Minority carrier lifetime and diffusion length in Si1-x-yGexCy heterolayers

  • S. K. Samanta
  • , S. Maikap
  • , S. Chatterjee
  • , C. K. Maiti

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Abstract

The minority carrier lifetime and diffusion length have been measured in partially strain-compensated Si0.795Ge0.2C0.005 layers grown using ultrahigh vacuum chemical vapor deposition. A minority carrier lifetime greater than 1 μs has been observed. The data indicate that the minority carrier lifetimes are degraded due to carbon incorporation.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)893-897
Number of pages5
JournalSolid-State Electronics
Volume47
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - 05 2003
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Diffusion length
  • Generation lifetime
  • Silicon germanium carbon (SiGeC)

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