Strain Modification and Thermal Stability of SixGe1−x Films Grown by Ion-Assisted Molecular Beam Epitaxy

1990 ◽  
Vol 201 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. J. Tsai ◽  
H. A. Atwater ◽  
T. Vreeland
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Beam Epitaxy ◽  
Molecular Beam ◽  
Ion Beam ◽  
Strain Relaxation ◽  
Flux Ratio ◽  
Growth Direction ◽  
Growth Surface ◽  
Defect Complexes ◽  
Atom Flux ◽  
Si Films

AbstractSignificant changes in strain are produced in SixGe1−x epitaxial films grown on Si and Ge (001) substrates as a result of low energy ion beam assisted molecular beam epitaxy (IAMBE). Films grown with concurrent Ar+ or Xe+ ion bombardment are coherent and uniformly strained in the growth direction by up to 1.5% in Ge films and 0.5% in Si films and contain no dislocations. The dependence of the films strain perpendicular to the growth surface on ion-atom flux ratio, and ion energy can be explained by the injection of uniformly distributed point defects. Post-growth isochronal annealing of SixGe1−x films suggests that the existing defects in the IAMBE films are defect complexes and that the strain relaxation path is determined by the overall thermodynamic driving force toward the strain-relieved state.

Amplification of Misorientation of Ge Films on Si (100) During Ion-Assisted Molecular Beam Epitaxy

1992 ◽  
Vol 280 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cho-Jen Tsai ◽  
Harry A. Atwater
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Beam Epitaxy ◽  
Molecular Beam ◽  
Flux Ratio ◽  
Ion Bombardment ◽  
Misfit Strain ◽  
Growth Conditions ◽  
Low Energy ◽  
Threading Dislocations ◽  
Si Substrates ◽  
Atom Flux

ABSTRACTWe have observed significant increases in the misorientation of Ge films on Si (001) grown by ion-assisted molecular beam epitaxy. The misorientation between the Ge films and Si substrates was found to be a function of the ion-to-atom flux ratio and growth temperature. The parametric dependence of the misorientation on the growth conditions suggests that defects generated by low energy ion bombardment are responsible for the observed increase in misorientation. The amplification of misorientation produced by concurrent low energy ion bombardment during epitaxial growth was attributed to an increase in the fraction of misfit strain accommodated by threading dislocations.

Strain Relaxation in (CdMg)Te Layers Grown by Molecular Beam Epitaxy

1995 ◽  
Vol 182-184 ◽  
pp. 255-258
Author(s):  
H. Heinke ◽  
Franz Dieter Fischer ◽  
A. Waag ◽  
T. Litz ◽  
M. Korn ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Beam Epitaxy ◽  
Molecular Beam ◽  
Strain Relaxation

Role of Surface Reconstruction and External Ion Beam in the Growth Kinetics of III-V Molecular Beam Epitaxy

1987 ◽  
Vol 94 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. B. Ogale ◽  
M. Thomsen ◽  
A. Madhukar
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Beam Epitaxy ◽  
Low Temperature ◽  
Surface Reconstruction ◽  
Molecular Beam ◽  
Ion Beam ◽  
Growth Front ◽  
Kinetic Rates ◽  
Kinetics Of ◽  
Low Temperature Epitaxy

ABSTRACTComputer simulations of III-V molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) show that surface reconstruction induced modulation of kinetic rates could give rise to ordering in alloys. Results are also presented for the possible influence of an external ion beam in achieving low temperature epitaxy as well as smoother growth front under usual conditions.

Strain relaxation in single crystal SrTiO3 grown on Si (001) by molecular beam epitaxy

2012 ◽  
Vol 111 (6) ◽  
pp. 064112 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miri Choi ◽  
Agham Posadas ◽  
Rytis Dargis ◽  
Chih-Kang Shih ◽  
Alexander A. Demkov ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Beam Epitaxy ◽  
Single Crystal ◽  
Molecular Beam ◽  
Strain Relaxation

Ion‐beam doping of GaAs with low‐energy (100 eV) C+using combined ion‐beam and molecular‐beam epitaxy

1995 ◽  
Vol 77 (1) ◽  
pp. 146-152 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tsutomu Iida ◽  
Yunosuke Makita ◽  
Shinji Kimura ◽  
Stefan Winter ◽  
Akimasa Yamada ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Beam Epitaxy ◽  
Molecular Beam ◽  
Ion Beam ◽  
Low Energy

Effect of V/III Ratio on the Properties of GaN Layers Grown by Molecular Beam Epitaxy Using NH3

1998 ◽  
Vol 512 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Grandjean ◽  
M. Leroux ◽  
J. Massies ◽  
M. Mesrine ◽  
P. Lorenzini
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Beam Epitaxy ◽  
Molecular Beam ◽  
Flux Ratio ◽  
Buffer Layers ◽  
Force Microscopy ◽  
Sapphire Substrates ◽  
Atomic Force ◽  
Piezoelectric Field ◽  
Secondary Ion

ABSTRACTAmmonia as nitrogen precursor has been used to grow III-V nitrides by molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) on c-plane sapphire substrates. The efficiency of NH3 has been evaluated allowing the determination of the actual V/III flux ratio used during the GaN growth. The effects of the V/III ratio variation on the GaN layer properties have been investigated by photoluminescence (PL), Hall measurements, atomic force microscopy (AFM), and secondary ion mass spectroscopy (SIMS). It is found that a high V/III ratio leads to the best material quality. Optimized GaN thick buffer layers have been used to grow GaN/AlGaN quantum well (QW) heterostructures. Their PL spectra exhibit well resolved emission peaks for QW thicknesses varying from 3 to 15 monolayers. From the variation of the QW energies as a function of well width, a piezoelectric field of 450 kV/cm is deduced.

Growth mode and strain relaxation of InAs on InP (111)A grown by molecular beam epitaxy

1999 ◽  
Vol 74 (10) ◽  
pp. 1388-1390 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hanxuan Li ◽  
Theda Daniels-Race ◽  
Zhanguo Wang
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Beam Epitaxy ◽  
Molecular Beam ◽  
Strain Relaxation ◽  
Growth Mode

Growth of Ge1-xCx Alloys on Si by Combined Low-Energy Ion Beam and Molecular Beam Epitaxy Method

1996 ◽  
Vol 438 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Shibata ◽  
S. Kimura ◽  
P. Fons ◽  
A. Yamada ◽  
Y. Makita ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Beam Epitaxy ◽  
Molecular Beam ◽  
Ion Irradiation ◽  
Ion Beam ◽  
Low Energy ◽  
Irradiation Damage ◽  
Molecular Beam Epitaxy Method ◽  
Deposited Films ◽  
Very High

AbstractA combined ion beam and molecular beam epitaxy (CIBMBE) method was applied for the deposition of a Ge1-xCx alloy on Si(100) using a low-energy ( 50 – 100 eV ) C+ ion beam and a Ge molecular beam. Metastable Ge1-xCx solid solutions were formed up to x = 0.047, and the CIBMBE method was shown to have a very high potential to grow metastable Ge1-x,Cx alloys. It was also revealed that the sticking coefficient of C+ ions into Ge was ∼28% for Ei, = 100 eV and ∼18% for Ei = 50 eV. Structural characterization suggests that the deposited films are single crystals grown epitaxially on the substrate with twins on {111} planes. Characterization of lattice dynamics using Raman spectroscopy suggested that the deposited layers have a small amount of ion irradiation damage.

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