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Comparison of Mesa- Etched and Ion- Implanted GexSi1-x Heterojunction Bipolar Transistors

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 September 2012

D. W. Greve  and
M. Racanelli
D. W. Greve
Affiliation:
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
M. Racanelli
Affiliation:
Advanced Technology Center, Motorola, Inc., Mesa, AZ 85202
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Abstract

We report a comparison of the characteristics of germanium- silicon base heterojunction bipolar transistors fabricated using mesa- etched and ion- implanted processes. The base currents of both device structures are dominated by peripheral currents associated with the plasma- SiO2 covered junction edge. After an implant damage anneal at 800 or 900 C, the ion- implanted process exhibited the lowest base currents. There was no evidence of strained layer relaxation even for the 900 C anneal.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 262: Symposium E – Defect Engineering in Semiconductor Growth, Processing and Device Technology , 1992 , 785
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1992

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