GISAXS studies of structural modifications in ion-beam amorphized Ge

I. D. Desnica-Franković; P. Dubcek; U. V. Desnica; S. Bernstorff; M. C. Ridgway; C. J. Glover

doi:10.1016/j.nimb.2006.03.093

GISAXS studies of structural modifications in ion-beam amorphized Ge

I. D. Desnica-Franković^*, P. Dubcek, U. V. Desnica, S. Bernstorff, M. C. Ridgway, C. J. Glover

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Grazing incidence small angle scattering of X-rays (GISAXS) was used to analyze structural modifications in implantation-damaged Ge. Samples were implanted by different doses of ⁷⁴Ge, from 3 × 10¹² cm^-2 to 3 × 10¹⁶ cm^-2; at room- or liquid nitrogen-temperature, respectively. We have found that the micro-structure in amorphous Ge, continuously and consistently evolves as a function of ion dose but differs according to the implantation temperature. In RT-samples small vacancy nanoclusters agglomerate in the end-of-range region of implanted layer even before complete amorphization. With higher doses nanoclusters increase and coalesce into nano-voids. For the highest dose, the onset of porosity is confirmed. On the other hand, in LN-implanted samples, the clustering-related signal is much weaker and evolves more slowly.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	114-117
Number of pages	4
Journal	Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms
Volume	249
Issue number	1-2 SPEC. ISS.
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nimb.2006.03.093
Publication status	Published - Aug 2006

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