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Modeled optical properties of SiGe and Si layers compared to spectroscopic ellipsometry measurements

Published on 29 March 2018
Modeled optical properties of SiGe and Si layers compared to spectroscopic ellipsometry measurements
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Authors
Kriso C., Triozon F., Delerue C., Schneider L., Abbate F., Nolot E., Rideau D., Niquet Y.-M., Mugny G., Tavernier C.
Year2017-0165
Source-TitleSolid-State Electronics
Affiliations
STMicroelectronics, 850 rue J. Monnet, Crolles, France, CEA, LETI, Minatec Campus, 17 rue des Martyrs, Grenoble, France, Univ.Grenoble Alpes, France, Univ.Lille, CNRS, Centrale Lille, ISEN, Univ.Valenciennes, UMR 8520 - IEMN, Lille, France, CEA, INAC-MEM, L_Sim, 17 rue des Martyrs, Grenoble, France
Abstract
The optical response of strained SiGe alloys, as well as thin Si layers, is analyzed using a sp3d5s? tight-binding model within the independent particle approximation. The theoretical results are compared to measurements obtained on samples with various Ge content and layer thicknesses. The dielectric function is extracted from spectroscopic ellipsometry allowing a separation of its real and imaginary parts. Theory and simulation show similar trends for the variation of the dielectric function of SiGe with varying Ge content. Variations are also well reproduced for thin Si layers with varying thickness and are attributed to quantum confinement. © 2016 Elsevier Ltd
Author-Keywords
Ellipsometry, Optical response, SiGe, Simulation, Thin silicon films
Index-Keywords
Ellipsometry, Germanium, Germanium alloys, Silicon, Silicon alloys, Spectroscopic ellipsometry, Dielectric functions, Independent-particle approximations, Optical response, SiGe, Simulation, Spectroscopic ellipsometry measurements, Thin silicon films, Tight binding model, Optical properties
ISSN381101
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