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Effect of Non-Hydrostatic Stress on Kinetics and Interfacial Roughness During Solid Phase Epitaxial Growth in Si

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 February 2011

William Barvosa-Carter  and
Michael J. Aziz
William Barvosa-Carter
Affiliation:
Division of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138
Michael J. Aziz
Affiliation:
Division of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138
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Abstract

We report preliminary in-situ time-resolved measurements of the effect of uniaxial stress on solid phase epitaxial growth in pure Si (001) for the case of stress applied parallel to the amorphous-crystal interface. The growth rate is reduced by the application of uniaxial compression, in agreement with previous results. Additionally, the velocity continues to decrease with time. This is consistent with interfacial roughening during growth under stress, and is supported by both reflectivity measurements and cross-sectional TEM observations. We present a new kinetically-driven interfacial roughening mechanism which is consistent with our observations.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 441: Thin Films – Structure and Morphology , 1996 , 75
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1997

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