Formation of Nanocrystalline Germanium via Oxidation of Si₀.₅₄Ge₀.₄₆ for Memory Device Applications

In this work, we studied the possibility of synthesizing nanocrystalline germanium (Ge) via dry and wet oxidation of both amorphous and polycrystalline Si₀.₅₄Ge₀.₄₆ films. In dry oxidation, Ge was rejected from the growing SiO₂ forming a Ge-rich polycrystalline layer. As for wet oxidation, Ge was in...

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Main Authors: Kan, Eric Win Hong, Leoy, C.C., Choi, Wee Kiong, Chim, Wai Kin, Antoniadis, Dimitri A., Fitzgerald, Eugene A.
Format: Article
Language:en_US
Published: 2003
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/3722