Self-assembling formation of silicon quantum dots with a germanium core by low-pressure chemical vapour deposition
Self-assembling formation of silicon quantum dots with a germanium core by low-pressure chemical vapour deposition
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DOI:
10.1088/0957-4484/14/4/301
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发表时间:
2003-04-01
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3.5
通讯作者:
Miyazaki, S
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作者:
Darma, Y;Takaoka, R;Miyazaki, S
The formation of nanometre-scale silicon dots with a germanium core on an ultrathin SiO2 layer has been studied by controlling the early stages of low-pressure chemical vapour deposition (LPCVD) alternately using pure monosilane and 5% germane diluted with helium. From atomic force microscope observations and x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy measurements, the selective growth of Ge on pregrown Si dots and subsequent complete coverage with a Si cap have been confirmed. Cross-sectional transmission electron microscope images have shown the formation of isolated spherical nanocrystallites with Ge cores in contrast with hemispherical pregrown Si dots, implying a high structural strain at the interface between cladding Si and the Ge core. For multiply stacked structures of the dots with a Ge core, Raman-scattering spectra indicate that compositional mixing occurs partly at the Si/Ge-core interface during LPCVD.