Abstract:
We report the first demonstration of active boron (B) doping concentration \left(N_{A}\right) higher than 2.50 \times 10^{21} \mathrm{~cm}^{-3} in high Ge content (> ...Show MoreMetadata
Abstract:
We report the first demonstration of active boron (B) doping concentration \left(N_{A}\right) higher than 2.50 \times 10^{21} \mathrm{~cm}^{-3} in high Ge content (> 65%) Si1-x Gex using In-situ growth technique with a low temperature below 500 °C. We achieve excellent uniformities of Si1-x Gex thickness and resistivity across the entire 300 mm wafer and obtain an ultra-low as-deposited specific contact resistivity \left(\rho_{c}\right) down to 2.9 \pm 2.8 \times 10^{-10} \Omega-\mathrm{cm}^{2} on the sample with a high average active doping concentration \left(N_{A}\right) of 2.80 \times 10^{21} \mathrm{~cm}^{-3} and Ge composition of 65%. We further detail the progression of the selective growth of such \mathrm{Si}_{1 \cdot x} \mathrm{Ge}_{x} film on advanced 3D structures. Using metal / \mathrm{Si}_{1-x} \mathrm{Ge}_{x} ladder TLM (LTLM) structures, we investigate the contact properties from room temperature to cryogenic temperatures as low as 5 \mathrm{~K}, disclosing for the first time the insignificant change of \rho_{c} at such ultra-low \rho_{c} regimes.
Date of Conference: 11-16 June 2023
Date Added to IEEE Xplore: 24 July 2023
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