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Strain distribution analysis of sputter-formed strained Si by tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy

Strain distribution analysis of sputter-formed strained Si by tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy
Strain distribution analysis of sputter-formed strained Si by tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy
Simultaneous nanometer-scale measurements of the strain and surface undulation distributions of strained Si (s-Si) layers on strain-relief quadruple-Si1-xGex-layer buffers, using a combined atomic force microscopy (AFM) and tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (TERS) system, clarify that an s-Si sample formed by our previously proposed sputter epitaxy method has a smoother and more uniformly strained surface than an s-Si sample formed by gas-source molecular beam epitaxy. The TERS analyses suggest that the compositional fluctuation of the underlying Si1-xGex buffer layer is largely related to the weak s-Si strain fluctuation of the sputtered sample
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Hanafusa, H.
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Hirose, N.
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Mimura, T.
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Matsui, T.
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Chong, H.
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Mizuta, H.
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Hanafusa, H.
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Hirose, N.
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Kasamatsu, A.
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Mimura, T.
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Matsui, T.
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Chong, H.
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Mizuta, H.
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Hanafusa, H., Hirose, N., Kasamatsu, A., Mimura, T., Matsui, T., Chong, H., Mizuta, H. and Suda, Y. (2011) Strain distribution analysis of sputter-formed strained Si by tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy. Applied Physics Express, 4, 025701-1-025701-3. (doi:10.1143/APEX.4.025701).

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Simultaneous nanometer-scale measurements of the strain and surface undulation distributions of strained Si (s-Si) layers on strain-relief quadruple-Si1-xGex-layer buffers, using a combined atomic force microscopy (AFM) and tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (TERS) system, clarify that an s-Si sample formed by our previously proposed sputter epitaxy method has a smoother and more uniformly strained surface than an s-Si sample formed by gas-source molecular beam epitaxy. The TERS analyses suggest that the compositional fluctuation of the underlying Si1-xGex buffer layer is largely related to the weak s-Si strain fluctuation of the sputtered sample

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Published date: January 2011
Organisations: Nanoelectronics and Nanotechnology

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Local EPrints ID: 271944
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/271944
PURE UUID: 221481fe-967e-4494-97ef-a2702a5fe950
ORCID for H. Chong: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-7110-5761

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Date deposited: 24 Jan 2011 16:49
Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 03:30

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Author: H. Hanafusa
Author: N. Hirose
Author: A. Kasamatsu
Author: T. Mimura
Author: T. Matsui
Author: H. Chong ORCID iD
Author: H. Mizuta
Author: Y. Suda

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