Abstract
AbstractWe have examined the damage produced by Si-ion implantation into strained Si1-xGex epilayers. Damage accumulation in the implanted layers was monitored in situ by time-resolved reflectivity and measured by ion channelling techniques to determine the amorphization threshold in strained Si1-xGex, (x = 0.16 and 0.29) over the temperature range 30-110°C. The results are compared with previously reported measurements on unstrained Si1-xGex, and with the simple model used to describe those results. We report here data which lend support to this model and which indicate that pre-existing strain does not enhance damage accumulation in the alloy layer.
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