Abstract
We report an investigation of strain-dependent Raman frequency shift in Ge0.917Sn0.083 epilayer where the Sn composition is near the indirect-to-direct band gap transition point. The strain is modulated by ex-situ rapid thermal annealing and the amount of strain relaxation is determined by X-ray diffraction measurement. The results show that the Raman shift of Ge–Ge longitudinal optical phonon is linearly dependent on the in-plane strain of the GeSn layers with a coefficient b=−299.3cm−1. Such a relationship enables characterization of GeSn epilayers using the readily accessible Raman spectroscopy.
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