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Formation of Amorphous Interlayers by Solid–State Diffusion in Ti Thin Films on Si–ge Layers on Silicon and Germanium

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 February 2011

J.B. Lai ,
C.S. Liu ,
L.J. Chen  and
J.Y. Cheng
J.B. Lai
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan, Republic of, China
C.S. Liu
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan, Republic of, China
L.J. Chen
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan, Republic of, China
J.Y. Cheng
Affiliation:
AT&T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, New Jersey, U.S.A.
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Abstract

The formation of amorphous interlayers (a–interlayers) by solid–state diffusion in ultrahigh vacuum deposited polycrystalline Ti thin film on germanium and Sil-xGex alloys grown on (001)Si has been investigated by transmission electron microscopy and Auger electron spectroscopy.

Amorphous interlayers, less than 2 nm in thickness, were observed to form in all as–deposited samples. The growth of a–interlayers was found to vary non–monotonically with the composition of Si–Ge alloys in annealed samples. On the other hand, the formation temperature of crystalline phase was found to decrease with the Ge content. The results are compared with that of the Ti/Si system. The formation mechanism are discussed in terms of thermodynamic and kinetic factors.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 379: Symposium C – Strained Layer Epitaxy–Materials, Processing, and Devise Applications , 1995 , 47
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1995

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