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Lookup NU author(s): Dr Suresh Uppal, Professor Nick Cowern
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Boron diffusion in germanium and relaxed Si1-xGex alloys with Ge content x>50% is reported. Relaxed SiGe layers were grown by LEPECVD and boron was introduced using ion implantation. Samples were given equal thermal budgets using furnace annealing. Diffusivity values of boron have been extracted. The results confirm that diffusion of boron in germanium is indeed slower than that reported in literature. The diffusivity of boron was found to increase gradually for x>50% at 900°C but the increase is not substantial. We found that pairing model is not sufficient to explain boron diffusivity behavior in SiGe alloys over the entire range of germanium content. The results suggest that an interstitial mediation of boron diffusion in germanium should be considered.
Author(s): Cowern NEB; Uppal S; Willoughby AFW; Bonar JM; Morris RJH; Bollani M
Editor(s): King, T.J., Yu, B., Lander, R.J.P., Saito, S.
Publication type: Conference Proceedings (inc. Abstract)
Publication status: Published
Conference Name: Materials Research Society Spring Meeting
Year of Conference: 2003
Pages: 217-222
ISSN: 0272-9172
Publisher: Materials Research Society
URL: http://www.mrs.org/publications/epubs/proceedings/spring2003/d/
