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Intrinsic Optical and Electrical Properties of Strain-Adjusted Short-Period SimGen Superlattices

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 February 2011

Janos Olajos ,
Jesper Engvall ,
Hermann G. Grimmeiss ,
Erich Kasper ,
Horst Kibbel  and
Hartmut Presting
Janos Olajos
Affiliation:
Dept of Solid State Physics, Lund University, Box 118, S-221 00 LUND, SWEDEN
Jesper Engvall
Affiliation:
Dept of Solid State Physics, Lund University, Box 118, S-221 00 LUND, SWEDEN
Hermann G. Grimmeiss
Affiliation:
Dept of Solid State Physics, Lund University, Box 118, S-221 00 LUND, SWEDEN
Erich Kasper
Affiliation:
Daimler-Benz AG, Research Center, Wilhelm Runge Strasse 11 D-7800 ULM, GERMANY
Horst Kibbel
Affiliation:
Daimler-Benz AG, Research Center, Wilhelm Runge Strasse 11 D-7800 ULM, GERMANY
Hartmut Presting
Affiliation:
Daimler-Benz AG, Research Center, Wilhelm Runge Strasse 11 D-7800 ULM, GERMANY
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Abstract

Interband optical transitions are observed in a series of strain-adjusted, short-period Si/Ge superlattices by means of photocurrent spectroscopy, infrared absorption, photo (PL)- and electroluminescence (EL). The onsets of the interband absorption in the energy range of 0.7 - 0.9 eV are in good agreement with the observed PL and EL. Bandgap-related EL is observed in mesa diodes at room temperature, whereas the PL disappears at about 40K. In samples, annealed at growth temperatures (550°C) and higher, a systematic shift of the bandgap is observed which is discussed in terms of a process involving interdiffusion of the Si and Ge atoms. Photocurrent measurements at low temperatures support the model from PL studies suggesting that the photogenerated electrons are immobile in the SLS at low temperatures and have to be thermally ionized from shallow levels.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 298: Symposium B – Silicon-Based Optoelectronic Materials , 1993 , 57
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1993

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