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Calculation of band edge levels of strained Si/(111)Si1-xGex

Song Jianjun, Zhang Heming, Hu Huiyong, Dai Xianying and Xuan Rongxi

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Abstract: Calculations were performed on the band edge levels of (111)-biaxially strained Si on relaxed Si1-xGex alloy using the k·p perturbationmethod coupled with deformation potential theory. The results show that the conduction band (CB) edge is characterized by six identicalvalleys, that the valence band (VB) edge degeneracies are partially lifted, and that both the CB and VB edge levels move up in electron energy as the Ge fraction (x) increases. In addition, the dependence of the indirect bandgap and the VB edge splitting energy on x was obtained. Quantitative data from the results supply valuable references for Si-based strained device design.

Key words: strained Si

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    Received: 18 August 2015 Revised: 03 September 2009 Online: Published: 01 January 2010

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      Song Jianjun, Zhang Heming, Hu Huiyong, Dai Xianying, Xuan Rongxi. Calculation of band edge levels of strained Si/(111)Si1-xGex[J]. Journal of Semiconductors, 2010, 31(1): 012001. doi: 10.1088/1674-4926/31/1/012001 Song J J, Zhang H M, Hu H Y, Dai X Y, Xuan R X. Calculation of band edge levels of strained Si/(111)Si1-xGex[J]. J. Semicond., 2010, 31(1): 012001. doi: 10.1088/1674-4926/31/1/012001.Export: BibTex EndNote
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      Song Jianjun, Zhang Heming, Hu Huiyong, Dai Xianying, Xuan Rongxi. Calculation of band edge levels of strained Si/(111)Si1-xGex[J]. Journal of Semiconductors, 2010, 31(1): 012001. doi: 10.1088/1674-4926/31/1/012001

      Song J J, Zhang H M, Hu H Y, Dai X Y, Xuan R X. Calculation of band edge levels of strained Si/(111)Si1-xGex[J]. J. Semicond., 2010, 31(1): 012001. doi: 10.1088/1674-4926/31/1/012001.
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      Calculation of band edge levels of strained Si/(111)Si1-xGex

      doi: 10.1088/1674-4926/31/1/012001
      • Received Date: 2015-08-18
      • Accepted Date: 2009-06-25
      • Revised Date: 2009-09-03
      • Published Date: 2009-12-29

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