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@ARTICLE{Tetzner:1053102,
author = {Tetzner, H. and Corley-Wiciak, A. A. and Devaiya,
Ambrishkumar and Concepción, O. and Stolarek, D. and
Schubert, M. A. and Yamamoto, Y. and Buca, D. and Capellini,
G.},
title = {{D}islocations influence the background hole densities in
{G}e/{S}i virtual substrates},
journal = {Applied physics letters},
volume = {127},
number = {25},
issn = {0003-6951},
address = {Melville, NY},
publisher = {American Inst. of Physics},
reportid = {FZJ-2026-01442},
pages = {251901},
year = {2025},
abstract = {In this study, the interaction between extended defects and
the electrical activity of Ge/Si (001) plastically relaxed
epitaxial layers is examined.We used depth-resolved
electrochemical capacitance–voltage profiling to measure
the background active carrier concentration in a set
ofepilayers featuring a threading dislocation density
spanning more than four orders of magnitude (from 7 106 to
2.5 1010 cm 2). Thedepth profile of the carrier
concentration shows a pronounced peak, which is attributed
to the presence of misfit dislocations at the
Ge/Siheterointerface; and a nearly constant p-type
background extending throughout the Ge layer. This
background level decreases with increasedcrystalline
quality, and saturates at 1 1015 cm 3 when the
dislocation density falls below 1 108 cm 2,
indicating a lower limit governedby electrically active
defect states and impurity-related point defect complexes
formed during epitaxial growth and thermal processing.These
findings suggest that extended and point defects critically
influence the unintentional doping observed in Ge on Si
epitaxy.Understanding their interplay provides valuable
insights into defect engineering strategies that can
suppress electrically active defects,enabling the
fabrication of high-performance Ge-based electronic and
photonic devices with improved doping control and more
predictableelectrical behavior.},
cin = {PGI-9},
ddc = {530},
cid = {I:(DE-Juel1)PGI-9-20110106},
pnm = {5234 - Emerging NC Architectures (POF4-523) / DFG project
G:(GEPRIS)537127697 - Thermoelektrische Eigenschaften von
SiGeSn-Mikrobauelementen (537127697)},
pid = {G:(DE-HGF)POF4-5234 / G:(GEPRIS)537127697},
typ = {PUB:(DE-HGF)16},
doi = {10.1063/5.0308836},
url = {https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/1053102},
}