التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
| العنوان: |
Optical and electronic properties of Ge1−xSnx/Si alloys grown by remote plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition. |
| المؤلفون: |
Choe, Kevin K., Felker, Daniel, Claflin, Bruce, Grzybowski, Gordon, Dugan, Christina L. |
| المصدر: |
Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology: Part B-Nanotechnology & Microelectronics; Sep2024, Vol. 42 Issue 5, p1-11, 11p |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: |
PLASMA-enhanced chemical vapor deposition, SOLID state detectors, MERCURY cadmium tellurides, FERMI surfaces, DOPED semiconductors |
| مستخلص: |
Solid state detectors composed of GeSn (germanium-tin) alloys offer improved capabilities compared with mercury cadmium telluride detectors. GeSn detectors may be smaller in size and weight, capable of operating with a noncryogenic detector, and provide increased sensitivity. Recent advances in nonequilibrium remote plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition growth enable GeSn crystalline growth with up to 10% Sn concentration, free of surface migration. Absorption spectroscopy combined with Tauc analysis results in 0.79, 0.73, 0.69, 0.59, 0.57, and 0.51 eV direct bandgap energies for GeSn samples with 0%, 2.7%, 4.6%, 6.6%, 7.1%, and 8.0% Sn, respectively. These absorption bandgap energies closely agree with density functional theory energies within ±0.05 eV. However, the rate of change of indirect bandgap narrowing as a function of Sn content is more diverse than a numerical result. The current research evidences that the indirect-to-direct transition crossover point occurs at a Sn content greater than 8%. From the analysis of the Urbach tail, the optical bandgap exhibits a potential structure disorder in the Urbach region. For example, this disorder may cause bandgap narrowing by more than 50% of the intrinsic bandgap energy in the highest Sn content (e.g., 8% Sn) sample. The surface Fermi level approximation validates p-type Fermi level pinning very close to the valence band maximum, often seen in highly doped semiconductors. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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