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CPP: Fachverband Chemische Physik und Polymerphysik
CPP 23: Optical Properties (joint session HL/CPP)
CPP 23.3: Talk
Tuesday, March 28, 2023, 10:00–10:15, POT 112
Polarized Raman scattering study of epitaxially grown GeSn layers with various Sn content — •Agnieszka Anna Corley-Wiciak1, Omar Concepción2, Marvin Hartwig Zoellner1, Detlev Grützmacher2, Dan Buca2, Giovanni Capellini1,3, and Davide Spirito1 — 1IHP Leibniz-Institut für innovative Mikroelektronik, Im Technologiepark 25, 15236 Frankfurt (Oder), Germany — 2Peter Grünberg Institute 9 (PGI-9) and JARA-Fundamentals of Future Information Technologies — 3Dipartimento di Scienze, Università Roma Tre, V.le G. Marconi 446, 00146 Roma, Italy
Ge1−xSnx alloys are an excellent candidate for developing mid-infrared light sources integrated with CMOS technology. The challenges in the controlled growth with high crystal quality have highlighted the peculiarity of these alloys, which can be monitored by their vibrational properties. To this purpose, Raman spectroscopy is an effective experimental method to determine these properties, as this technique is non-destructive, contactless, fast, and locally resolved. We use Raman scattering with different polarization configurations to investigate Ge1−xSnx (0.05 ≤ x ≤ 0.14) alloys grown by Chemical Vapour Deposition on Ge/Si virtual substrates. Measurements were performed in backscattering geometry with parallel and cross polarizations. In this way, we identify multiple components in the vibrational modes and how they deviate from simplified models. Our results will help to understand the fundamental properties of Ge1−xSnx alloys to enable fast assessment for their applications in optoelectronic and thermoelectric.