HIGH HOLE MOBILITY IN SIGE ALLOYS FOR DEVICE APPLICATIONS

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作者
ISMAIL, K [1 ]
CHU, JO [1 ]
MEYERSON, BS [1 ]
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[1] CAIRO UNIV,FAC ENGN,DEPT ELECTR & COMMUN,CAIRO,EGYPT
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10.1063/1.111367
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O59 [应用物理学];
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We report high hole mobility in modulation-doped SiGe alloys with Ge content up to 80%. The layers which are grown using ultrahigh-vacuum chemical vapor deposition are of high crystalline quality, have smooth surfaces, and have a low density of misfit dislocations. As a result of strain and high Ge content, we have measured hole mobilities in the range of 800-1050 cm2/V s at room temperature, and 3300-3500 cm2/V s at 77 K. The corresponding two-dimensional sheet hole density is about 3 x 10(12) cm-2. Those numbers are, to our knowledge, the highest numbers ever reported for a SiGe alloy. The resistivity of this two-dimensional hole channel at room temperature is, to our knowledge, the lowest for any p-type semiconductor quantum well.
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