First-principles electronic-structure calculation of dangling bonds at Si/SiO$_2$ and Ge/GeO$_2$ interfaces

Details First-principles electronic-structure calculation of dangling bonds at Si/SiO$_2$ and Ge/GeO$_2$ interfaces First-principles electronic-structure calculation of dangling bonds at Si/SiO$_2$ and Ge/GeO$_2$ interfaces

2009-11-30

arxiv.org/abs/0911.5608v2

Physics

Condensed Matter

Materials Science

12 pages

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Evidence of the absence of the clear electron spin-resonance signal from Ge dangling bonds (DBs) at Ge/GeO$_2$ interfaces is explored by means of first-principles electronic-structure calculations. Comparing the electronic structures of the DBs at Si/SiO$_2$ and Ge/GeO$_2$ interfaces, we found that the electronic structure of the Ge-DB is markedly different from that of the Si-DB; the Ge-DB states does not position in the energy band gap of the Ge/GeO$_2$ interface while the Si-DB states clearly appears. In addition, the charge density distribution of the Ge-DB state spreads more widely than that of the Si-DB state. These features are explained by considering the metallic properties of the bonding network of the Ge/GeO$_2$ interface and the structural deformation of the Ge bulk at the Ge/GeO$_2$ interface due to the lattice-constant mismatch.

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