ELECTROREFLECTANCE AND PHOTOREFLECTANCE OF ULTRATHIN GE/SI SUPERLATTICES GROWN BY PHASE-LOCKED EPITAXY

被引:17
作者
ASAMI, K [1 ]
MIKI, K [1 ]
SAKAMOTO, K [1 ]
SAKAMOTO, T [1 ]
GONDA, S [1 ]
机构
[1] ELECTROTECH LAB,TSUKUBA,IBARAKI 305,JAPAN
来源
JAPANESE JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS PART 2-LETTERS | 1990年 / 29卷 / 03期
关键词
Electroreflectance; Ge/Si; Phase-locked epitaxy; Photoreflectance; Structurally induced transition; Ultrathin superlattice;
D O I
10.1143/JJAP.29.L381
中图分类号
O59 [应用物理学];
学科分类号
摘要
Optical studies of ultrathin Ge/Si superlattices grown on (001) Si substrates by phase-locked epitaxy have been carried out. The structures consist of alternating layers of pure Ge and Si with periods of 8, 10 and 12 monolayers. Using photo- and electroreflectance (PR and ER), four structurally induced optical transitions have been observed in the energy ragion 0.76–2.5 eV in both systems with periods of 8 and 10 monolayers. The transition energies show a blue shift with decreasing strain. At a growth temperature of 400°C, the PR and ER spectra of Ge6/Si6, which has a period of 12 monolayers, show not alloylike behavior but superlattice features similar to the samples with periods of 8 and 10 monolayers. © 1990 The Japan Society of Applied Physics.
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页码:L381 / L384
页数:4
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