First-Principles Study for Evidence of Low Interface Defect Density at Ge/GeO$_2$ Interfaces

Details First-Principles Study for Evidence of Low Interface Defect Density at Ge/GeO$_2$ Interfaces First-Principles Study for Evidence of Low Interface Defect Density at Ge/GeO$_2$ Interfaces

2009-04-16

arxiv.org/abs/0904.2474v1

Physics

Condensed Matter

Materials Science

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We present the evidence of the low defect density at Ge/GeO$_2$ interfaces in terms of first-principles total energy calculations. The energy advantages of the atom emission from the Ge/GeO$_2$ interface to release the stress due to the lattice mismatch are compared with those from the Si/SiO$_2$ interface. The energy advantages of the Ge/GeO$_2$ are found to be smaller than those of the Si/SiO$_2$ because of the high flexibility of the bonding networks in GeO$_2$. Thus, the suppression of the Ge-atom emission during the oxidation process leads to the improved electrical properties of the Ge/GeO$_2$ interfaces.

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