Fabrications of size-controlled SiGe nanowires using I-line lithography and focused ion beam technique

• In this study, a novel method using Focus Ion Beam (FIB) technique was applied to scale down Si1-xGex wires (x=0.27-0.57) to 20 nm width. Originally, the wires were processed by using Iline lithography and dry etching of SiGe on oxide (SGOI) substrates. The SGOI wafers were processed through condensation method where a SiGe/Si layer was grown in the beginning on SOI wafers and oxidized at 850-1050 °C. The shape of the nanowires (NWs) during the successive FIB cutting was examined by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and the carrier transport through the NWs was checked by resistivity measurements. The contact resistance was reduced by Ni-silicide prior to metallization. The fabricated NWs were also suspended by tilting FIB. The results present the limitations and challenges of FIB technique to create NWs for advanced sensors and transistors.

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TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER  -- Elektroteknik och elektronik (hsv//swe)

ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY  -- Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Information Engineering (hsv//eng)

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Focused ion beams

Germanium

Nanowires

Scanning electron microscopy

Silicides

Silicon alloys

Silicon wafers

Wire

Advanced sensors

Fib cuttings

Focus ion beam

Focused ion beam technique

I-line lithography

Nanowires (NWs)

Resistivity measurement

Si-Ge nanowires

Ion beams

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