Low-temperature buffer layer for growth of a low-dislocation-density SiGe layer on Si by molecular-beam epitaxy

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Chen, H [1 ]
Guo, LW [1 ]
Cui, Q [1 ]
Hu, Q [1 ]
Huang, Q [1 ]
Zhou, JM [1 ]
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[1] CHINESE ACAD SCI,BEIJING LAB ELECTRON MICROSCOPY,BEIJING 100080,PEOPLES R CHINA
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10.1063/1.360899
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O59 [应用物理学];
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A method using a low-temperature Si (LT-Si) buffer layer is developed to grow a SiGe epilayer with low density of dislocations on a Si substrate by molecular-beam epitaxy. In this method, a LT-Si layer is used to release the stress of the SiGe layer. The samples have been investigated by x-ray double-crystal diffraction and transmission electron microscopy. The results indicate that the LT-Si is effective to release the stress and suppress threading dislocations: (C) 1996 American Institute of Physics.
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页码:1167 / 1169
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