Document Type
Article
Publication Date
5-26-2011
Abstract
Previously developed methods used to grow Ge1−ySny alloys on Si are extended to Sn concentrations in the 1019−1020 cm−3 range. These concentrations are shown to be sufficient to engineer large increases in the responsivity of detectors operating at 1550 nm. The dopant levels of Sn are incorporated at temperatures in the 370–390 °C range, yielding atomically smooth layers devoid of threading defects at high growth rates of 15–30 nm/min. These conditions are far more compatible with complementary metal-oxide semiconductor processing than the high growth and processing temperatures required to achieve the same responsivity via tensile strain in pure Ge on Si. A detailed study of a detector based on a Sn-doped Ge layer with 0.25% (1.1 × 1020 cm−3) Sn range demonstrates the responsivity enhancement and shows much better I-V characteristics than previously fabricated detectors based on Ge1−ySny alloys with y = 0.02.
Source Publication
Journal of Applied Physics
Recommended Citation
Radek Roucka, Richard Beeler, Jay Mathews, Mee-Yi Ryu, Yung Kee Yeo, José Menéndez, John Kouvetakis; Complementary metal-oxide semiconductor-compatible detector materials with enhanced 1550 nm responsivity via Sn-doping of Ge/Si(100). Journal of Applied Physics 15 May 2011; 109 (10): 103115. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3592965
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