMOSFETs.利用分子束外延技术在100nm低温Si(LT-Si)缓冲层上生长的弛豫虚拟Si0.8Ge0.2衬底可减薄至240nm.低温Si缓冲层用于释放虚拟SiGe衬底的应力,使其应变弛豫.X射线双晶衍射和原子力显微镜测试表明:虚拟SiGe衬底的应变弛豫度为85%,表面平均粗糙度仅为1.02nm.在室温下,应变Si pMOSFETs的最大迁移率达到140cm2/(V·s).器件性能略优于采用几微米厚虚拟SiGe衬底的器件.     

采用SiGe虚拟衬底高迁移率应变硅材料的制备和表征

研究了生长在弛豫Si0.79Ge0.21/梯度Si1-xGex/Si虚拟衬底上的应变硅材料的制备和表征,这一结构是由减压外延气相沉积系统制作的.根据双晶X射线衍射计算出固定组分SiGe层的Ge浓度和梯度组分SiGe层的梯度,并由二次离子质谱仪测量验证.由原子力显微术和喇曼光谱测试结果得到应变硅帽层的表面粗糙度均方根和应变度分别为2.36nm和0.83%;穿透位错密度约为4×104cm-2.此外,发现即使经受了高热开销过程,应变硅层的应变仍保持不变.分别在应变硅和无应变的体硅沟道上制作了nMOSFET器件,并对它们进行了测量.相对于同一流程的体硅MOSFET,室温下观测到应变硅器件中电子的低场迁移率显著增强,约为85%.     

硅衬底上锗外延层的生长北大核心CSCD

利用超高真空化学气相沉积系统,基于低温Ge缓冲层技术,研究了Si衬底上高质量Ge外延层的生长。结果表明,低温Ge缓冲层的表面起伏较大,降低生长温度并不能抑制三维岛状生长。然而,低温Ge缓冲层的压应变几乎被完全弛豫,应变弛豫度达到90%以上。在90 nm低温Ge缓冲层上生长的210 nm高温Ge外延层,表面粗糙度仅为1.2 nm。Ge外延层X射线双晶衍射峰的峰形对称,峰值半高宽约为460 arcsec,无明显的Si-Ge互扩散。湿法化学腐蚀部份Ge外延层,测量位错密度约为5×10~5cm^(-2)。     

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SiGe pMOSFET中引入了低温Si技术.通过在Si缓冲层和SiGe层之间加入低温Si层,提高了SiGe层的弛豫度.当Ge主分为20%时,利用低温Si技术生长的弛豫Si1-xGex层的厚度由UHVCVD制备所需的数微米降至400nm以内,AFM测试表明其表面均方粗糙度(RMS)小于1.02nm.器件测试表明,与相同制备过程的体硅pMOSFET相比,空穴迁移率最大提高了25%.     

Raman谱研究不同缓冲层结构对Si_(1-x)Ge_x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- x Gex 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- x Gex 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 ,超晶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     

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.     

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.     

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.     

Structural characterization of thick, high-quality epitaxial Ge on Si substrates grown by low-energy plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition

In this paper, we report on the growth of epitaxial Ge on a Si substrate by means of low-energy plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition (LEPECVD). A Si_1?xGe_x graded buffer layer is used between the silicon substrate and the epitaxial Ge layer to reduce the threading dislocation density resulting from the lattice mismatch between Si and Ge. An advantage of the LEPECVD technique is the high growth rate achievable (on the order of 40 Å/sec), allowing thick SiGe graded buffer layers to be grown faster than by other epitaxial techniques and thereby increasing throughput in order to make such structures more manufacturable. We have achieved relaxed Ge on a silicon substrate with a threading dislocation density of 1 × 10⁵ cm^?2, which is 4?10x lower than previously reported results.     

Dual junction GaInP/GaAs solar cells grown on metamorphic SiGe/Si substrates with high open circuit voltage

Dual junction GaInP/GaAs solar cells have been grown and fabricated on Si substrates using relaxed, compositionally graded SiGe buffer layers that provide a nearly lattice-matched low threading dislocation Ge surface for subsequent cell growth. The dual junction cells on SiGe/Si displayed high open circuit voltages in excess of 2.2 V, compared to 2.34 V for control cells on GaAs, that are consistent with maintaining the 1.8/spl times/10/sup 6/ cm/sup -2/ threading dislocation density throughout the cell structure. Even with total current output limited by large grid coverage and high reflectance, total area AM1.5G efficiency is 16.8%, with active area efficiency at 18.6%. The high V/sub oc/ establishes that SiGe metamorphic buffers are viable for integrating III-V multijunction cells on Si in a monolithic process.     

High-mobility ultrathin strained Ge MOSFETs on bulk and SOI with low band-to-band tunneling leakage: experiments

For the first time, the tradeoffs between higher mobility (smaller bandgap) channel and lower band-to-band tunneling (BTBT) leakage have been investigated. In particular, through detailed experiments and simulations, the transport and leakage in ultrathin (UT) strained germanium (Ge) MOSFETs on bulk and silicon-on-insulator (SOI) have been examined. In the case of strained Ge MOSFETs on bulk Si, the resulting optimal structure obtained was a UT low-defect 2-nm fully strained Ge epi channel on relaxed Si, with a 4-nm Si cap layer. The fabricated device shows very high mobility enhancements >3.5/spl times/ over bulk Si devices, 2/spl times/ mobility enhancement and >10/spl times/ BTBT reduction over 4-nm strained Ge, and surface channel 50% strained SiGe devices. Strained SiGe MOSFETs having UT (T/sub Ge/<3 nm) very high Ge fraction (/spl sim/ 80%) channel and Si cap (T/sub Si cap/<3 nm) have also been successfully fabricated on thin relaxed SOI substrates (T/sub SOI/=9 nm). The tradeoffs in obtaining a high-mobility (smaller bandgap) channel with low tunneling leakage on UT-SOI have been investigated in detail. The fabricated device shows very high mobility enhancements of >4/spl times/ over bulk Si devices, >2.5/spl times/ over strained silicon directly on insulator (SSDOI; strained to 20% relaxed SiGe) devices, and >1.5/spl times/ over 60% strained SiGe (on relaxed bulk Si) devices.