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The viscosity of germanium during substrate relaxation upon thermal anneal

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 January 2011

Sara E. Rosenberg ,
Cynthia G. Madras ,
Peter Y. Wong  and
Ioannis N. Miaoulis
Sara E. Rosenberg
Affiliation:
Thermal Analysis of Materials Processing Laboratory, Mechanical Engineering Department, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts 02155
Cynthia G. Madras
Affiliation:
Thermal Analysis of Materials Processing Laboratory, Mechanical Engineering Department, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts 02155
Peter Y. Wong*
Affiliation:
Thermal Analysis of Materials Processing Laboratory, Mechanical Engineering Department, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts 02155
Ioannis N. Miaoulis
Affiliation:
Thermal Analysis of Materials Processing Laboratory, Mechanical Engineering Department, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts 02155
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a)Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
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Thin-film heterostructures experience structural relaxation when subjected to post-deposition thermal heat treatment. The rate of relaxation, elastic effects, and inelastic effects on the stress and deformation of the structure are determined by the physical properties of the materials, in particular, the solid-phase viscosity. During relaxation, movement of defects causes an increase of viscosity with time at a constant rate as these defects are annihilated. Experimental anneals have been performed on structures with polycrystalline silicon films on (111) germanium substrates, in which the substrate relaxes during thermal annealing. A numerical analysis of the experimental results has determined values for the viscosity and viscosity rate of (111) germanium wafers. In addition, four zones of the relaxation process have been identified, and results indicate that the increasing viscosity with time has a larger effect at lower furnace ramp-up rates.

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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 12 , Issue 7 , July 1997 , pp. 1706 - 1710
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1997

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