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Title: Te homogeneous precipitation in Ge dislocation loop vicinity

Journal Article · · Applied Physics Letters
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4953627· OSTI ID:22590750
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  1. IM2NP, CNRS/Aix-Marseille University, Faculté des Sciences de Saint-Jérôme case 142, 13397 Marseille (France)

High resolution microscopies were used to study the interactions of Te atoms with Ge dislocation loops, after a standard n-type doping process in Ge. Te atoms neither segregate nor precipitate on dislocation loops, but form Te-Ge clusters at the same depth as dislocation loops, in contradiction with usual dopant behavior and thermodynamic expectations. Atomistic kinetic Monte Carlo simulations show that Te atoms are repulsed from dislocation loops due to elastic interactions, promoting homogeneous Te-Ge nucleation between dislocation loops. This phenomenon is enhanced by coulombic interactions between activated Te{sup 2+} or Te{sup 1+} ions.

OSTI ID:
22590750
Journal Information:
Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 108, Issue 23; Other Information: (c) 2016 Author(s); Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0003-6951
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English