Structural and electrical analysis of poly-Ge films fabricated by e-beam evaporation for optoelectronic applications

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2016-12-01

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Kabacelik, Ismail
KULAKCI, MUSTAFA
Turan, Raşit

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We have investigated the relationship between structural and electrical properties of Ge thin films deposited on single crystal silicon (100) substrates by electron beam evaporation at room temperature. Post-thermal annealing was applied to obtain poly-crystalline Ge thin films. The structural effects of the annealing temperature and annealing time on the crystallization of Ge films were analyzed using Raman and X-ray diffraction measurements. Raman and X-ray diffraction spectra revealed a structural evolution from amorphous to crystalline phase with increasing annealing temperature and annealing time. It was found that high quality poly-crystalline Ge films were obtained with crystallization ratio of 90% at an annealing temperarure of 500 degrees C following the crystallization threshold of 450 degrees C. Effects of structural ordering on the electrical properties were investigated through current-voltage characteristics of fabricated heterostructure devices (Ge/p-Si). Smooth cathode-anode interchange in the diode behavior has been clearly observed following the structural ordering as a function of annealing temperature in a systematic way. These outcomes could be exploited for engineering of low-cost Ge based novel electronic and opto-electronic devices.

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Germanium thin film, Solid phase crystallization, Ge/Si heterojunction, Current-voltage

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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/43674

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MATERIALS SCIENCE IN SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING

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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mssp.2016.09.023

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Department of Physics, Article

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I. Kabacelik, M. KULAKCI, and R. Turan, “Structural and electrical analysis of poly-Ge films fabricated by e-beam evaporation for optoelectronic applications,” MATERIALS SCIENCE IN SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING, pp. 368–372, 2016, Accessed: 00, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://hdl.handle.net/11511/43674.