Abstract:
A method of forming a thin, high-quality relaxed SiGe-on-insulator substrate (10) material is provided which first includes forming a SiGe or pure Ge layer on a surface of a first single crystal Si layer (14) which is present atop a barrier layer (12) that is resistant to the diffusion of Ge. Optionally forming a Si cap layer (18) over the SiGe or pure Ge layer (16), and thereafter heating the various layers at a temperature which permits interdiffusion of Ge throughtout the first single crystal Si layer (14), the optional Si cap (18) and the SiGe or pure Ge layer (16) thereby forming a substantially relaxed, single crystal SiGe layer atop the barrier layer (12). Additional SiGe regrowth and/or formation of a strained epi-Si layer may follow the above steps. SiGe-on-insulator substrate materials as well as structures including at least the SiGe-on-insulator substrate material are also disclosed herein.
Abstract:
A method is disclosed for forming a semiconductor wafer having a strained Si or SiGe layer on an insulator layer. The method produces a structure having a SiGe buffer layer (43) between the insulator layer (45) and the strained Si/SiGe layer (42), but eliminates the need for Si epitaxy after bonding. The method also eliminates interfacial contamination between strained Si and SiGe buffer layer, and allows the formation of SVSiGe layers having a total thickness exceeding the critical thickness of the strained Si layer.