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Carbon-Induced Ge Islands on Si(001) Grown by LPCVD

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 February 2011

M. Goryll ,
L. Vescan  and
H. Lüth
M. Goryll
Affiliation:
Institut für Schicht- und Ionentechnik (ISI), Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, D-52425 Jülich, Germany
L. Vescan
Affiliation:
Institut für Schicht- und Ionentechnik (ISI), Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, D-52425 Jülich, Germany
H. Lüth
Affiliation:
Institut für Schicht- und Ionentechnik (ISI), Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, D-52425 Jülich, Germany
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Abstract

The formation of carbon-induced Ge islands has been studied using low-pressure chemical vapour deposition (LPCVD) of Ge on Si(001) at temperatures between 600°C and 700°C. Propane (C3 H8 ) diluted in He was used as a carbon source. The experiments show that the influence of carbon was most significant for deposition at low growth temperature of the Ge island layer. Small-sized islands with a narrow size distribution could be achieved using a carbon adsorption layer. Compared to a sample grown without this layer, the size distribution was significantly smaller. An enhancement of the growth rate of Ge, as seen from Rutherford backscattering spectroscopy (RBS) will be discussed.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 618: Symposium K – Morphological & Compositional Evolution of Heteroepitaxial… , 2000 , 115
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2000

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