Yoon K-S, Kim Y.K., Won T.
Inha University, KR
Keywords: diffusion, first-principles, indium, silicon, strain
In this paper, we studied the effect of strain on indium diffusion. In order to investigate the stress effect, it is essential to find out the migration path of indium. Ab-initio study in this work enabled us to quantum-mechanically perform electronic structure relaxation and get its total energy. We could figure out the atomistic configurations and migration energy during indium diffusion in strained silicon on SiGe substrate with 20% Ge. After finding the MEP, the energy barrier for the diffusing particle was obtained through calculating the exact total energy at the minimum and transition state. These parameter extraction results are essential in obtaining an exact modeling of the experimental profiles.
Journal: TechConnect Briefs
Volume: 1, Technical Proceedings of the 2007 NSTI Nanotechnology Conference and Trade Show, Volume 1
Published: May 20, 2007
Pages: 324 - 327
Industry sector: Advanced Materials & Manufacturing
Topic: Advanced Materials for Engineering Applications
ISBN: 1-4200-6182-8