Ge1-x Snx是一种新型IV族合金材料,在光子学和微电子学器件研制中具有重要应用前景.本文使用低温分子束外延(MBE)法,在Ge(001)衬底上生长高质量的Ge1-xSnx合金,组分X分别为1.5%,2.4%,2.8%,5.3%和14%,采用高分辨x射线衍射(HR—XRD)、卢瑟福背散射谱(RBS)和透射电子显微镜(TEM)等方法表征Ge1-xSnx合金的材料质量.对于低Sn组分(x≤5.3%)的样品,Ge1-x Snx合金的晶体质量非常好,RBS的沟道/随机产额比(Zmi。)只有5.0%,HR.XRD曲线中Ge1-x Snx衍射峰的半高全宽(FWHM)仅100″左右.对于X=14%的样品,Ge1-x Snx合金的晶体质量相对差一些,FWHM=264.6″.
As a new group-IV semiconductor alloy, Ge1-xSnx is a very promising material for applications in photonic and microelectronic devices. In this work, high-quality germanium-tin (Ge1-xSnx) alloys are grown on Ge(001) substrates by molecular beam epitaxy, with x = 1.5%, 2.4%, 2.8%, 5.3%, and 14%. The Ge1-xSnx alloys are characterized by high resolution X-ray diffraction (HR-XRD), Rutherford backscattering spectra (RBS), and transmission electron micrograph (TEM). For the samples with Sn composition x ≤ 5.3%, the Ge1-xSnx alloys each exhibit a very high crystalline quality. The ratio of channel yield to random yield (χmin) in the RBS spectrum is only about 5%, and the full width at half maximum (FWHM) of the Ge1-xSnx peak in HR-XRD curve is 100". For the sample with x = 14%, the crystalline quality of the alloy is degraded and FWHM is 264.6".