Relaxed GexSi1-x epilayers with high Ge fractions but low threading dislocation densities have been successfully grown on Si (001) substrate by employing a stepped-up strategy and a set of low-temperature GeySi1-y buffers. We show that even if the Ge fraction rises up to 90%, the threading dislocation density can be kept lower than 5×106 cm-2 in the top layers, while the total thickness of the structure is no more than 1.7 μm. © 1998 American Institute of Physics.
Published in:
Applied Physics Letters
(Volume:72
,
Issue:
24
)
Date of Publication:
Jun 1998
- Page(s):
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3160
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3162
- ISSN :
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0003-6951
- Digital Object Identifier :
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10.1063/1.121579
- Date of Current Version :
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18 June 2009
- Issue Date :
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Jun 1998