• Chinese Physics B
  • Vol. 29, Issue 8, (2020)
Ying Zan, Yong-Liang Li, Xiao-Hong Cheng, Zhi-Qian Zhao, Hao-Yan Liu, Zhen-Hua Hu, An-Yan Du, and Wen-Wu Wang
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  • Integrated Circuit Advanced Process Center, Institute of Microelectronics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100029, China
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    DOI: 10.1088/1674-1056/ab973e Cite this Article
    Ying Zan, Yong-Liang Li, Xiao-Hong Cheng, Zhi-Qian Zhao, Hao-Yan Liu, Zhen-Hua Hu, An-Yan Du, Wen-Wu Wang. High crystalline quality of SiGe fin fabrication with Si-rich composition area using replacement fin processing[J]. Chinese Physics B, 2020, 29(8): Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    A high crystalline quality of SiGe fin with an Si-rich composition area using the replacement fin processing is systematically demonstrated in this paper. The fin replacement process based on a standard FinFET process is developed. A width of less than 20-nm SiGe fin without obvious defect impact both in the direction across the fin and in the direction along the fin is verified by using the high angle annular dark field scanning transmission electron microscopy and the scanning moiré fringe imaging technique. Moreover, the SiGe composition is inhomogenous in the width of the fin. This is induced by the formation of {111} facets. Due to the atomic density of the {111} facets being higher, the epitaxial growth in the direction perpendicular to these facets is slower than in the direction perpendicular to {001}. The Ge incorporation is then higher on the {111} facets than on the {001} facets. So, an Si-rich area is observed in the central area and on the bottom of SiGe fin.
    Ying Zan, Yong-Liang Li, Xiao-Hong Cheng, Zhi-Qian Zhao, Hao-Yan Liu, Zhen-Hua Hu, An-Yan Du, Wen-Wu Wang. High crystalline quality of SiGe fin fabrication with Si-rich composition area using replacement fin processing[J]. Chinese Physics B, 2020, 29(8):
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