Chroneos, A.; Grimes, R. W. and Bracht, H.
(2009).
Fluorine codoping in germanium to suppress donor diffusion and deactivation.
Journal of Applied Physics, 106(6)
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Abstract
Electronic structure calculations are used to investigate the stability of fluorine-vacancy (Fn)Vm) clusters in germanium (Ge). Using mass action analysis, it is predicted that the FnVm clusters can remediate the concentration of free V considerably. Importantly, we find that F and P codoping leads to a reduction in the concentration of donor-vacancy (DV) pairs. These pairs are responsible for the atomic transport and the formation of DnV clusters that lead to a deactivation of donor atoms. The predictions are technologically significant as they point toward an approach by which V-mediated donor diffusion and the formation of inactive D(n)V clusters can be suppressed. This would result in shallow and fully electrically active n-type doped regions in Ge-based electronic devices.
| Item Type: |
Journal Article
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| Copyright Holders: |
2009 American Institute of Physics |
| ISSN: |
1089-7550 |
| Extra Information: |
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| Keywords: |
diffusion; electronic structure; elemental semiconductors; fluorine; germanium; phosphorus; semiconductor doping; vacancies (crystal)
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| Academic Unit/Department: |
Mathematics, Computing and Technology > Design, Development, Environment and Materials |
| Item ID: |
35188 |
| Depositing User: |
Alexander Chroneos
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| Date Deposited: |
07 Nov 2012 14:32 |
| Last Modified: |
18 May 2013 01:27 |
| URI: |
http://oro.open.ac.uk/id/eprint/35188 |
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