LOW-TEMPERATURE CHEMICAL VAPOR-DEPOSITION OF EPITAXIAL SI AND SIGE LAYERS AT ATMOSPHERIC-PRESSURE

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DEBOER, WB [1 ]
MEYER, DJ [1 ]
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[1] ASM EPITAXY,TEMPE,AZ 85282
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10.1063/1.104338
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In an effort to determine the low-temperature limit for the growth of Si and Si(1-x)Ge(x) epitaxial layers in an atmospheric-pressure chemical vapor deposition (CVD) reactor, good quality material has been obtained at temperatures down to 600-degrees-C, using SiH2Cl2 and GeH4 in H-2 ambient. Si/Si(1-x)Ge(x)/Si heteroepitaxial structures are of good crystalline quality as well, showing abrupt interfaces. The Si-growth rate enhancement, caused by the addition of GeH4 to the gas flow at low temperatures, turns into growth-rate inhibition at higher temperatures. In this experiment oxygen and water partial pressures are several orders of magnitude higher than in ultrahigh vacuum CVD, without causing noticeable negative effects.
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