Surface segregation behavior of B, Ga, and Sb during Si MBE: Calculations using a first-principles method

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作者
Ushio, J [1 ]
Nakagawa, K [1 ]
Miyao, M [1 ]
Maruizumi, T [1 ]
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[1] Hitachi Ltd, Cent Res Lab, Kokubunji, Tokyo 185, Japan
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PHYSICAL REVIEW B | 1998年 / 58卷 / 07期
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10.1103/PhysRevB.58.3932
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T [工业技术];
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The potential energies of B, Ga, and Sb dopant atoms in the three top layers of Si(100) surfaces were evaluated using density-functional calculations of the model clusters. The different behaviors of the dopants in surface segregation during silicon molecular-beam epitaxy can be understood by considering the dopant-Si bond energies as the driving force for segregation. The energy of the B-SI bond is greater than that of the Si-Si bond, which precludes segregation, while the weaker Ga-Si and Sb-Si bonds favor it.
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页码:3932 / 3936
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