Strain Engineering of Epitaxially Transferred, Ultrathin Layers of III-V Semiconductor on Insulator

Abstract

Strain state of ultrathin InAs-on-insulator layers obtained from an epitaxial transfer process is studied. The as-grown InAs epilayer (10 20 nm thick) on the GaSb/AlGaSb source wafer has the expected ~0.62% tensile strain. The strain is found to fully release during the epitaxial transfer of the InAs layer onto a Si/SiO2 substrate. In order to engineer the strain of the transferred InAs layers, a ZrOx cap was used during the transfer process to effectively preserve the strain. The work presents an important advance toward the control of materials properties of III-V on insulator layers.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2011
Accession Number
ADA560147

Entities

People

  • Carlo Carraro
  • E. Plis
  • Ha S. Kim
  • Hui Fang
  • Kuniharu Takei
  • Morten Madsen
  • Roya Maboudian
  • Sanjay Krishna
  • Szu-ying Chen
  • Yu-lun Chueh

Organizations

  • University of New Mexico

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Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Carrier Mobility
  • Chemical Compounds
  • Chemistry
  • Compound Semiconductors
  • Crystal Lattices
  • Dielectrics
  • Electrical Properties
  • Electronics
  • Engineering
  • Field Effect Transistors
  • Hydroxides
  • Materials
  • Materials Science
  • Raman Spectra
  • Semiconductors
  • Spectra
  • Tensile Strain

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Semiconductor Device Technology

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Graphene