Electrodeposition as an Alternative Approach for Monolithic Integration of InSb on Silicon

Autor: Katarzyna E. Hnida-Gut, Marilyne Sousa, Marinus Hopstaken, Steffen Reidt, Kirsten Moselund, Heinz Schmid
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Frontiers in Chemistry, Vol 9 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2296-2646
DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2021.810256
Popis: High-performance electronics would greatly benefit from a versatile III-V integration process on silicon. Unfortunately, integration using hetero epitaxy is hampered by polarity, lattice, and thermal expansion mismatch. This work proposes an alternative concept of III-V integration combining advantages of pulse electrodeposition, template-assisted selective epitaxy, and recrystallization from a melt. Efficient electrodeposition of nano-crystalline and stochiometric InSb in planar templates on Si (001) is achieved. The InSb deposits are analysed by high resolution scanning transmission electron microscopy (HR-STEM) and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX) before and after melting and recrystallization. The results show that InSb can crystallise epitaxially on Si with the formation of stacking faults. Furthermore, X-ray photoelectron (XPS) and Auger electron (AE) spectroscopy analysis indicate that the InSb crystal size is limited by the impurity concentration resulting from the electrodeposition process.
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