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    High-resolution characterization of the forbidden Si 200 and Si 222 reflections
    (Chester : International Union of Crystallography, 2015) Zaumseil, P.
    The occurrence of the basis-forbidden Si 200 and Si 222 reflections in specular X-ray diffraction !–2 scans is investigated in detail as a function of the inplane sample orientation. This is done for two different diffractometer types with low and high angular divergence perpendicular to the diffraction plane. It is shown that the reflections appear for well defined conditions as a result of multiple diffraction, and not only do the obtained peaks vary in intensity but additional features like shoulders or even subpeaks may occur within a 2 range of about 2.5 . This has important consequences for the detection and verification of layer peaks in the corresponding angular range.
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    The thermal stability of epitaxial GeSn layers
    (Melville, NY : AIP Publ., 2018) Zaumseil, P.; Hou, Y.; Schubert, M.A.; von den Driesch, N.; Stange, D.; Rainko, D.; Virgilio, M.; Buca, D.; Capellini, G.
    We report on the direct observation of lattice relaxation and Sn segregation of GeSn/Ge/Si heterostructures under annealing. We investigated strained and partially relaxed epi-layers with Sn content in the 5 at. %-12 at. % range. In relaxed samples, we observe a further strain relaxation followed by a sudden Sn segregation, resulting in the separation of a β-Sn phase. In pseudomorphic samples, a slower segregation process progressively leads to the accumulation of Sn at the surface only. The different behaviors are explained by the role of dislocations in the Sn diffusion process. The positive impact of annealing on optical emission is also discussed.