Electro-luminescence and photo-luminescence from strained SiGe/Si quantum well

Photo-luminescence and electro-luminescence from step-graded index SiGe/Si quantum well grown by molecular beam epitaxy is reported. The SiGe/Si step-graded index quantum well structure is beneficial to the enhancing of electro-luminescence. The optical and electrical properties of this structure are discussed.

Growth of GaAs on Si by using a thin Si film as buffer layer

We report a novel technique for growing high-quality GaAs on Si substrate. The process involves deposition of a thin amorphous Si film prior to the conventional two-step growth. The GaAs layers grown on Si by this technique using metalorganic chemical vapor deposition exhibit a better surface morphology and higher crystallinity as compared to the samples gown by conventional two-step method. The full width at half maximum (FWHM) of the x-ray (004) rocking curve for 2.2 mu m thick GaAs/Si epilayer grown by using this new method is 160arcsec. The FWHM of the photoluminescence spectrum main peak for this sample is 2.1 meV. These are among the best results reported so far. In addition, the mechanism of this new growth method was studied using high-resolution transmission electron microscopy.

High quality CeO2 film grown on Si(111) substrate by using low energy dual ion beam deposition technology

By using the mass-analyzed low energy dual ion beam deposition technique, a high quality epitaxial, insulating cerium dioxide thin film with a thickness of about 2000 Angstrom, has been grown on a silicon (111) substrate. The component species, cerium and oxygen, are homogeneous in depth, and have the correct stoichiometry for CeO2. X-ray double-crystal diffraction shows that the full width at half maximum of the (222) and (111) peaks of the film are less than 23 and 32 s, respectively, confirming that the film is a perfect single crystal. (C) 1995 American Institute of Physics.

PHOTOLUMINESCENCE SPECTRUM STUDY OF THE GAAS/SI EPILAYER GROWN BY USING A THIN AMORPHOUS SI FILM AS BUFFER LAYER

Recently, we reported successful growth of high-quality GaAs/Si epilayers by using a very thin amorphous Si film as buffer layer. In this paper, the impurity properties of this kind of GaAs/Si epilayers have been studied by using PL spectrum, SIMS and Hall measurement. Compared to a typical PL spectrum of the GaAs/Si epilayers grown by conventional two-step method, a new peak was observed in our PL spectrum at the energy of 1.462 eV, which is assigned to the band-to-silicon acceptor recombination. The SIMS analysis indicates that the silicon concentration in this kind of GaAs/Si epilayers is about 10(18) cm(-3). But its carrier concentration (about 4 x 10(17) cm(-3)) is lower than the silicon concentration. The lower carrier concentration in this kind of GaAs/Si epilayer can be interpreted both as the result of higher compensation and as the result of the formation of the donor-defect complex. We also found that the high-quality and low-Si-concentration GaAs/Si epilayers can be regrown by using this kind of GaAs/Si epilayer as substrate. The FWHM of the X-ray (004) rocking curve from this regrowth GaAs epilayer is 118 '', it is much less than that of the first growth GaAs epilayer (160 '') and other reports for the GaAs/Si epilayer grown by using conventional two-step method (similar to 200 '').

Z扫描法研究nc-Si/SiN_x多量子阱材料非线性光学特性

采用射频磁控反应溅射技术与热退火处理制备了nc-Si/SiN_x多量子阱材料.对样品进行了小角度XRD、Raman光谱、吸收光谱测试,研究了其结构和光学性质.采用皮秒脉冲激光单光束Z-扫描技术研究了样品在非共振吸收区的三阶非线性光学特性.实验结果表明,其非线性折射率为负值,非线性吸收属于双光子吸收.由实验数据计算得材料三阶非线性极化率为7.50×10~(-8)esu,该值比体硅材料的三阶非线性极化率大4个数量级.对材料光学非线性产生的机理进行了探讨,认为材料的非线性极化率的增加来源于材料量子限制效应增强.

Si衬底减薄及氧化对硅基二氧化硅波导应力双折射影响的数值分析

采用有限元法对硅基二氧化硅波导在玻璃化过程中的应力与Si衬底厚度和背面氧化层厚度的关系进行了系统的分析;在此基础上,应用全矢量有限差分束传播法(FD-BPM) 对应力光波导的双折射进行了分析.结果表明随着Si衬底厚度的减薄,波导附近水平方向和垂直方向所受应力趋于一致,双折射系数B可小于10~(-4);Si衬底背面氧化层的存在使双折射系数略有增大,但随氧化层厚度的增加可减缓其增加量.

PLD工艺制备高质量ZnO/Si异质外延薄膜

采用脉冲激光沉积工艺在不同条件下以Si(111)为衬底制备了Zno薄膜.通过对不同氧压下(0～50Pa)沉积的样品的室温PL谱测试表明,氧气氛显著地提高了薄膜的发光质量,在50Pa氧气中沉积的ZnO薄膜具有最强的近带边UV发射.XRD测试说明在氧气氛中得到的薄膜结晶质量较差,没有单一的(002)取向.利用-低温(500℃)沉积的ZnO薄膜作缓冲层,得到了高质量的ZnO外延膜.与直接沉积的ZnO膜相比,生长在缓冲层上的ZnO膜展现出规则的斑点状衍射花样,而且拥有更强的UV发射和更窄的UV峰半高宽(98meV).对不同温度下沉积的缓冲层进行了RHEED表征,结果表明,在600～650℃之间生长缓冲层,有望进一步改善ZnO外延膜的质量.

Si_(0.75)Ge_(0.25)虚衬底上应变补偿Si/Si_(0.62)Ge_(0.38)量子阱发光

由于Si/SiGe异质结构的带阶差主要发生在价带,为实现高效率的发光,本文从理论上设计了在硅基Si_(1-x) Ge_x虚衬底上外延应变补偿的Si/S_(1-y) Ge_y(y>x)量子阱的能带结构,将量子阱对电子的限制势垒提高到100meV以上.在实验上,采用300℃生长的Ge量子点插入层,制备出薄的SiGe驰豫缓冲层(虚衬底),表面Ge组份达到0.25,表面粗糙度小于2nm,驰豫度接近100%.在我们制备的SiGe缓冲层上外延了应变补偿SiGe/Si多量子阱结构,并初步研究了其发光特性.

Si衬底上Ge材料的UHVCVD生长

采用超低温Buffer层技术在Si衬底上生长出了质量优良的厚Ge材料,材料的穿透位错密度为1×10~5 cm~(-2).原子力显微镜测试表明表面均方根粗糙度为0.33nm,卢瑟福背散射谱表明Ge的沟道产额低达3.9%,透射电镜分析则表明应变的弛豫主要是通过在Si与Ge的界面处形成失配位错来实现的.

第一性原理研究Mg,Si和Mn共掺GaN

采用基于密度泛函理论(DFT)的第一性原理平面波赝势法(PWP)计算Mg,Si和Mn共掺GaN电子结构和光学性质,分析比较计算结果.计算表明:掺杂后体系均在能隙深处产生自旋极化杂质带,具有半金属性,能产生自旋注入.与Mn掺杂GaN比较,Mg共掺后能使居里温度(TC)升高,并在1.0eV出现源于Mn4+离子基态4T1(F)到4T2(F)态跃迁的较强的光吸收,而Mn掺杂GaN时位于1.3eV处的吸收峰消失;Si共掺后没能使TC升高,且在低能区无光吸收现象.

Si／SiNx超晶格材料的非线性光学特性

采用射频磁控反应溅射技术与热退火处理制备了Si／SiN；超晶格材料。利用吸收光谱和X射线衍射对材料进行表征。通过皮秒脉冲激光单光束Z-扫描技术研究了该材料在非共振吸收区的三阶非线性光学特性，实验结果表明，样品的非线性折射率为负值，非线性吸收属于双光子吸收。由实验数据得到材料的三阶非线性极化率实部和虚部分别为1．27×10~(-7)，1．51×10~(-8)esu，该值比体硅材料的三阶非线性极化率值大5个数量级。对材料光学非线性产生的机理进行了探讨，认为材料的非线性极化率的增加来源于材料量子限制效应的增强。

nc-Si／SiN_x超晶格薄膜实现Nd

采用射频磁控反应溅射法制备a—Si／SiN。超晶格薄膜材料，热退火后形成纳米Si晶粒。把nc—Si／SiN，薄膜作为饱和吸收体插入Nd

以Au为缓冲层在Si衬底上生长ZnO薄膜

采用化学气相沉积（CVD）方法在Si（001）衬底上分别制备了有金属Au缓冲层以及无Au缓冲层的ZnO薄膜。其中Au缓冲层在物理气相沉积（PVD）设备中蒸发，厚度大约为300nm。有Au缓冲层的ZnO薄膜晶体质量比直接在Si衬底上生长有了显著提高。利用X射线衍射（XRD）研究了所生长ZnO薄膜的结晶质量，有Au缓冲层的ZnO薄膜虽然仍为多晶，但显示出明显的择优取向。用光学显微镜研究了ZnO薄膜的表面特征，金属Au缓冲层显著地提高了在Si衬底上生长的ZnO薄膜的晶粒尺寸及平整度。同时利用室温光致发光（PL）谱研究了ZnO薄膜的光学性质，并分析了有Au缓冲层的ZnO薄膜NEB发光峰强度反而弱的可能原因。

以金属为缓冲层在Si（111）上分子束外延GaN及其表征

用电子束蒸发方法在Si（111）衬底上蒸发了Au/Cr和Au/Ti/Al/Ti两种金属缓冲层,然后在金属缓冲层上用气源分子束外延（GSMBE）生长GaN.两种缓冲层的表面都比较平整和均匀,都是具有Au（111）面择优取向的立方相Au层.在Au/Cr/Si（111）上MBE生长的GaN,生长结束后出现剥离.在Au/Ti/Al/Ti/Si（111）上无AlN缓冲层直接生长GaN,得到的是多晶GaN;先在800℃生长一层AlN缓冲层,然后在710℃生长GaN,得到的是沿GaN（0001）面择优取向的六方相GaN.将Au/Ti/Al/Ti/Si（111）在800℃下退火20min,金属层收缩为网状结构,并且成为多晶,不再具有Au（111）方向择优取向.