O2-Enhanced surface treatment of Ge epitaxially grown on Si for heterogeneous Ge technology

Xiaochi Chen, Yijie Huo, James S. Harris, Seongjae Cho, Byung Gook Park

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Abstract

In this work, in order to investigate the effects of annealing gases on the quality of Ge epitaxially grown on Si substrate, ex-situ rapid thermal annealing (RTA) processes with different gases have been performed. The Ge-on-Si samples were prepared by different growth techniques using reduced-pressure chemical vapor deposition (RPCVD), and then, samples annealed in the N 2, forming gas (FG), and O2 were compared with an unannealed one to confirm the improvements in Ge quality. To evaluate the material quality, photoluminescence (PL) measurements have been carried out for the samples at room temperature. Among the prepared samples, the O 2-annealed sample showed the highest PL signals regardless of growth techniques, which supports that an ex-situ RTA in the O2 ambient would be an effective technique for surface treatment of Ge in the fabrication processes of Ge-based electronic and photonic devices.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationISCE 2014 - 18th IEEE International Symposium on Consumer Electronics
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Print)9781479945924
DOIs
StatePublished - 2014
Event18th IEEE International Symposium on Consumer Electronics, ISCE 2014 - Jeju, Korea, Republic of
Duration: 22 Jun 201425 Jun 2014

Publication series

NameProceedings of the International Symposium on Consumer Electronics, ISCE

Conference

Conference18th IEEE International Symposium on Consumer Electronics, ISCE 2014
Country/TerritoryKorea, Republic of
CityJeju
Period22/06/1425/06/14

Keywords

  • epitaxial growth
  • germanium
  • germanium-on-silicon
  • photoluminescence
  • rapid thermal annealing
  • reduced-pressure chemical vapor deposition
  • surface treatment

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