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Title: Ultra-high mobility two-dimensional electron gas in a SiGe/Si/SiGe quantum well

Journal Article · · Applied Physics Letters
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4914007· OSTI ID:22412752
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  1. Institute of Solid State Physics, Chernogolovka, Moscow District 142432 (Russian Federation)
  2. Physics Department, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts 02115 (United States)

We report the observation of an electron gas in a SiGe/Si/SiGe quantum well with maximum mobility up to 240 m{sup 2}/Vs, which is noticeably higher than previously reported results in silicon-based structures. Using SiO, rather than Al{sub 2}O{sub 3}, as an insulator, we obtain strongly reduced threshold voltages close to zero. In addition to the predominantly small-angle scattering well known in the high-mobility heterostructures, the observed linear temperature dependence of the conductivity reveals the presence of a short-range random potential.

OSTI ID:
22412752
Journal Information:
Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 106, Issue 9; Other Information: (c) 2015 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0003-6951
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English