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dc.contributor.authorNélis, Adrien
dc.contributor.authorChicoine, Martin
dc.contributor.authorSchiettekatte, François
dc.contributor.authorTerwagne, Guy
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-15T11:42:08Z
dc.date.availableNO_RESTRICTIONfr
dc.date.available2024-05-15T11:42:08Z
dc.date.issued2023-02-27
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1866/33229
dc.publisherElsevierfr
dc.subjectIon implantationfr
dc.subjectRutherford backscattering spectrometryfr
dc.subjectRaman spectrometryfr
dc.subjectSi1-xGexfr
dc.titleFormation of crystalline Si1-xGex top layers by ion implantation in crystalline siliconfr
dc.typeArticlefr
dc.contributor.affiliationUniversité de Montréal. Faculté des arts et des sciences. Département de physiquefr
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.nimb.2023.02.019
dcterms.abstractSemiconductor nanocrystals incorporated in a dielectric film are widely studied as potential candidates to exceed the Shockley-Queisser theoretical conversion limit of photovoltaic cells. In this context, Ge nanocrystals embedded in SiO2 films seem to be among the best candidates. However, the charges generated in the dielectric film are hard to collect. For this reason, it would be better if the charges were generated in a semiconductor matrix such as silicon, which has better conductivity. However, implanted Ge atoms have poor mobility in a silicon matrix and thus Ge nanocrystals formation is not likely. But even if the formation of Ge nanocrystals seems difficult, it would still be interesting to form crystalline Si1-xGex alloys. This work investigates the formation of the Si1-xGex films by ion implantation and their crystallinity. 36 keV Ge ions were implanted in crystalline Si substrates, with fluences ranging from 5 × 1015 to 1.5 × 1017 Ge/cm2 at temperatures up to 600 °C. Rutherford Backscattering Spectrometry (RBS), Raman Spectroscopy, and Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) were used to investigate the microstructure of the Si1-xGex alloys. It is shown that germanium is mostly incorporated in the crystal network in substitutional sites. XRD, Raman spectroscopy, and TEM confirm that the Si1-xGex layer on top of the c-Si substrate is monocrystalline. TEM also indicates the possible presence of nanostructures, extended defects or both. Implantation was also carried out at temperatures up to 600 °C, with the objective of preserving the crystallinity and promoting Ge diffusion into nanoclusters. RBS shows that the Ge profile is more extended in depth for the sample implanted at 600 °C, compared to a room temperature implantation. As the energy of the ions is the same in both samples, this indicates that Ge is able to diffuse in depth during the implantation at 600 °C compared to implantation at ambient temperature. However, RBS/C shows that the minimal yield is higher for the implantation at 600 °C, indicating a high concentration of interstitials or that crystallinity is deteriorated, as confirmed by TEM.fr
dcterms.descriptionhttps://researchportal.unamur.be/fr/studentTheses/study-of-germanium-diffusion-and-nanoclustering-in-si-based-host-fr
dcterms.isPartOfurn:ISSN:0168-583Xfr
dcterms.isPartOfurn:ISSN:1872-9584fr
dcterms.languageengfr
UdeM.ReferenceFournieParDeposantNuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms, vol. 538, pp. 17-23, May 2023fr
UdeM.VersionRioxxVersion originale de l'auteur·e / Author's Originalfr
oaire.citationTitleNuclear instruments and methods in physics research section B : beam interactions with materials and atomsfr
oaire.citationVolume538fr
oaire.citationIssueMay 2023fr
oaire.citationStartPage17fr
oaire.citationEndPage23fr


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