ISSN:
1089-7550
Source:
AIP Digital Archive
Topics:
Physics
Notes:
Nonequilibrium Si1−xCx alloys produced by pulsed laser induced epitaxy from ion implanted Si have been studied in the concentration range from 0.35 to 3.8 at. % C. Films were formed by multiple energy ion implantation of carbon into {001} Si to produce nearly uniform composition profiles, followed by irradiation with a 308 nm, 30 ns excimer laser pulse. Heteroepitaxy proceeded from the underlying {001} Si through the carbon containing layer at approximately 5 m/s. Transmission electron microscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, high resolution x-ray diffraction, ion channeling, and secondary-ion mass spectrometry were used to characterize the structure and composition. At low concentrations, the films are fully strained and the carbon is substitutional. At concentrations exceeding 1.4 at. % C, SiC precipitates were observed and the substitutional carbon concentration decreased. © 1996 American Institute of Physics.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.361775
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