Local strain relaxation in Si0.7Ge0.3 on Si(001) induced by Ga+ irradiation

Chinkyo Kim, I. K. Robinson, T. Spila, J. E. Greene

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Abstract

A strained pseudomorphic Si0.7Ge0.3 film grown by gas-source molecular-beam epitaxy on Si(001) was irradiated at room temperature with 25 keV Ga+ ions. The gradual strain relaxation of the metastable Si0.7Ge0.3 film was monitored using in situ x-ray diffraction as a function of dose. Based on a dimensional argument, the ion-induced damage scales as extended defects. The Hendricks-Teller model was successfully applied to explain the shifting and broadening of the additional diffuse scattering.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)7608-7612
Number of pages5
JournalJournal of Applied Physics
Volume83
Issue number12
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 15 Jun 1998

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