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Atomic-Scale Modification of Oxidation Phenomena on the Ge(100) Surface by Si Alloying
Authors: Kuzmin Mikhail, Lehtiö Juha-Pekka, Jahanshah Rad Zahra, Sorokina Svetlana V., Punkkinen Marko P. J., Hedman Hannu-Pekka, Punkkinen Risto, Laukkanen Pekka, Kokko Kalevi
Publisher: American Chemical Society
Publication year: 2021
Journal: ACS Materials Au
eISSN: 2694-2461
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acsmaterialsau.1c00039
Web address : https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsmaterialsau.1c00039
Self-archived copy’s web address: https://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/detail/Publication/68474507
Properties of Ge oxides are significantly different from those of widely used Si oxides. For example, the instability of GeOx at device junctions causes electronic defect levels that degrade the performance of Ge-containing devices (e.g., transistors and infrared detectors). Therefore, the passivating Si layers have been commonly used at Ge interfaces to reduce the effects of Ge oxide instability and mimic the successful strategy of Si oxidation. To contribute to the atomic-scale knowledge and control of oxidation of such Si-alloyed Ge interfaces (O/Si/Ge), we present a synchrotron radiation core-level study of O/Si/Ge, which is combined with scanning probe microscopy measurements. The oxidation processes and electronic properties of O/Si/Ge(100) are examined as functions of Si amount and oxidation doses. In particular, the incorporation of Si into Ge is shown to cause the strengthening of Ge−O bonds and the increase of incorporated oxygen amount in oxide/Ge junctions, supporting that the method is useful to decrease the defect-level densities.
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