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Micro-Raman characterization of Ge diffusion and Si stress change in thin epitaxial Si1−xGex layers on Si(100) after rapid thermal annealing

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 April 2012

Chun-Wei Chang ,
Min-Hao Hong ,
Wei-Fan Lee ,
Kuan-Ching Lee ,
Li-De Tseng ,
Yi-Hann Chen ,
Yen Chuang ,
Yu-Ta Fan ,
Takeshi Ueda  and
Toshikazu Ishigaki
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Chun-Wei Chang
Affiliation:
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsinchu, Taiwan 300-77, Republic of China
Min-Hao Hong
Affiliation:
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsinchu, Taiwan 300-77, Republic of China
Wei-Fan Lee
Affiliation:
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsinchu, Taiwan 300-77, Republic of China
Kuan-Ching Lee
Affiliation:
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsinchu, Taiwan 300-77, Republic of China
Li-De Tseng
Affiliation:
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsinchu, Taiwan 300-77, Republic of China
Yi-Hann Chen
Affiliation:
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsinchu, Taiwan 300-77, Republic of China
Yen Chuang
Affiliation:
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsinchu, Taiwan 300-77, Republic of China
Yu-Ta Fan
Affiliation:
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsinchu, Taiwan 300-77, Republic of China
Takeshi Ueda
Affiliation:
WaferMasters, Inc., San Jose, California 95112
Toshikazu Ishigaki
Affiliation:
WaferMasters, Inc., San Jose, California 95112
Kitaek Kang
Affiliation:
WaferMasters, Inc., San Jose, California 95112
Woo Sik Yoo*
Affiliation:
WaferMasters, Inc., San Jose, California 95112
*
a)Address all correspondence to this author. e-mail: woosik.yoo@wafermasters.com
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Abstract

Boron-doped, single (∼54 nm) or double (∼21 + 54 nm) Si1−xGex layers were epitaxially grown on 300-mm-diameter p−-Si(100) device wafers with 20 nm technology node design features, by ultrahigh vacuum chemical vapor deposition. The Si1−xGex/Si wafers were annealed in the temperature range of 950–1050 °C for 60 s to investigate the effect of annealing on possible changes of Ge content and Si stress near the Si1−xGex/Si interface. High spectral resolution, micro-Raman spectroscopy was used as a nondestructive characterization technique with five excitation wavelengths of 363.8, 441.6, 457.9, 488.0, and 514.5 nm. Ge diffusion and generation of compressive stress at the Si1−xGex/Si interface were measured on all annealed wafers. Ge diffusion and the accumulation of compressive Si stress after annealing showed significantly different behaviors between single- and double-layer Si1−xGex/Si wafers. Raman characterization results were compared with secondary ion mass spectroscopy and high-resolution x-ray diffraction results.

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Raman spectroscopyX-ray diffractionSecondary ion mass spectroscopy
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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 27 , Issue 9 , 14 May 2012 , pp. 1314 - 1323
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2012

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