Low temperature epitaxial growth by LEPECVD

被引:18
作者
Rosenblad, C [1 ]
Deller, HR [1 ]
Graf, T [1 ]
Muller, E [1 ]
von Kanel, H [1 ]
机构
[1] ETH Zurich, Festkorperphys Lab, CH-8093 Zurich, Switzerland
关键词
plasma enhanced CVD; CVD; epitaxy; silicon-germanium;
D O I
10.1016/S0022-0248(98)00061-X
中图分类号
O7 [晶体学];
学科分类号
0702 ; 070205 ; 0703 ; 080501 ;
摘要
Low-energy DC-plasma-enhanced chemical Vapor deposition (LEPECVD) is a novel technique for low-temperature epitaxial growth. A DC voltage are discharge operated at a current I-arc = 2-70 A is responsible for the dissociation of the reactive gases SiH4 and GeH4, and a very efficient hydrogen removal from the surface. The resulting growth rates at which epitaxial growth can be achieved are in the nm/s range for substrate temperatures substantially below 600 degrees C. Sice superlattices and step-graded buffers are examples of structures we have realized by LEPECVD. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:125 / 130
页数:6
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