Improved Si1-xGex/Si hetero-epitaxy has been achieved by RTCVD in the presence of small amounts of C3H8 during growth. Carbon presumably scavenges oxygen and acts as a surfactant to inhibit three dimensional growth.
Title
Improvement of Crystal Quality of Epitaxial Silicon-Germanium Alloy Layers by Carbon Additions
Published in
Helvetica Physica Acta
Volume
67
Issue
2
Pages
219-220
Date
1994
ISSN
0018-0238
Note
Insa,phys matiere lab,f-69621 villeurbanne,france. Mi, j, epfl,inst micro & optoelectr,ch-1015 lausanne,switzerland.
ISI Document Delivery No.: NN693
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Record creation date
2007-08-31