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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for suppressing the formation of flat surface defects, such as stacking faults and microtwins in a relaxed SiGe alloy layer. SOLUTION: There is disclosed the method of manufacturing a substantially-relaxed SiGe alloy layer, in which flat surface defect density is decreased. The method comprises the steps of forming a strained Ge-containing layer on the front surface of an Si-containing substrate, implanting ions into the interface of the Ge-containing layer/the Si-containing substrate or under the interface, and forming the substantially-relaxed SiGe alloy layer, in which the flat surface defect density is decreased. Further, there are also provided a substantially relaxed SiGe-on-insulator, having an SiGe layer in which the flat surface defect density is decreased, and a heterostructure comprising the insulator. COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for detecting crystal defect in a thin Si layer on a SiGe alloy layer. SOLUTION: Defect etchant having high defect selectivity for Si 16 is used in this method. The defect etchant etches Si 16 to a thickness for a defect pit 18 to reach the SiGe layer 14 located under the Si 16. Next the second etchant that may be the same as the defect etchant or different from it is used to corrode the SiGe layer 14 under the pit while Si 16 is kept unhurt. COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To develop a new improved method for forming a relaxed SiGe-on-insulator substrate material which is thermodynamically stable with respect to the generation of a defect. SOLUTION: Silicon to which tensile stress is applied is formed by epitaxially growing over the whole SiGe alloy layer. Silicon to which compressive stress is applied is formed by epitaxially growing over the whole porous silicon. A method of converting a patterned SOI region into patterned an SGOI (silicon-germanium ON oxide) by a SiGe/SOI heat mixing process for farther reinforcing the performance of a logic circuit in a padded DRAM is described in a preferred embodiment. The SGOI region in which Si is strained acts as a template for succeeding Si growth so that electrons and holes in the Si have higher mobilities. COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI
Abstract:
A method for forming a single-junction photovoltaic cell includes forming a dopant layer on a surface of a semiconductor substrate; diffusing the dopant layer into the semiconductor substrate to form a doped layer of the semiconductor substrate; forming a metal layer over the doped layer, wherein a tensile stress in the metal layer is configured to cause a fracture in the semiconductor substrate; removing a semiconductor layer from the semiconductor substrate at the fracture; and forming the single-junction photovoltaic cell using the semiconductor layer. A single-junction photovoltaic cell includes a doped layer comprising a dopant diffused into a semiconductor substrate; a patterned conducting layer formed on the doped layer; a semiconductor layer comprising the semiconductor substrate located on the doped layer on a surface of the doped layer opposite the patterned conducting layer; and an ohmic contact layer formed on the semiconductor layer.
Abstract:
A dual gate extremely thin semiconductor-on-insulator transistor with asymmetric gate dielectrics is provided. This structure can improve the sensor detection limit and also relieve the drift effects. Detection is performed at a constant current mode while the species will be detected at a gate electrode with a thin equivalent oxide thickness (EOT) and the gate bias will be applied to the second gate electrode with thicker EOT to maintain current flow through the transistor. As a result, a small change in the charge on the first electrode with the thin EOT will be translated into a larger voltage on the gate electrode with the thick EOT to sustain the current flow through the transistor. This allows a reduction of the sensor dimension and therefore an increase in the array size. The dual gate structure further includes cavities, i.e., microwell arrays, for chemical sensing.
Abstract:
A simple and direct method of forming a SiGe-on-insulator that relies on the oxidation of a porous silicon layer (or region) that is created beneath a Ge-containing layer is provided. The method includes the steps of providing a structure comprising a Si-containing substrate having a hole-rich region formed therein and a Ge-containing layer atop the Si-containing substrate; converting the hole-rich region into a porous region; and annealing the structure including the porous region to provide a substantially relaxed SiGe-on-insulator material.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an improved bipolar junction transistor (BJT) characterized in that the parasitic capacitance has been reduced without reduction in base resistance accompanying the reduction in the parasitic capacitance, and to provide a method of forming the same. SOLUTION: The collector region of each BJT is arranged in the surface of a semiconductor substrate and adjacent to a first shallow trench isolation (STI) region. A second STI region is formed while the second STI region extends between the first STI region and the collector region, and undercuts a part of an active base region with an undercut angle of about 90° or less. For example, the second STI region may have a section with a substantially triangular shape with an undercut angle of less than about 90° or a section with a substantially rectangular shape with an undercut angle of about 90°. Such a second STI region can be manufactured using a porous surface part formed in the upper side surface of the collector region. COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an improving method of the quality of a defective semiconductor crystal in the vicinity of the surface thereof. SOLUTION: A method where amorphization step and subsequent thermal treatment step are executed on the defective semiconductor crystal material is provided. In the amorphization step, a region including the surface area of the defective semiconductor crystal material is partially or completely amorphized. Next, the thermal treatment step is executed to recrystallize the amorphized area of the defective semiconductor crystal material. Recrystallization is achieved, by re-growing the solid phase crystal from the amorphized area of the defective semiconductor crystal material. COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for manufacturing an SiGe-on-insulator substrate material substantially relaxed, of high quality, and capable of being used as a template for strained-silicon. SOLUTION: The SOI substrate having an ultra-thin top Si layer is used as the template for compressive strain SiGe growth. When an SiGe layer is relaxed at an enough temperature, the property of its dislocation movement is such that strain release defect moves down into the thin Si layer when an embedded oxide shows semi-viscosity behavior. The thin Si layer is consumed by oxidation of an interface of the thin Si with the embedded oxide. This can be performed by using inner oxidation at a high temperature. Therefore, the role of the original thin Si layer is to use the inner oxidation and subsequently to act as a sacrificial defective sink capable of being consumed during an SiGe alloy being relaxed. COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for forming a relaxed SiGe-on-insulator substrate having improved relaxation, comparatively low defect density, and improved surface quality. SOLUTION: The method includes a step for forming a SiGe alloy layer on a surface of a first single crystal Si layer. The first single crystal Si layer has an interface with an underlay barrier layer having resistance to Ge diffusion. Next, ions are implanted into the structure, the ions forming defects by which mechanical decoupling is achieved at the interface or vicinity of the interface; then a heating step is performed to the structure including the implanted ions, by which mutual diffusion of Ge through the first single crystal Si layer and SiGe layer is achieved; thereby a SiGe layer that is substantially relaxed single crystal and homogenous is formed on the barrier layer. A SiGe-on-insulator having improved properties and a heterostructure including it are also provided. COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO