High performance oxide on SiGe and the interface

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Chan, SW [1 ]
Zhao, L [1 ]
Chen, C [1 ]
Li, PW [1 ]
Yang, E [1 ]
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[1] COLUMBIA UNIV,DEPT ELECT ENGN,NEW YORK,NY 10027
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MICROSCOPY OF SEMICONDUCTING MATERIALS 1995 | 1995年 / 146卷
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High resolution transmission electron microscopy was applied to study the interface of Si0.85Ge0.15 and its oxide grown by using an electron-cyclotron-resonance (ECR) oxygen-plasma system The interface is atomically abrupt and nanoscopically smooth, while the oxide layer is uniform in thickness within 5%. There are no pinholes observed. Unlike other oxidation methods, neither the precipitation of Ge nor the massive segregation of Ge are observed. These findings are consistent with the x-ray photo-emission spectroscopy results, electrical measurements and the high quality pMOSFET devices which have been made using the ECR oxide.
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