In-Plane Strain and Strain Relaxation in Laterally Patterned Periodic Arrays of Si/SiGe Quantum Wires and Dot Arrays

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Article

Publication Date

8-10-1998

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41633739 (Pure); 0010113751 (Scopus)

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Abstract

The depth dependent strain relaxation in photolithographically defined and reactive ion etched Si/SiGe quantum wire and dot arrays is determined by high resolution grazing incidence x-ray diffraction. The laterally periodic structures were aligned along two orthogonal [110] and [1̄10] directions on the (001) surface. By recording reciprocal space maps around the (220) and (2̄20) reciprocal lattice points, the shape and in-plane strain could be determined independently of each other. Using triple axis diffractometry and changing the effective penetration depth of the x-ray radiation between 5 and 300 nm the strain relaxation in the wires and dots could be determined depth resolved.

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10.1063/1.122008

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