The production of Ge1-xSnx alloy nano-structures through high fluence Sn ion implantation at room temperature and subsequent rapid thermal annealing was investigated. Implant energy was set at 45 keV, aiming to produce a <;100 nm thick nano-structured layer. Three high Sn implantation fluences were tested: 5×1015, 1×1015, 5×1014 at/cm2. First ion implantation was carried out at liquid nitrogen temperature in order to avoid nanostructured Ge film formation and to test further processing in absence of nanostructures. An 11 nm thick SiNx capping layer was deposited to prevent Sn out-diffusion. The samples were annealed in N2 atmosphere at 300°C and at 600°C, resulting in the formation of a uniform layer of Ge1-xSnx alloy with a tin concentration of x=5.2% and a good degree of crystallinity. The best annealing recipes were then applied to the nano-structured sample in order to produce a Ge1-xSnx nanostructured layer. First results show that the same thermal budget used to form the uniform Ge1-xSnx alloy layer cannot be easily applied to anneal nano-structures since an early melting was observed.

Ge nanostructuring by Sn ion implantation / Secchi, Maria; Demenev, Evgeny; Giubertoni, Damiano; Gennaro, Salvatore; Bersani, Massimo; Del Buono, Tiziana; Cacioppo, Onofrio Antonino; Meirer, Florian; Gupta, Suyog. - ELETTRONICO. - (2015), pp. 522-525. (Intervento presentato al convegno 15th IEEE International Conference on Nanotechnology, IEEE-NANO 2015 tenutosi a Rome, Italy nel 2015) [10.1109/NANO.2015.7388655].

Ge nanostructuring by Sn ion implantation

Secchi, Maria;Demenev, Evgeny;
2015-01-01

Abstract

The production of Ge1-xSnx alloy nano-structures through high fluence Sn ion implantation at room temperature and subsequent rapid thermal annealing was investigated. Implant energy was set at 45 keV, aiming to produce a <;100 nm thick nano-structured layer. Three high Sn implantation fluences were tested: 5×1015, 1×1015, 5×1014 at/cm2. First ion implantation was carried out at liquid nitrogen temperature in order to avoid nanostructured Ge film formation and to test further processing in absence of nanostructures. An 11 nm thick SiNx capping layer was deposited to prevent Sn out-diffusion. The samples were annealed in N2 atmosphere at 300°C and at 600°C, resulting in the formation of a uniform layer of Ge1-xSnx alloy with a tin concentration of x=5.2% and a good degree of crystallinity. The best annealing recipes were then applied to the nano-structured sample in order to produce a Ge1-xSnx nanostructured layer. First results show that the same thermal budget used to form the uniform Ge1-xSnx alloy layer cannot be easily applied to anneal nano-structures since an early melting was observed.
2015
Nanotechnology (IEEE-NANO), 2015 IEEE 15th International Conference on
New York
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
9781467381550
Secchi, Maria; Demenev, Evgeny; Giubertoni, Damiano; Gennaro, Salvatore; Bersani, Massimo; Del Buono, Tiziana; Cacioppo, Onofrio Antonino; Meirer, Florian; Gupta, Suyog
Ge nanostructuring by Sn ion implantation / Secchi, Maria; Demenev, Evgeny; Giubertoni, Damiano; Gennaro, Salvatore; Bersani, Massimo; Del Buono, Tiziana; Cacioppo, Onofrio Antonino; Meirer, Florian; Gupta, Suyog. - ELETTRONICO. - (2015), pp. 522-525. (Intervento presentato al convegno 15th IEEE International Conference on Nanotechnology, IEEE-NANO 2015 tenutosi a Rome, Italy nel 2015) [10.1109/NANO.2015.7388655].
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