Cracking in hydrogen ion-implanted Si/Si0.8Ge0.2/Si heterostructures

Abstract

We demonstrate that a controllable cracking can be realized in Si with a buried strain layer when hydrogen is introduced using traditional H-ion implantation techniques. However, H stimulated cracking is dependent on H projected ranges; cracking occurs along a Si0.8Ge0.2 strain layer only if the H projected range is shallower than the depth of the strained layer. The absence of cracking for H ranges deeper than the strain layer is attributed to ion-irradiation induced strain relaxation, which is confirmed by Rutherford-backscattering-spectrometry channeling angular scans. The study reveals the importance of strain in initializing continuous cracking with extremely low H concentrations.

Publication DOI: https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2838338
Divisions: College of Engineering & Physical Sciences > School of Engineering and Technology > Mechanical, Biomedical & Design
College of Engineering & Physical Sciences
Additional Information: Copyright © 2008 American Institute of Physics. This article may be downloaded for personal use only. Any other use requires prior permission of the author and the American Institute of Physics. The following article appeared in Appl. Phys. Lett. 92, 061904 (2008) and may be found at https://aip.scitation.org/doi/10.1063/1.2838338
Uncontrolled Keywords: buried layers,channelling,cracks,elemental semiconductors,Ge-Si alloys,ion beam effects,ion implantation,Rutherford backscattering,semiconductor heterojunctions,silicon,stress relaxation,Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)
Publication ISSN: 1077-3118
Last Modified: 23 Feb 2024 08:06
Date Deposited: 11 Mar 2019 17:47
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Published Date: 2008-02-11
Authors: Shao, Lin
Wang, Y.Q.
Swadener, J. Greg (ORCID Profile 0000-0001-5493-3461)
Nastasi, M.
Thompson, Phillip E.
Theodore, N. David

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