Formation of β-FeSi2 layers on Si(001) substrates

被引:88
作者
Tanaka, M [1 ]
Kumagai, Y [1 ]
Suemasu, T [1 ]
Hasegawa, F [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Tsukuba, Inst Mat Sci, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305, Japan
来源
JAPANESE JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS PART 1-REGULAR PAPERS SHORT NOTES & REVIEW PAPERS | 1997年 / 36卷 / 6A期
关键词
beta-FeSi2; thermal reaction method; reactive deposition epitaxy; absorption coefficient; direct band gap;
D O I
10.1143/JJAP.36.3620
中图分类号
O59 [应用物理学];
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摘要
The crystal quality of beta-FeSi2 formed on Si(001) by both the thermal reaction method and reactive deposition epitaxy (RDE) was investigated under various growth conditions. Compared with the thermal reaction method, the crystal quality of beta-FeSi2 formed by RDE was improved. In the RDE method, the Fe deposition rate as well as the growth temperature influenced the crystal quality of beta-FeSi2. Among various growth temperatures and deposition rates of Fe, highly (100)-oriented epitaxial beta-FeSi2 was formed by RDE at 470 degrees C and 0.1 Angstrom/s, respectively. Measurements of the absorption coefficient at room temperature (RT) indicate that beta-FeSi2 has a direct band gap of about 0.83 eV.
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页码:3620 / 3624
页数:5
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