PUBLICATIONS

Conference Proceedings:

Proceedings of the 9th International SiGe, Ge, & Related Compounds: Materials, Processing, and Devices Symposium (ECS 2020 Fall Meeting): https://iopscience.iop.org/issue/1938-5862/98/5
Proceedings of the 2nd joint ISTDM/ICSI conference (June 2-6, 2019, Madison, WI, USA), ECS Transactions 93 (1): https://iopscience.iop.org/issue/1938-5862/93/1
Proceedings of the 1st joint ISTDM/ICSI conference (May 27 - 31,2018, Postdam, Germany): https://iopscience.iop.org/journal/0268-1242/page/special-issue-on-SiGe-materials
Proceedings of the 8th International SiGe, Ge, & Related Compounds: Materials, Processing, and Devices Symposium (ECS 2018 Fall Meeting): https://iopscience.iop.org/issue/1938-5862/86/7
Proceedings of the 10th Int. Conference on Si Epitaxy and Heterostructures, ICSI-10 (May 14-19, 2017, Warwick, UK): https://iopscience.iop.org/journal/0268-1242/page/Special-issue-on-Silicon-Epitaxy-and-Silicon-Heterostructures

Journal Papers (list is updated regularly)

2021

AMO + R.W.T.H. Aachen (Center for Micro and Nanoelectronic Systems - MINAS)

A. Quellmalz, et al., Large-area integration of two-dimensional materials and their heterostructures by wafer bonding, Nature Communications 12, 917 (2021).

Brandenburgische Technische Universität (BTU)

L. Augel et al., Photonic-plasmonic mode coupling in nanopillar Ge-on-Si PIN photodiodes, Scientific reports 11 (1), 1-9 (2021)
J. Schlipf et al., Raman shifts in MBE‐grown Si_xGe_{1 − x − y}Sn_y alloys with large Si content, J Raman Spectrosc. 2021;1–9, (BTU, IHP, Roma Tre, HU Berlin, Uni-Stuttgart, Uni-Vigo)
D. Weißhaupt et al., Weak localization and weak antilocalization in doped Ge_1-ySn_y layers with up to 8%Sn, J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 33, 085703 (2021)

Eindhoven University of Technology (TUE)

EMT Fadaly et al., Unveiling Planar Defects in Hexagonal Group IV Materials, Nano Lett. 21, 3619 (2021).

IHP

K. Noatschk et al., Ge(001) surface reconstruction with Sn impurities, Surface Science 713, 121912 (2021)
R. Lukose et al., Influence of Plasma Treatment on SiO₂/Si and Si₃N₄/Si Substrates for Large-Scale Transfer of Graphene, Scientific Reports 11, 13111 (2021).
D. Spirito et al., Thermoelectric Efficiency of Epitaxial GeSn Alloys for Integrated Si-Based Applications: Assessing the Lattice Thermal Conductivity by Raman Thermometry, ACS Appl. Energy Mater.4 (7), 7385 (2021)
Y. Yamamoto et al., Threading Dislocation Reduction of Ge by Introducing a SiGe/Ge Superlattice, ECS J. Solid State Sci. Technol. 10 (3), 034005 (2021)
C.A. Chavarin, et al., N-type Ge/Si antennas for THz sensing, Optics Express 29 (5), 7680 (2021)
P. Steglich et al., Silicon-Organic Hybrid Photonics: An Overview of Recent Advances, Electro-Optical Effects and CMOS-Integration Concepts, Journal of Physics: Photonics, 3(2), 022009 (2021)
R. Sorge et al., JICG CMOS Transistors for Reduction of Total Ionizing Dose and Single Event Effects in a 130 nm Bulk SiGe BiCMOS Technology, Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A 987, 164832 (2021),

IKZ

E.V. Lavrov et al., Interstitial H₂ in ²⁹Si., PHYSICAL REVIEW B 103, 205204 (2021)

Imec

A. Veloso et al., Enabling Logic with Backside Connectivity via n-TSVs and its Potential as a Scaling Booster, 2021 Symposium on VLSI Technology,
H. Mertens et al., Forksheet FETs for Advanced CMOS Scaling: Forksheet-Nanosheet Co-Integration and Dual Work Function Metal Gates at 17nm N-P Space,2021 Symposium on VLSI Technology
A. Vandooren et al., 3D sequential CMOS top tier devices demonstration using a low temperature Smart Cut™ Si layer transfer, 2021 Silicon Nanoelectronics Workshop (SNW)
S. A. Srinivasan et al., 60Gb/s waveguide-coupled O-band GeSi quantum-confied Stark effect electro-absorption modulator, 2021 Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC), pp. 1-3. (2021)
R. Kurstjens et al., GaInP solar cells grown on Ge-on-Ge engineered substrates, 2021 IEEE 48th Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC), p. 175 (2021)
A. Veloso et al., Nanosheet FETs and their Potential for Enabling Continued Moore's Law Scaling 5th IEEE Electron Devices Technology & Manufacturing Conference (EDTM) (2021)
R. Loo et al., Epitaxial Ge-on-Nothing and Epitaxial Ge on Si-on-Nothing as Virtual Substrates for 3D Device Stacking Technologies, ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology 10 (8), 084003 (2021)
H. Han et al., Crystalline defect analysis in epitaxial Si_0.7Ge_0.3 layer using site-specific ECCI-STEM, Micron 150, 103123 (2021)
G. Eneman et al., Stress in Silicon-Germanium Nanowires: Layout Dependence and Imperfect Source/Drain Epitaxial Stressors, IEEE Trans. Electr. Dev. (2021)
A. Veloso et al., Nanosheet FETs and their Potential for Enabling Continued Moore's Law Scaling, 5th IEEE Electr. Dev. Techn. & Manufact. Conf (EDTM), pp. 1-3 (2021)
A. . Srinivasan et al., 56 Gb/s NRZ O-band Hybrid BiCMOS-Silicon Photonics Receiver using Ge/Si Avalance Photodiode, Journal of Lightwave Technology 39 (5), 1409 (2021)
R. Loo et al., Epitaxial Growth of Active Si on top of SiGe Etch Stop Layer in View of 3D Device Integration, ECS J. Solid State Sci. Technol. 10 (1), 014001 (2021)

Kyushu University

K Yamamoto et al., Fabrication of Ge-on-Insulator By Epitaxial Growth and Ion-Implanted Exfoliation for Electronics and Opt-Electronics Applications, ECS transactions, in press (2021).
K. Yamamoto et al., Schottky Barrier Height Control at Metal/Ge Interface by Insertion of Nitrogen Contained Amorphous Layer, ECS transactions 102 (4), p. 63 (2021).

Nagoya University (see also here and here)

S. Shibayama et al., "Impact of Wet Annealing on Ferroelectric Phase Formation and Phase Transition of HfO2−ZrO2 System", ACS Appl. Electron. Mater. 3, 2203-2211 (2021).
O. Nakatsuka et al., "Formation and Characterization of Pseudomorphic Ge1−x−ySixSny/Ge Heterojunction Structures for Photovoltaic Application", ECS Trans. 102 (4), 3-9 (2021).
T. Doi et al., "Lowering of the Schottky barrier height of metal/n-type 4H-SiC contacts using low-work-function metals with thin insulator insertion", Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. 60 (7), 075503 (6 pages) (2021).

Nanyang Technological University - Nano Engineering Device Laboratory

Y.-Y. Zhang et al., High Performance Flexible Visible-Blind Ultraviolet Photodetectors with Two-Dimensional Electron Gas Based on Unconventional Release Strategy, ACS Nano, In press (2021)
S. An et al., High-Sensitivity and Mechanically Compliant Flexible Ge Photodetectors with a Vertical p–i–n Configuration, ACS Applied Electronic Materials, In press (2021)
Y.-Y. Zhang et al., Anti-reflective porous Ge by open-circuit and lithography-free metal-assisted chemical etching, Applied Surface Science 546, 149083 (2021)
Z. Qiao et al., Lasing action in microdroplets modulated by interfacial molecular forces, Advanced Photonics 3(1), 016003 (2021)

National Taiwan University

S. Thomas, Germanium nanowire transistors stack up, Nature Electronics 4m 452 (2021)
Yi-Chun Liu et al., First Highly Stacked Ge_0.95Si_0.05 nGAAFETs with Record I_ON = 110 μA (4100 μA/μm) at V_OV=V_DS=0.5V and High G_m,max = 340 μS (13000 μS/μm) at V_DS=0.5V by Wet Etching, Symposia on VLSI Technology and Circuits (VLSI), 2021
Chung-En Tsai et al., First Demonstration of Multi-V_T Stacked Ge_0.87Sn_0.13 Nanosheets by Dipole-Controlled ALD WN_xC_y Work Function Metal with Low Resistivity and Thermal Budget ≤ 400 °C, Symposia on VLSI Technology and Circuits (VLSI), 2021
(Research Highlight) S. Thomas, Germanium nanowire transistors stack up, Nature Electronics 4, 452 (2021)
Chien-Te Tu et al., Uniform 4-Stacked Ge_0.9Sn_0.1 Nanosheets Using Double Ge_0.95Sn_0.05 Caps by Highly Selective Isotropic Dry Etch, IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices 68 (4), 2071 (2021)
(Invited) Yi-Chun Liu et al., Highly Stacked GeSi Nanosheets and Nanowires by Low Temperature Epitaxy and Wet Etching, submitted to IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices, (2021)

POLYTECHNIQUE MONTREAL

M. R. M. Atalla, All-group IV transferable membrane for room-temperature mid-infrared photodetectors (arXiv:2007.12239), Advanced Functional Materials 31 (3), 2006329 (2021),

QuTech (TU Delft)

N. Hendrickx et al., A four-qubit germanium quantum processor, Nature 591, 580 (2021)

Research Center Juelich - Peter Gruenberg Institute

Enrico Talamas Simola, CMOS-Compatible Bias-Tunable Dual-Band Detector Based on GeSn/Ge/Si Coupled Photodiodes, ACS Photonics 8 (7), 2166 (2021)

Roma Tre

D. Stark et al., THz intersubband electroluminescence from n-type Ge/SiGe quantum cascade structures, Applied Physics Letters 118, 101101 (2021)
M. Montanari et al. Terahertz intersubband absorption in Ge/SiGe parabolic quantum wells, Applied Physics Letters, in press, (2021)

Shizuoka University

Y. Shimura et al., Thermal conductivity and inelastic X-ray scattering measurements on SiGeSn polycrystalline alloy, Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. 60, SBBF11 (2021)

Tohoku University

J. Murota and H. Ishii, Langmuir-Type Expressions for In-Situ Co-Doping of C with B or P in Si_1-xGe_x Epitaxial Growth by Chemical Vapor Deposition, ECS J. of Solid State Sci. Technol. 10, 064004 (2021)
J. Murota and H. Ishii, Langmuir-Type Mechanism for In-Situ Doping in CVD Si nd Si_1-xGe_x Epitaxial Growth, ECS J. of Solid State Sci. Technol. 10, 024005 (2021)

University of Milano-Bicocca (UNIMIB) (see also Materials and Lassem)

M. Agati et al., Growth of thick [111]-oriented 3C-SiC films on T-shaped Si micropillars, Materials & Design 208, 109833 (2021).
R. Bergamaschini et al., Prismatic Ge-rich inclusions in the hexagonal SiGe shell of GaP-Si-SiGe nanowires by controlled faceting, Nanoscale 13, 9436 (2021).
E. Scalise et al., Thermodynamic driving force in the formation of hexagonal-diamond Si and Ge nanowires, Appl. Surf. Sci. 545, 148948 (2021).
L. Barbisan et al., Nature and Shape of Stacking Faults in 3C-SiC by Molecular Dynamics Simulations, Phys. Status Sol. B 258, 2000598 (2021).
M. Zimbone et al., Extended defects in 3C-SiC: Stacking faults, threading partial dislocations, and inverted domain boundaries, Acta Mater. 213, 116915 (2021).
A. Sarikov et al., Mechanism of stacking fault annihilation in 3C-SiC epitaxially grown on Si(001) by molecular dynamics simulations, CrystEngComm 23, 1566 (2021).

2020

Aalto University

J. Slotte et al., In Situ Positron Annihilation Spectroscopy Analysis on Low Temperature Irradiated Semiconductors, Challenges and Possibilities, physica status solidi A, 2000232 (2020)
A. Khanam et al., A demonstration of donor passivation through direct formation of V-Asi complexes in As-doped Ge1−xSnx, J. Appl. Phys. 127, 195703 (2020)

AMO + R.W.T.H. Aachen (Center for Micro and Nanoelectronic Systems - MINAS)

A. Gaho et al., Dependable Contact Related Parameter Extraction in Graphene-Metal Junctions, Adv. Electron. Mater.6 (10), 2000386 (2020)
D. De Fazio et al., Graphene-Quantum Dot Hybrid Photodetectors with Low Dark-Current Readout, ACS Nano 14 (9), 11897 (2020)
D. K. Polyushkin et al., Analogue Two-Dimensional Semiconductor Electronics, Nat. Electron. 3, 486 (2020)
M. C. Lemme et al., NANOELECTROMECHANICAL SENSORS BASED ON SUSPENDED 2D MATERIALS, RESEARCH 2020, Article ID 8748602
Y. Y. Illarionov et al., INSULATORS FOR 2D NANOELECTRONICS: THE GAP TO BRIDGE, Nat Commun 11, 3385 (2020)
A. Manolis et al., ULTRA-SENSITIVE REFRACTIVE INDEX SENSOR USING CMOS PLASMONIC TRANSDUCERS ON SILICON PHOTONIC INTERFEROMETRIC PLATFORM, Opt. Express 28, 20992 (2020)
S. Riazimehr et al., CAPACITANCE–VOLTAGE (C–V ) CHARACTERIZATION OF GRAPHENE–SILICON HETEROJUNCTION PHOTODIODES, Adv. Optical Mater. 8, 2000169 (2020),
F. Driussi et al., DEPENDABILITY ASSESSMENT OF TRANSFER LENGTH METHOD TO EXTRACT THE METAL–GRAPHENE CONTACT RESISTANCE, IEEE Trans. Semicond. Manuf. 33, 210 (2020)
S. Wittmann et al., DIELECTRIC SURFACE CHARGE ENGINEERING FOR ELECTROSTATIC DOPING OF GRAPHENE, ACS Appl. Electron. Mater. 2 (5), 1235 (2020)
D. Fadil et al., A BROADBAND ACTIVE MICROWAVE MONOLITHICALLY INTEGRATED CIRCUIT BALUN IN GRAPHENE TECHNOLOGY, Appl. Sci. 10 (6), 2183 (2020)
X. Fan et al., MANUFACTURE AND CHARACTERIZATION OF GRAPHENE MEMBRANES WITH SUSPENDED SILICON PROOF MASSES FOR MEMS AND NEMS APPLICATIONS, Microsyst. Nanoeng. 6, 17 (2020)
M. Belete et al., ELECTRON TRANSPORT ACROSS VERTICAL SILICON/MOS2/GRAPHENE HETEROSTRUCTURES: TOWARDS EFFICIENT EMITTER DIODES FOR GRAPHENE BASE HOT ELECTRON TRANSISTORS, ACS Applied Materials + Interfaces 12 (8), 9656 (2020)
T. Struck et al., Low-frequency spin qubit energy splitting noise in highly purified 28Si/SiGe, npj Quantum Information 6, 40 (2020)
A. Hollmann et al., Large, Tunable Valley Splitting and Single-Spin Relaxation Mechanisms in a Si/S_xGe_1-xQuantum Dot, Phys. Rev. Applied 13, 034068 (2020)

Brandenburgische Technische Universität (BTU)

I.A. Fischer et al., Composition analysis and transition energies of ultrathin Sn-rich GeSn quantum wells, Phys. Rev. Mat. 4, 2475-9953 (2020)
L. Augel et al., Comparing Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy results with photocurrent measurements for Ge-on-Si PIN photodetectors with and without Al nanoantennas, Journal of Applied Physics 128, 013105 (2020)

CEA-LETI

- - J. M. Hartmann et al., Ultra-High Boron Doping of Si and Ge for Nanoelectronics and Photonics, ECS Transactions 98 (5), 203 (2020)
  - J. M. Hartmann et al., Epitaxy of Pseudomorphic GeSn Layers with Germane (GeH4 ) or Digermane (Ge2 H6 ) as Ge Precursors and Tin Tetrachloride (SnCl4 ) as the Sn Precursor, ECS Transactions 98 (5), 225 (2020)
  - M. Frauenrath et al., Boron and Phosphorous Doping of GeSn for Photodetectors and Light Emitting Diodes, ECS Transactions 98 (5), 325 (2020)
  - A. Quintero et al., Analysis of Sn behavior during Ni / GeSn solid-state reaction by correlated X-ray Diffraction, Atomic Force Microscopy and ex-situ/in-situ Transmission Electron Microscopy, ECS Transactions 98 (5), 365 (2020)
  - D. Benedikovic et al., 40 Gbps heterostructure germanium avalanche photo receiver on a silicon chip, Optica 7 (7), p. 775 (2020)
  - M. Sinobad et al., Mid-infrared supercontinuum generation in silicon-germanium all-normal dispersion waveguides , Optics Letters 45 (18), p. 5008 (2020)
  - J.M. Hartmann, Very low temperature growth of GeSi alloys with digermane, disilane and dichlorosilane, Journal of Crystal Growth 546, 125789 (2020)
  - J.M. Hartmann and M. Veillerot, HCl + GeH4 etching for the low temperature cyclic deposition/etch of Si, Si:P, tensile-Si:P and SiGe(:B), Semiconductor Science and Technology 35, 015015 (2020)
  - A, Aliane et al., Fabrication and characterization of sensitive vertical P-i-N germanium photodiodes as infrared detectors, Semiconductor Science and Technology 35, 035013 (2020)
  - A. Quintero et al., Impact of alloying elements (Co, Pt) on nickel stanogermanide formation, Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing 108, 104890 (2020)
  - S. Rachidi et al., Isotropic dry etching of Si selectively to Si0.7Ge0.3 for CMOS sub-10 nm applications, Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A 38, 033002 (2020)
  - L. Dagault et al., Investigation of recrystallization and stress relaxation in nanosecond laser annealed Si1−xGex/Si epilayers, Applied Surface Science 527, 146752 (2020)

Eindhoven University of Technology (TUE)

D. De Matteis et al., Probing Lattice Dynamics and Electronic Resonances in Hexagonal Ge and SixGe1- xAlloys in Nanowires by Raman Spectroscopy, ACS Nano. 14 (6), p. 6845-6856 (2020)
J. Ridderbos et al., Hard superconducting gap and diffusion-induced superconductors in Ge-Si nanowires, Nano Letters.20 (1), p. 122-130 (2020)
S. Assali et al, Kinetic control of morphology and composition in Ge/GeSn core/shell nanowires, ACS Nano. 14 (2), p. 2445-2455 (2020)
M. van Tilburg et al., Towards a Hexagonal SiGe Semiconductor Laser, 2020 Confernece on Lasers and Electro-Optics, CLEO 2020, 2p. 9192798
E.M.T. Fadaly et al., Direct-bandgap emission from hexagonal Ge and SiGe alloys, Nature 580, 205 - 209 (2020)

HZDR

S. Prucnal et al., Dissolution of donor-vacancy clusters in heavily doped n-type germanium, New J. Phys. 22, 123036 (2020), Open Access
S. Prucnal et al., Electron Concentration Limit in Ge Doped by Ion Implantation and Flash Lamp Annealing, Materials 13, 1408 (2020), Open Access
M. Wang et al., Critical behavior of the insulator-to-metal transition in Te-hyperdoped Si, Physical Review B 102, 085204 (2020), arXiv:2004.02710

IHP

P. Steglich et al., CMOS-Compatible Silicon Photonic Sensor for Refractive Index Sensing using Local Back-Side Release, IEEE Photonics Technology Letters 32 (19), 1241 (2020)
O.Skibitzki et al. Reduction of Threading Dislocation Density beyond the saturation limit by optimized reverse grading, Physical Review Materials 4 (10), 103403 (2020)
- - Y. Yamamoto et al., Threading Dislocation Reduction of Ge by Introducing a SiGe/Ge Superlattice, ECS Transactions 98 (5), 185 (2020)
  - D. Wolansky et al., Nickel and Nickel-Platinum Silicide for BiCMOS Devices, ECS Transactions 98 (5), 351 (2020)
  - S. Lischke et al., Directly Silicon Nitride Waveguide Coupled Ge Photodiode for Non-SOI PIC and Epic Platforms, ECS Transactions 98 (5), 315 (2020)
  - Y. Yamamoto et al., Ge/SiGe multiple quantum well fabrication by reduced-pressure chemical vapor Deposition, Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. 59 SGGK10 (2020)
  - C.L. Manganelli et al., Temperature dependence of strain–phonon coefficient in epitaxial Ge/Si(001): A comprehensive analysis, J Raman Spectrosc. 2020, 1-8
  - V. Schlykow, et al. Ge(Sn) nano-island photodetectors with plasmonic antennas, Nanotechnol. 31, 345203 (2020)
  - P. Steglich et al. Direct Observation and Simultaneous Use of Linear and Quadratic Electro-Optical Effects, Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 53 (12), 125106 (2020)
  - K. M. Mamathamba et Al., Influence of Specific Forming Algorithms on the Device-to-Device Variability of Memristive Al-Doped HfO2Arrays, Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology B, 38(1), 013201 (2020)

IKZ

L. Becker et al., Controlling the relaxation mechanism of low strain Si1−xGex/Si(001) layers and reducing the threading dislocation density by providing a preexisting dislocation source, Journal of Applied Physcis 128, 215305 (2020)
J. Rost et al., Thermally stimulated dislocation generation in silicon crystals grown by the Float-Zone method, Journal of Crystal Growth 552, 125842 (2020)
I. Buchovska et al., Characterization of Mono-Crystalline and Multi-Crystalline Silicon by the Extended Lateral Photovoltage Scanning and Scanning Photoluminescence, ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology 9, 086001 (2020)
A. A. Ezhevskii et al., Behavior of Phosphorus Donors in Bulk Single-Crystal Monoisotopic ²⁸Si_1-x⁷²Ge_x Alloys, Semiconductors, 54 (9), 1123 (2020)
F. Lange et al., In-plane growth of germanium nanowires on nanostructured Si(001)/SiO2 substrates, Nano Futures 4, 035006 (2020)
S. G. Pavlov et al., Higher-order Zeeman effect of Mg-related donor complexes in silicon, PHYSICAL REVIEW B 102, 115205 (2020)
F. Lange et al., Investigation of Au droplet formation and growth of SixGe1-x nanowires by molecular beam epitaxy, CrystEngComm 22, 6322 (2020)
R. Kh. Zhukavin et al., Frequency Tuning of Terahertz Stimulated Emission under the Intracenter Optical Excitation of Uniaxially Stressed Si:Bi, Semiconductors, 54 (8), 969 (2020)
O. C. Ernst et al., Analysis of catalyst surface wetting: the early stage of epitaxial germanium nanowire growth, Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 11, 1371 (2020)
L.M. Portsel et al., Investigation of the Magnesium Impurity in Silicon, Semiconductors 4 (2020)
R. Sumathi et al.,, Growth of heavily-doped Germanium single crystals for mid-Infrared applications, Journal of Crystal Growth 535, 125490 (2020)
H. Chen et al., Gate controlled valley polarizer in bilayer graphene, Nature Communications 11, 1202 (2020)
V. V. Emtsev et al., Vacancy-Phosphorus Complexes in Electron-Irradiated Floating-Zone n-Type Silicon: New Points in Annealing Studies, Semiconductors 54, 46 (2020)
A. Abrosimov et al., Technology development of high purity germanium crystals for radiation detectors, Journal of Crystal Growth 532, 125396 (2020)
K.-P. Gradwohl et al., Dynamical X-ray diffraction imaging of voids in dislocation-free high-purity germanium single crystals, J. Appl. Cryst. 53, 880 (2020)
N. V. Morozov et al., Controlling the thermoelectric power of silicon–germanium alloys in different crystalline phases by applying high pressure, CrystEngComm 22, 5416 (2020)
R. Stübner et al., Identification of the donor and acceptor states of the bond-centered hydrogen– carbon pair in Si and diluted SiGe alloys, Journal of Applied Physics 127, 045701 (2020)
R. Kh. Zhukavin et al., Influence of uniaxial stress on phonon-assisted relaxation in bismuth-doped silicon, Journal of Applied Physics 127, 035706 (2020)

IMB-CNM-CSIC

J.M. Rafí et al., Electron, neutron and proton irradiation effects on SiC radiation detectors, IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science 67 (12), 2481-2489 (2020)
M.C. Jiménez-Ramos, et al., IBIC analysis of SiC detectors developed for fusion applications, Radiation Physics and Chemistry 177, 109100 (2020)
J.C. Hönig, et al., Investigation of nitrogen enriched silicon for particle detectors, Journal of Instrumentation 15, P05006 (2020)
S. Aslanidou, et al., Electronic interface and charge carrier density in epitaxial graphene on silicon carbide. A review on metal–graphene contacts and electrical gating, APL Materials 8, 100702 (2020)

Imec

H. Arimura et al., Toward high-performance and reliable Ge channel devices for 2 nm node and beyond,2020 IEEE Int. Electron Device Meeting (IEDM), San Francisco, CA, USA, 2020, pp. 2.1.1-2.1.4, doi: 10.1109/IEDM13553.2020.9372007
G. Courtois et al., Development of germanium-on-germanium engineered substrates for III-V multijunction solar cells, 2020 47th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC), 2020, pp. 1053-1055
N. Horiguchi and Z. Tokei, A View on the Logic Technology Roadmap, Semiconductor Digest, August/September issue, pp. 12-17 (2020)
R. Loo et al., Epitaxial Growth of Active Si on Top of SiGe Etch Stop Layer in View of 3D Device Integration, ECS Transactions 98 (4), 157 (2020),
G. Rengo et al., Highly Doped Si_1-XGe_x Epitaxy in View of S/D Applications, ECS Transactions 98 (5), 27 (2020)
E. Rosseel et al., Contact Resistivity of Highly Doped Si:P, Si:As, and Si:P:As Epi Layers for Source/Drain Epitaxy, ECS Transactions 98 (5), 37 (2020),
A. Hikavyy et al., Investigation of Low Temperature Epitaxial SiGe:P in View of Source/Drain Application for 5nm Technology Node and Below, ECS Transactions 98 (5), 43 (2020),
R. Loo et al., Epitaxial Ge-on-Nothing Virtual Substrates for 3D Device Stacking Technologies, ECS Transactions 98 (5), 195 (2020),
G. Eneman et al., Stress Simulations of Fins, Wires and Nanosheets, ECS Transactions 98 (5) 253 (2020),
H. Arimura et al., Si-cap-free low-DIT SiGe gate stack for high-performance pFETs, ECS Transactions 98 (5), 377 (2020),
C.. Porret et al.,O-band GeSi quantum-confined Stark effect electro-absorption modulator integrated in a 220nm silicon photonics platform, VLSI-2020, JFS1.5
H. Arimura et al, Addressing Key Challenges for SiGe-pFin Technologies: Fin Integrity, Low-DIT Si-cap-free Gate Stack and Optimizing the Channel Strain, VLSI-2020, IEEE Xplore Full-Text PDF:
A. Vandooren et al., 3D sequential low temperature top tier devices using dopant activation with excimer laser anneal and strained silicon as performance bossters, VLSI-2020, IEEE Xplore Full-Text PDF:
S.Subramanian et al., First Monolithic Integration of 3D Complementary FET (CFET) on 300mm WafersFirst Monolithic Integration of 3D Complementary FET (CFET) on 300mm Wafers, VLSI-2020, IEEE Xplore Full-Text PDF:
A. Vohra et al, Source/Drain Materials for Ge nMOS Devices: Phosphorus Activation in Epitaxial Si, Ge, Ge1-xSnx and SiyGe1-x-ySnx, ECS J. Solid State Sci. Technol. 9 (4), 044010 (2020)
A. Srinivasan et al., High absorption contrast quantum confined Stark effect in ultra-thin Ge/SiGe quantum well stack grown on Si, IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics 56 (1), 1 (2020),
H. Han et al, Enhancing the defect contrast in ECCI through angular filtering of BSEs, Ultramicroscopy 210, 112922 (2020)
C. Porret et al., Low Temperature Selective Growth of Heavily Boron-Doped Germanium Source /Low Temperature Selective Growth of Heavily Boron-Doped Germanium Source /Drain Layers for Advanced pMOS Devices, Physica Status Solidi A: Applications and Materials Science 217 (3), 1900628 (2020)
A. Veloso et al., Nanowire & nanosheet FETs for ultra-scaled, high-density logic and memory applications, Solid State Electronics 168, 107736 (2020)
D. Boudier et al., Low frequency noise analysis on Si/SiGe superlattice I/O n-channel FinFETs, Solid-State Electronics 168, 107732 (2020)
A. Oliviera et al., Low-frequency noise in vertically stacked Si n-channel nanosheet FETs, IEEE Electron Device Letters 41 (3), 317 (2020)
B. Hsu et al., A deep level transient spectroscopy study of hole traps in GexSe1-x-based layers for ovonic threshold switching selectors, ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology 9 (4), 044006-1 (2020)

Kyushu University

H. Nakashima et al., Border-Trap Characterization for Ge Gate Stacks with Thin GeO_X layer Using Deep-Level Transient Spectroscopy, ECS transactions 98 (5), p. 395 (2020)
T. Imajo et al., Underlayer Selection to Improve the Performance of Polycrystalline Ge Thin Film Transistors, ECS Transactions 98 (5), 423 (2020)
W.-C. Wen et al., Interface trap and border trap characterization for Al₂O₃/GeO_x/Ge gate stacks and influence of these traps on mobility of Ge p-MOSFET, AIP advances, AIP Advances 10, 065119 (2020)
R. Oka et al., High interfacial quality metal-oxide-semiconductor capacitor on (111) oriented 3C-SiC with Al₂O₃ interlayer and its internal charge analysis, Jpn. J. Appl. Phys., 59, p. SGGD17 (2020)

Nagoya University (see also here and here)

Y. Peng et al., "Realizing high thermoelectric performance in p-type Si1-x-yGexSny thin films at ambient temperature by Sn modulation doping", Appl. Phys. Lett. 117, 053903 (5 pages) (2020)
M. Araidai et al., "Hydrogen desorption from silicane and germanane crystals: Toward creation of freestanding monolayer silicene and germanene", J. Appl. Phys. 128, 125301 (5 pages) (2020)
G. R. Suwito et al., "Formation of ultra-thin Ge1−xSnx/Ge1−x−ySixSny quantum heterostructures and its electrical properties for realizing resonant tunneling diode", Appl. Phys. Lett. 117, 232104 (5 pages) (2020)
O. Nakatsuka et al., Heteroepitaxy and Strain Engineering of Germanium-Silicon-Tin Ternary Alloy Semiconductor Thin Films for Energy Band Design, ECS Transactions 98 (5), 149 (2020)
T. Doi et al., Crystal Growth of Epitaxial 3C-SiC Thin Film on Si Substrate by Chemical Vapor Deposition using Single Precursor of Vinylsilane, ECS Transactions 98 (5), 169 (2020)
T. Niibayashi et al., Electron Field Emission from Multiply-Stacked Si Quantum Dots Structures with Graphene Top-Electrode, ECS Transactions 98 (5), 429 (2020)
J. Wu et al., Characterization of Magnetic-Field Dependent Electron Transport of Fe3 Si Nanodots by Using a Magnetic AFM Probe, ECS Transactions 98 (5), 493 (2020)
H. Sugawa et al., Crystallization of Ge Thin Films on Sapphire(0001) by Thermal Annealing, ECS Transactions 98 (5), 505 (2020)
W. Takeuchi et al., Mobility enhancement by mechanical uniaxial stress on 4H-SiC (0001) lateral metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect-transistor, Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. 59, SGGD08 (7 pages) (2020)
H. Kobayashi et al., Preparation and thermoelectric characterization of phosphorus-doped Si nanocrystals/silicon oxide multilayers, Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. 59, SGGF09 (6 pages) (2020)
M. Kobayashi et al., Formation of ultrathin segregated-Ge crystal on Al/Ge(111) surface, Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. 59, SGGK15 (6 pages) (2020)
J. Jeon et al., Saturation of electrically activated Sb concentration in heavily Sb-doped n+-Ge1−xSnx epitaxial layers, Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. 59, SLLF02 (6 pages) (2020)
T. Doi et al., Impact of byproducts formed on a 4H–SiC surface on interface state density of Al2O3/4H–SiC(0001) gate stacks, Appl. Phys. Lett. 116, 222104 (5 pages) (2020)

Nanyang Technological University - Nano Engineering Device Laboratory

J. Lai et al., Flexible crystalline β-Ga2O3 solar-blind photodetectors, Journal of Materials Chemistry C 8(42), 14732 (2020). Selected as 2020 Journal of Materials Chemistry C Hot Paper and featured as a back cover of the journal.
S. Ghosh et al., Metal-Semiconductor-Metal GeSn Photodetectors on Silicon for Short-Wave Infrared Applications, Micromachines 11(9), 795 (2020)
S. An et al., Modulation of light absorption in flexible GeSn metal–semiconductor–metal photodetectors by mechanical bending, Journal of Materials Chemistry C 8(39), 13557 (2020). Selected as 2020 Journal of Materials Chemistry C Hot Paper and featured as an outside front cover of the journal.
Y.-C. Tai et al., Strain-free GeSn nanomembranes enabled by transfer-printing techniques for advanced optoelectronic applications, Nanotechnology 31(44), 445301 (2020)
J.-H. Seo et al., Low dimensional freestanding semiconductors for flexible optoelectronics: materials, synthesis, process, and applications, Materials Research Letters, 8(4), 123 (2020)

National Taiwan University

Yu-Shiang Huang et al., First Demonstration of Uniform 4-Stacked Ge₉Sn_0.1 Nanosheets with Record I_ON=73μA at V_OV=V_DS= -0.5V and Low Noise Using Double Ge_0.95Sn_0.05 Caps, Dry Etch, Low Channel Doping, and High S/D Doping, International Electron Devices Meeting (IEDM), pp. 23-26, 2020.
Yu-Shiang Huang et al., First Demonstration of 4-Stacked Ge_0.915Sn_0.085 Wide Nanosheets by Highly Selective Isotropic Dry Etching with High S/D Doping and Undoped Channels, Symposia on VLSI Technology and Circuits (VLSI), 2020,
Chia-Che Chung et al., Interpretable Neural Network to Model and to Reduce Self-Heating of FinFET Circuitry, Symposia on VLSI Technology and Circuits (VLSI), 2020.
Fang-Liang Lu, Record Low Contact Resistivity to Ge:B (8.1x10^-10Ω-cm²) and GeSn:B (4.1x10^-10Ω-cm²) with Optimized [B] and [Sn] by In-situ CVD Doping, Symposia on VLSI Technology and Circuits (VLSI), 2020
Yi-Chun Liu et al., Novel vertically stacked Ge0.85Si0.15 nGAAFETs above a Si channel with low SS of 76 mV/dec by underneath Si channel and enhanced Ion (1.7X at VOV = VDS = 0.5 V) by Ge0.85Si0.15 channels, Semicond. Sci. Technol., 35 (5), 055010 (2020)
Chung-En Tsai et al., Low Contact Resistivity to Ge Using In-situ B and Sn Incorporation by Chemical Vapor Deposition, IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices 67 (11), 5053 (2020)
Shih-Ya Lin et al., Optical Detection of Parasitic Channels of Vertically Stacked Ge0.98Si0.02 nGAAFETs, IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices 67 (10), 4073 (2020)
Hsiao-Hsuan Liu et al., Different Infrared Responses from the Stacked Channels and Parasitic Channel of Stacked GeSn Channel Transistors, IEEE Electron Device Letters 41 (1), 147 (2020)

POLYTECHNIQUE MONTREAL

S. Koelling et al., Probing semiconductor hetero-structures from the atomic to the micrometer scale, ECS Transactions 98 (5), 447 (2020),
S. Mukherjee et al., Disentangling Phonon Channels in Nanoscale Thermal Transport (arXiv preprint arXiv:2007.04306)
A. Attiaoui et al., Extended Short-Wave Infrared Absorption in Group IV Nanowire Arrays (arXiv preprint arXiv:2007.03460)
M. Fortin-Deschênes et al., Pnictogens Allotropy and Phase Transformation during van der Waals Growth (arXiv preprint arXiv:2005.14041)
S. Assali et al., Mid-infrared emission and absorption in strained and relaxed GeSn semiconductors, (arXiv preprint arXiv:2004.13858)
P. Del Vecchio, et al., Vanishing Zeeman energy in a two-dimensional hole gas, Physical Review B 102, 115304 (2020),
J. Nicolas et al., Dislocation pipe diffusion and solute segregation during the growth of metastable GeSn, Crystal Growth and Design 20, 3493 (2020)
T. Grange et al., Atomic-Scale Insights into Semiconductor Heterostructures: From Experimental Three-Dimensional Analysis of the Interface to a Generalized Theory of Interfacial Roughness Scattering, Physical Review Applied 13, 044062 (2020)
M. Fortin‐Deschênes et al., Two-Dimensional Antimony-Arsenic Alloys, Small 127, 1906540 (2020)
Q. An et al., Effects of short-range order and interfacial interactions on the electronic structure of two-dimensional antimony-arsenic alloys, Journal of Applied Physics 127, 025305 (2020)
S. Mukherjee et al., 3-D Atomic Mapping of Interfacial Roughness and its Spatial Correlation Length in sub-10 nm Superlattices, ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces 12, 1728 (2020)
É. Bouthillier et al., Decoupling the effects of composition and strain on the vibrational modes of GeSn, Semiconductor Science and Technology 35, 09006 (2020)

QuTech (TU Delft)

F. van Riggelen et al., A two-dimensional array of single-hole quantum dots, arXiv:2008.11666
M. Lodari et al., Low percolation density and charge noise with holes in germanium, arXiv:2007.06328
W. I. L. Lawrie et al., Spin relaxation benchmarks and individual qubit addressability for holes in quantum dots, arXiv:2006.12563,
B. Paquelet Wuetz et al., Effect of quantum Hall edge strips on valley splitting in silicon quantum wells, arXiv:2006.02305,
P. Del Vecchio et al., Vanishing Zeeman energy in a two-dimensional hole gas., arXiv:2006.00102
P. Harvey-Collard et al., On-chip microwave filters for high-impedance resonators with gate-defined quantum dots, arXiv:2005.05411
Y. Xu et al., On-chip Integration of Si/SiGe-based Quantum Dots and Switched-capacitor Circuits, arXiv:2005.03851
T. Scappucci et al., The germanium quantum information route, arXiv:2004.08133
N.W. Hendrickx et al., A single-hole spin qubit, Nat Commun 11, 3478 (2020)
B.P. Wuetz et al., Multiplexed quantum transport using commercial off-the-shelf CMOS at sub-kelvin temperatures, npj Quantum Information 6, 43 (2020)
W. I. L. Lawrie et. al., Quantum Dot Arrays in Silicon and Germanium, Applied Physics Letters 116, 080501 (2020)
N. Hendrickx et al., Fast two-qubit logic with holes in germanium, Nature 577, 487 (2020)

Research Center Juelich - Peter Gruenberg Institute

N. von den Driesch et al., Thermally activated diffusion and lattice relaxation in (Si)GeSn materials, Physical Review Materials 4, 033604 (2020).

Roma Tre

C. Ciano et al. Electron-phonon coupling in n-type Ge two-dimensional systems, Phys. Rev. B 102, 205302 (2020)
L. Bagolini et al. Disentangling elastic and inelastic scattering pathways in the intersubband electron dynamics of n-type Ge/SiGe quantum fountains, Phys. Rev. B 101, 245302 (2020)
C. Ciano et al., Terahertz absorption-saturation and emission from electron-doped germanium quantum wells, Optics Express 28 (5), 724 (2020)
K. Gallacher et al., Design and simulation of losses in Ge/SiGe terahertz quantum cascade laser waveguides, Optics Express 28 (4), 4786 (2020)
C. Ciano et al., Electron Population Dynamics in Optically Pumped Asymmetric Coupled Ge/SiGe Quantum Wells: Experiment and Models, Photonics 7 (1), 2 (2020),
T. Grange et al., Atomic-Scale Insights into Semiconductor Heterostructures: From Experimental Three-Dimensional Analysis of the Interface to a Generalized Theory of Interfacial Roughness Scattering, Phys. Rev. Applied 13, 044062 (2020)
L. Persichetti et. al., Intersubband Transition Engineering in the Conduction Band of Asymmetric Coupled Ge/SiGe Quantum Wells, Crystals 10(3), 179 (2020)

Tohoku University

W. Li et al., Electron-cyclotron resonance Ar plasma-induced electrical activation of B atoms without substrate heating in B doped Si epitaxial films on Si(100), Material Science in Semiconductor Processing 107, 104823 (2020)

University of Milano-Bicocca (UNIMIB) (see also Materials and Lassem)

L. Becker et al., Controlling the relaxation mechanism of low strain Si1-xGex/Si(001) layers and reducing the threading dislocation density by proving a preexisting dislocation source, J. Appl. Phys. 128, 215305 (2020)
D. Lanzoni, F. Rovaris, and F. Montalenti, Computational Analysis of Low-Energy Dislocation Configuration in Graded Layers, Crystals 10, 661 (2020)
E. Scalise et al., The origin and nature of killer defects in 3C-SiC for power electronic applications by a multiscale atomistic approach, J. Mat. Chem. C 8, 8380 (2020),
A. Barzaghi et al., Self-Assembly of Nanovoids in Si Microcrystals Epitaxially Grown on Deeply Patterned Substrates, Cryst. Growth. & Des. 20, 2914 (2020)
S. Assali et al., Kinetic Control of Morphology and Composition in Ge/GeSn Core-Shell Nanowires, ACS Nano 14, 2445 (2020),
A. Sarikov et al., Molecular dynamics simulations of extended defecs and their evolution in 3C-SiC by different potentials, Modelling and Simulation in Mat. Sci. & Engin. 28, 015002 (2020)
E. Vitiello et al., Continuous-wave magneto-optical determination of the carrier lifetime in coherent Ge(1-x)Sn(x)/Ge heterostructures, Physical Review Applied 14, 064068 (2020)
J. Pedrini et al., Broadband control of the optical properties of semiconductors through site-controlled self-assembly of microcrystals, Optics express, 28, 24981 (2020),

2019

CEA-LETI

M. Mastari et al., SiGe nano-heteroepitaxy: An investigation of the nano-template, Journal of Crystal Growth 527, 125232 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2019.125232
F.T. Armand Pilon et al., Lasing in strained germanium microbridges, Nature Communications 10, 2724 (2019). https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-019-10655-6
J. Chrétien et al., GeSn Lasers Covering a Wide Wavelength Range Thanks to Uniaxial Tensile Strain, ACS Photonics 6, 2462 (2019). https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsphotonics.9b00712
S. Barraud et al., Top-down fabrication and electrical characterization of Si and SiGe nanowires for advanced CMOS technologies, Semiconductor Science and Technology 34, 074001 (2019). https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1361-6641/ab1e5b
D. Benedikovic et al., 25 Gbps low-voltage hetero-structured silicon-germanium waveguide pin photodetectors for monolithic on-chip nanophotonic architectures, Photonics Research 7, 437 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1364/PRJ.7.000437
V. Mazzocchi et al., 99.992% 28Si CVD-grown epilayer on 300 mm substrates for large scale integration of silicon spin qubits, Journal of Crystal Growth 509, 1 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2018.12.010
P.E. Raynal et al., GeSn surface preparation by wet cleaning and in-situ plasma treatments prior to metallization, Microelectronic Engineering 203–204, 38 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mee.2018.11.005
M. Mastari et al., Nano-Heteroepitaxy: An Investigation of SiGe Pillars Coalescence, ECS J. Solid State Sci. Technol. 8, P180 (2019). http://jss.ecsdl.org/content/8/3/P180
L. Dagault et al.,, Impact of UV Nanosecond Laser Annealing on Composition and Strain of Undoped Si0.8Ge0.2 Epitaxial Layers, ECS J. Solid State Sci. Technol. 8, P202 (2019). http://jss.ecsdl.org/content/8/3/P202

CINTECX (University of VIGO)

M. C. J.Weiser et al., Fabrication of GePb-Alloys by Means of Pulsed Laser Induced Epitaxy, IEEE Proceedings MIPRO (2019) 1-6, DOI: 10.23919/MIPRO.2019.8756640, ISSN: 2623-8764, https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8756640
J. Schlipf et al., Ellipsometric analysis of concentration gradients induced in semiconductor crystals by pulsed laser induced epitaxy, J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 37, 2166-2754 (2019), https://avs.scitation.org/doi/10.1116/1.5122777 (Uni-Vigo, Uni-Stuttgart, BTU, Horiba)

Eindhoven University of Technology (TUE)

S. Assali et al., Strain engineering in Ge/GeSn core/shell nanowires, APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS. 115 (11), 113102 (2019), https://aip.scitation.org/doi/10.1063/1.5111872
Y. Ren et al., Hexagonal silicon grown from higher order silanes, NANOTECHNOLOGY 30 (29), 295602 (2019), https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1361-6528/ab0d46
J. Ridderbos et al., Hard Superconducting Gap and Diffusion-Induced Superconductors in Ge-Si Nanowires, NANO LETTERS 20 (1), 122-130 (2019) , https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.nanolett.9b03438
J. Ridderbos et al., Multiple Andreev reflections and Shapiro steps in a Ge-Si nanowire Josephson junction, PHYSICAL REVIEW MATERIALS 3 (8), 084803 (2019), https://journals.aps.org/prmaterials/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevMaterials.3.084803

HZDR

S. Prucnal et al., Band gap renormalization in n-type GeSn alloys made by ion implantation and flash lamp annealing, Journal of Applied Physics 125, 203115 (2019)
S. Prucnal et al., Nanoscale n++-p junction formation in GeOI probed by tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy and conductive atomic force microscopy, Journal of Applied Physics 125, 245703 (2019)
S. Prucnal et al., Superconductivity in single-crystalline aluminum- and gallium-hyperdoped germanium, Phys. Rev. Materials 3, 054802 (2019) | arXiv:1904.06865
M. Wang et al., Breaking the doping limit in silicon by deep impurities, Phys. Rev. Applied 11, 054039 (2019) | arXiv:1809.06055
M. Wang et al., Thermal stability of Te-hyperdoped Si: Atomic-scale correlation of the structural, electrical, and optical properties, Physical Review Materials 3, 044606 (2019) | arXiv:1901.01084

IHP

F. Bärwolf et al., Dynamic SIMS, spectroscopic ellipsometry and x-ray diffractometry analysis of SiGe HBTs with Ge grading, Semicond. Sci. Technol. 34 (2019) 014005, https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1361-6641/aaf3e2\
Y. Yamamoto et al., Self-Ordered Ge Nanodot Fabrication by using Reduced Pressure Chemical Vapor Deposition, ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology, 8 (3) P190 (2019), http://jss.ecsdl.org/content/8/3/P190.full?sid=22eef9a6-fb16-4047-a61b-40eddd174543
J. Allerbeck et al., Ultrafast carrier recombination in highly n-doped Ge-on-Si films. Applied Physics Letters 114, 241104 (2019) https://aip.scitation.org/doi/full/10.1063/1.5088012

IMB-CNM-CSIC

M. Cabello, et al., Comparative study of boron doped gate oxide impact on 4H and 6H-SiC n-MOSFETs, Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing 93, 357-359 (2019), https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1369800118319309
E. Masvidal-Codina, et al., High-resolution mapping of infraslow cortical brain activity enabled by graphene microtransistors, Nature Materials 18, 280-299 (2019), https://www.nature.com/articles/s41563-018-0249-4
V. Banu, M. Popescu, P. Godignon, Delta Reference, the Latest High Temperature Compensated Voltage Reference Concept, European Space Power Conference (ESPC) Juan-les-Pins, FRANCE SEP 30-OCT 04, 2019

Imec

P. Eyben et al., 3D-carrier Profiling and Parasitic Resistance Analysis in Vertically Stacked Gate-All-Around Si Nanowire CMOS Transistors, IEDM-2019, pp. 11.3.1-11.3.4, doi: 10.1109/IEDM19573.2019.8993636, https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8993636
H. Arimura et al., Ge oxide scavenging and gate stack nitridation for strained Si0.7Ge0.3 pFinFETs enabling 35% higher mobility than Si, IEDM-2019 pp. 29.2.1-29.2.4, doi: 10.1109/IEDM19573.2019.8993467, https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/8993467
A. Veloso et al., Vertical Nanowire and Nanosheet FETs: Device Features, Novel Schemes for Improved Process Control and Enhanced Mobility, Potential for Faster & More Energy Efficient Circuits, IEDM-2019, pp. 11.1.1-11.1.4, doi: 10.1109/IEDM19573.2019.8993602, https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8993602
H. Arimura et al., A record GmSAT/SSSAT and PBTI reliability in Si-passivated Ge nFinFETs by improved gate stack surface preparation, 2019 Symposium on VLSI Technology, p. T92, doi: 10.23919/VLSIT.2019.8776535, https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8776535
E. Capogreco et al.,, High performance strained Germanium Gate All Around p-channel devices with excellent electrostatic control for sub-Jtlnm LG, 2019 Symposium on VLSI Technology, p. T94, doi: 10.23919/VLSIT.2019.8776558, https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/8776558
A. Vandooren et al., Buried metal line compatible with 3D sequential integration for top tier planar devices dynamic Vth tuning and RF shielding applications, 2019 Symposium on VLSI Technology, p. T56, doi: 10.23919/VLSIT.2019.8776490, https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8776490
H. Arimura et al. Record GmSAT/SSSAT and PBTI Reliability in Si-Passivated Ge nFinFETs by Improved Gate-Stack Surface Preparation, IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices 66 (12), 5387 (2019), https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8897623
P. Favia et al., TEM investigations of Gate-All-Around Nanowire Devices, IOP Semiconductor Science and Technology 34 (12), P.124003 (2019), https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1361-6641/ab4b8b
A. Vohra et al., Heavily phosphorus doped germanium: strong relationship of phosphorus with vacancies and impact of Sn alloying on doping activation, Journal of Applied Physics 125 (22), 225703 (2019), https://aip.scitation.org/doi/full/10.1063/1.5107503 (Editors Pick's Article)
A. Vohra et al., Evolution of phosphorus-vacancy clusters in germanium, Journal of Applied Physics 125 (2), 025701 (2019), https://aip.scitation.org/doi/10.1063/1.5054996
C. Porret et al., Very Low Temperature Epitaxy of Group-IV Semiconductors for Use in FinFET, Stacked Nanowires and Monolithic 3D Integration: ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology 8 (8), P392 (2019), http://jss.ecsdl.org/content/8/8/P392.full.pdf+html?sid=92c0d2ea-3527-4ae1-895c-44904fc02a9
A. Vohra et al., Low temperature Ge:B and GeSn:B source/drain for Ge pMOS devices: in-situ and conformal B-doping, selectivity towards oxide & nitride with no need for any post-epi activation treatment, Japanese Journal of Applied Physics 58, SBBA04-1 (2019), https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.7567/1347-4065/ab027b/meta (Spotlights 2019 + listed as Highlighs of 2019)
A. Hikavyy et al., Application of Cl₂ for low temperature etch and epitaxy, Semiconductor Science and Technology 34 (7), 074003 (2019), https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1361-6641/aafc93
S. Dhayalan et al., Insights into the C distribution in Si:C/Si:C:P and the annealing behavior of Si:C layers, ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology 8 (4), P209 (2019), http://jss.ecsdl.org/content/8/4/P209.full.pdf+html?sid=92c0d2ea-3527-4ae1-895c-44904fc02a94

Kyushu Universiy

K. Yamamoto et al., Conduction Type Control of Ge-on-Insulator: Combination of Smart-CutTM and Defect Elimination, ECS transactions 93 (1), p. 73(2019) https://dx.doi.org/10.1149/09301.0073ecst
K. Moto et al., Polycrystalline thin-film transistors fabricated on high-mobility solid-phase-crystallized Ge on glass, Appl. Phys. Lett. 114, p. 212107 (2019), https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5093952
K. Yamamoto et al., Ge field-effect transistor with asymmetric metal source/drain fabricated on Ge-on-Insulator: Schottky tunneling source mode operation and conventional mode operation, Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. 58, p. SBBA14 (2019), https://doi.org/10.7567/1347-4065/ab02e3
T. Maekura et al., Fabrication and characterization of asymmetric metal/Ge/metal diodes with Ge-on-Insulator substrate, Jpn. J. Appl. Phys., 58, p. SBBE05 (2019), https://doi.org/10.7567/1347-4065/aafb5e

Nagoya University

S. Miyazaki et al., Photoemission-based Characterization of Gate Dielectrics and Stack Interfaces, ECS Transactions 92 (4) 11 (2019), https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1149/09204.0011ecst
S.Fujimori et al, Effect of H2-dilution in Si-cap formation on photoluminescence intensity of Si quantum dots with Ge core, Japanese Journal of Applied Physics 58 SIIA01 (2019), https://doi.org/10.7567/1347-4065/ab0c7a
S. Miyazaki et al., Photoemission Characterization of Interface Dipoles and Electronic Defect States for Gate Dielectrics, ECS Transactions 90 (1) 113 (2019), https://doi.org/10.1149/09001.0113ecst
M. Kurosawa et al., Synthesis of heavily Ga-doped Si₁₋_xSn_x/Si heterostructures and their valence-band-offset determination, Japanese Journal of Applied Physics. 58, SAAD02 (4 pages) (2019), https://doi.org/10.7567/1347-4065/aaeb36
Y. Miki et al., Influence of Sn precursors on Ge₁₋_xSn_x growth using metal-organic chemical vapor deposition, Japanese Journal of Applied Physics 58, SAAD07 (7 pages) (2019), https://doi.org/10.7567/1347-4065/aaec1a
K. Takahashi et al., Operation of thin-film thermoelectric generator of Ge-rich poly-Ge_1-xSn_x on SiO₂ fabricated by a low thermal budget process, Applied Physics Express 12 (5), 051016 (5 pages) (2019), https://doi.org/10.7567/1882-0786/ab1969
M. Fukuda et al., Formation and Optoelectronic Property of Strain-relaxed Ge₁₋_x_–_ySi_xSn_y/Ge₁₋_xSn_x/Ge₁₋_x_–_ySi_xSn_y Double Heterostructures on Boron-Ion-Implanted Ge(001) Substrate, Japanese Journal of Applied Physics 58, SIIB23 (2019), https://doi.org/10.7567/1347-4065/ab1b62
Y. Peng et al., Realizing High Thermoelectric Performance at Ambient Temperature by Ternary Alloying in Polycrystalline Si_1-x-yGe_xSn_y Thin Films with Boron Ion Implantation, Scientific Reports 9, 14342 (9 pages) (2019), https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-50754-4

Nanyang Technological University - Nano Engineering Device Laboratory

J. D. Kim et al., CMOS Compatible Catalyst for MacEtch: Titanium Nitride Assisted Chemical Etching in Vapor Phase for High Aspect Ratio Silicon Nanostructures, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 11(30), 27371 (2019)
H.-C. Huang et al., High Aspect Ratio β-Ga2O3 Fin Arrays with Low Interface Charge Density by Inverse Metal-Assisted Chemical Etching, ACS Nano, 13(8), 8784 (2019). This article has been highlighted in Science Daily, Laser Focus World, Phys.Org, and more.
S. J. Cho et al., P-type silicon as hole supplier for nitride-based UVC LEDs, New Journal of Physics, 21(2), 023011 (2019)
M. Kim et al., Flexible Photodetectors with Nanomembranes and Nanowires, Wiley‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA (2019). (book chapter)

National Taiwan University

Yu-Shiang Huang et al., First Stacked Ge_0.88Sn_0.12 pGAAFETs with Cap, L_G=40nm, Compressive Strain of 3.3%, and High S/D Doping by CVD Epitaxy Featuring Record I_ON of 58μA at V_OV=V_DS= -0.5V, Record G_m,max of 172μS at V_DS= -0.5V, and Low Noise, p. 689, International Electron Devices Meeting (IEDM), 2019.
Chien-Te Tu et al., First Vertically Stacked Tensily Strained Ge_0.98Si_0.02 nGAAFETs with No Parasitic Channel and L_G = 40 nm Featuring Record I_ON = 48 μA at V_OV=V_DS=0.5V and Record G_m,max(μS/μm)/SS_SAT(mV/dec) = 8.3 at V_DS=0.5V, p. 681, International Electron Devices Meeting (IEDM), 2019.
Min-Hung Lee et al., Bi-directional Sub-60mV/dec, Hysteresis-Free, Reducing Onset Voltage and High Speed Response of Ferroelectric-AntiFerroelectric Hf_0.25Zr_0.75O₂ Negative Capacitance FETs, p. 566, International Electron Devices Meeting (IEDM), 2019.
Yu-Shiang Huang et al., First Vertically Stacked, Compressively Strained, and Triangular Ge_0.91Sn_0.09 pGAAFETs with High I_ON of 19.3μA at V_OV=V_DS=-0.5V, G_m of 50.2μS at V_DS=-0.5V and Low SS_lin of 84mV/dec by CVD Epitaxy and Orientation Dependent Etching, Symposia on VLSI Technology and Circuits (VLSI), pp. 180-181, 2019.
Fang-Liang Lu et al., Record Low Contact Resistivity (4.4x10^-10Ω-cm²) to Ge Using In-situ B and Sn Incorporation by CVD with Low Thermal Budget (≤400℃) and Without Ga, Symposia on VLSI Technology and Circuits (VLSI), pp. 178-179 2019
Yu-Shiang Huang et al., Novel Vertically-Stacked Tensily-Strained Ge_0.85Si_0.15 GAA n-Channels on a Si Channel with SS=76mV/dec, DIBL=36mV/V, and I_on/I_off=1.2E7, 2019 International Symposium on VLSI Technology, Systems and Application (VLSI-TSA), Hsinchu, April 22-25, 2019.

POLYTECHNIQUE MONTREAL

S. Assali et al., Vacancy complexes in nonequilibrium germanium-tin semiconductors, Applied Physics Letters 114, 251907 (2019), DOI: https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5108878
M. Fortin-Deschênes et al., Dynamics of Antimonene-Graphene van der Waals Growth, Advanced Materials 31, 1900569 (2019), DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.201900569
R. M. Jacobberger et al., Alignment of semiconducting graphene nanoribbons on vicinal Ge(001), Nanoscale 14, 4864 (2019), DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/C9NR00713J
S. Assali et al., Enhanced Sn incorporation in GeSn epitaxial layers via strain relaxation, Journal of Applied Physics 125, 025304 (2019), DOI: https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5050273

QuTech (TU Delft)

M. Lodari et al., Light effective hole mass in undoped Ge/SiGe quantum wells.
Physical Review 100, 041304(R) (2019), https://journals.aps.org/prb/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevB.100.041304
D. Sabbagh et al., Quantum Transport Properties of Industrial ²⁸Si/²⁸SiO₂.
Physical Review Applied 12, 014013 (2019), https://journals.aps.org/prapplied/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevApplied.12.014013
G. Zheng et al., Rapid gate-based spin read-out in silicon using an on-chip resonator.
Nature Nanotechnology 14, 742 (2019), https://doi.org/10.1038/s41565-019-0488-9
N.W. Hendrickx et al., Ballistic supercurrent discretization and micrometer-long Josephson coupling in germanium, Physical Review B 99, 075435 (2019), https://journals.aps.org/prb/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevB.99.075435
F. Vigneau et al., Germanium Quantum-Well Josephson Field-Effect Transistors and Interferometers, Nano Letters 19, 1023 (2019), https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acs.nanolett.8b04275
A. Sammak et al., Shallow and Undoped Germanium Quantum Wells: A Playground for Spin and Hybrid Quantum Technology, Advanced Functional Materials 29, 1807613 (2019), https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/adfm.201807613
R. Pillarisetty et al., Qubit Device Integration Using Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing Process Technology, Technical Digest-International Electron Devices Meeting, IEDM (2019), https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/8614624/

Research Center Juelich - Peter Gruenberg Institute

N. von den Driesch et al., Epitaxy of Si-Ge-Sn-based heterostructures for CMOS-integratable light emitters, Solid State Electronics 155, 139 (2019) https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sse.2019.03.013
D. Rainko et al., Impact of tensile strain on low Sn content GeSn lasing, Scientific Reports 9 (1), 259 (2019), https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-36837-8

Roma Tre

C. Ciano et. al., n-type Ge/SiGe Multi Quantum-Wells for a THz Quantum Cascade Laser. ECS Transactions 93, 63 (2019) http://ecst.ecsdl.org/content/93/1/63
T. Grange et. al., Room temperature operation of n-type Ge/SiGe terahertz quantum cascade lasers predicted by non-equilibrium Green's functions. Applied Physics Letters 114, 111102 (2019) https://aip.scitation.org/doi/10.1063/1.5082172
C. Ciano et. al., Control of Electron State Coupling in Asymmetric Ge/GeSi Quantum Wells., Physical Review Applied 11, 014003 (2019) https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevApplied.11.014003
L. Persichetti et al., Abrupt changes in the graphene on Ge(001) system at the onset of surface melting, Carbon 145, 345 (2019) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0008622319300430

University of Milano-Bicocca (UNIMIB)

F. Rovaris et al., Dynamics of crosshatch patterns in heteroepitaxy, Phys. Rev. B 100, 085307 (2019), https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.100.085307
E. Scalise et al., Temperature-Dependent Stability of Polytypes and Stacking Faults in SiC: Reconciling Theory and Experiments, Phys. Rev. Appl. 12, 021002 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevApplied.12.021002
M. Albani et al., Competition Between Kinetics and Thermodynamics During the Growth of Faceted Crystal by Phase Field Modeling, Phys. Stat. Sol. B 256, 1800518 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1002/pssb.201800518
S. De Cesari et al., Spin-coherent dynamics and carrier lifetime in strained Ge_1-xSn_x semiconductors on silicon. Physical Review B 99, 035202 (2019), https://journals.aps.org/prb/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevB.99.035202

2018

CEA-LETI

R. Khazaka et al., Growth and characterization of SiGeSn pseudomorphic layers on 200 mm Ge virtual substrates, Semiconductor Science and Technology 33, 124011 (2018). https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1361-6641/aaea32
V. Boureau et al., Lattice contraction due to boron doping in silicon, Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing 87, 65 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mssp.2018.07.011
Quang Minh Thai et al., GeSn heterostructure micro-disk laser operating at 230 K, Optics Express 26, 32500 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.26.032500
J.M. Hartmann, Impact of Si precursor mixing on the low temperature growth kinetics of Si and SiGe, Semiconductor Science and Technology 33, 104002 (2018). https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1361-6641/aad8d2/pdf
A. Quintero et al., Impact of Pt on the phase formation sequence, morphology, and electrical properties of Ni(Pt)/Ge0.9Sn0.1 system during solid-state reaction, Journal of Applied Physics 124, 085305 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5040924
M. Mastari et al., SiGe nano-heteroepitaxy on Si and SiGe nano-pillars, Nanotechnology 29, 275702 (2018). https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1361-6528/aabdca/pdf
J.M. Hartmann and J. Aubin, Assessment of the growth/etch back technique for the production of Ge strain-relaxed buffers on Si, Journal of Crystal Growth 488, 43 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2018.02.036
P.E. Raynal et al., Wet and Siconi® cleaning sequences for SiGe p-type metal oxide semiconductor channels, Microelectronic Engineering 187–188, 84 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mee.2017.12.003
C. Bellegarde et al., Improvement of Sidewall Roughness of Submicron SOI Waveguides by Hydrogen Plasma and Annealing, IEEE Photonics Technology Letters 30, 591 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1109/LPT.2018.2791631
M. Sinobad et al., Mid-infrared octave spanning supercontinuum generation to 8.5 μm in silicon-germanium waveguides, Optica 5, 360 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1364/OPTICA.5.000360
J.M. Fedeli et al., Mid-InfraRed platforms for chemical sensing, 2018 IEEE 15th International Conference on Group IV Photonics (GFP), p. 135. https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8478756
J. Aubin and J.M. Hartmann, GeSn growth kinetics in reduced pressure chemical vapor deposition from Ge2H6 and SnCl4, Journal of Crystal Growth 482, 30 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2017.10.030
J.M. Hartmann et al., A Benchmark of 300mm RP-CVD Chambers for the Low Temperature Epitaxy of Si and SiGe, ECS Transactions 86 (7), 219 (2018). http://ecst.ecsdl.org/content/86/7/219
R. Khazaka et al., Investigation of the Growth of Si-Ge-Sn Pseudomorphic Layers on 200 mm Ge Virtual Substrates: Impact of Growth Pressure, HCl and Si2H6 Flows, ECS Transactions 86 (7), 207 (2018). http://ecst.ecsdl.org/content/86/7/207
V. Mazzocchi et al., Benchmark of Disilane and Liquid Si for the Low Temperature Epitaxial Growth of Si, SiGe and SiGeB, ECS Transactions 86 (7), 177 (2018). http://ecst.ecsdl.org/content/86/7/177

Eindhoven University of Technology (TUE)

M. Albani et al., Critical strain for Sn incorporation into spontaneously graded Ge/GeSn core/shell nanowires, NANOSCALE 10 (15), 7250-7256 (2018), https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2018/nr/c7nr09568f#!divAbstract
J. Ridderbos et al., Josephson Effect in a Few-Hole Quantum Dot, ADVANCED MATERIALS 30 (44), 1802257 (2018), https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/adma.201802257
F. de Vries et al., Spin-Orbit Interaction and Induced Superconductivity in a One-Dimensional Hole Gas, NANO LETTERS 18 (10), 6483-6488 (2018), https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.nanolett.8b02981
F. Froning et al., Single, double, and triple quantum dots in Ge/Si nanowires, APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS 113 (7), 073102 (2018), https://aip.scitation.org/doi/10.1063/1.5042501

HZDR

S. Prucnal et al., Strain and Band-Gap Engineering in Ge-Sn Alloys via P Doping, Phys. Rev. Applied 10, 064055 (2018) | arXiv:1901.01721
M. Wang et al., Extended Infrared Photoresponse in Te-Hyperdoped Si at Room Temperature, Physical Review Applied 10, 024054 (2018) | arXiv:1809.00983

IHP

D. Wolansky et al., Impact of nickel silicide on SiGe BiCMOS devices, Semicond. Sci. and Technol. 33 124003 (2018), https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1361-6641/aae612
Y. Yamamoto et al., Influence of annealing conditions on threading dislocation density in Ge deposited on Si by reduced pressure chemical vapor deposition, Semicond. Sci. and Technol. 33 124007 (2018), https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1361-6641/aae574
Y. Yamamoto et al., Alignment control of self-ordered three dimensional SiGe nanodots, Semicond. Sci. and Technol. 33 114014 (2018), https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1361-6641/aae62d
H. Rücker et al., High-performance SiGe HBTs for next generation BiCMOS technology Semicond. Sci. and Technol. 33 114003 (2018), https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1361-6641/aade64
V. Schlykow, Photoluminescence from GeSn nano-heterostructures, Nanotechnology 29 415702 (2018), https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1361-6528/aad626
C. Baristiran Kaynak et al., High Performance Thermistor Based on Si_1−xGe_x/Si Multi Quantum Wells, IEEE Electron Device Letters 39 (5) 753 (2018), https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8329244
P. Zaumseil et al., The thermal stability of epitaxial GeSn layers, Applied Physics Letters Materials 6, 076108 (2018) https://aip.scitation.org/doi/10.1063/1.5036728
M. Bettenhausen et al., Germanium Plasmon Enhanced Resonators for Label-Free Terahertz Protein Sensing. Frequenz 72, 113 (2018) https://www.degruyter.com/view/j/freq.2018.72.issue-3-4/freq-2018-0009/freq-2018-0009.xml
M. Salvalaglio et al., Morphological evolution of Ge/Si nano-strips driven by Rayleigh-like instability, Applied Physics Letters 112, 022101 (2018) https://aip.scitation.org/doi/full/10.1063/1.5007937

IMB-CNM-CSIC

V. Soler et al., Complementary p-Channel and n-Channel SiC MOSFETs for CMOS Integration, Material Science Forum 924, pp.975-979 (2018)
O. Loto, et al., Gate Oxide Electrical Stability of p-type Diamond MOS Capacitors, IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices 65, 3361-3364 (2018), https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8399540
M. Cabello, et al., Advanced processing for mobility improvement in 4H-SiC MOSFETs: A review, Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing 78, 22-31 (2018), https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1369800117318978
F. Roccaforte and P. Godignon, Wide band gap semiconductors technology for next generation of energy efficient power electronics, Editorial of Special Issue Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing 78, 1-1 (2018), https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S136980011830101X
C. Hebert, et al., Flexible Graphene Solution-Gated Field-Effect Transistors: Efficient Transducers for Micro-Electrocorticography, Advanced Functional Materials 28, 1703976, (2018), https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/adfm.201703976
J.M. Rafí, et al., Four-quadrant silicon and silicon carbide photodiodes for beam position monitor applications: electrical characterization and electron irradiation effects, Journal of Instrumentation 13, C01045, (2018), https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-0221/13/01/C01045

Imec

R. Loo et al., Editors' Choice—Epitaxial CVD Growth of Ultra-Thin Si Passivation Layers on Strained Ge Fin Structures, ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology 7 (2), P6 (2018), http://jss.ecsdl.org/content/7/2/P66.full.pdf+html?sid=92c0d2ea-3527-4ae1-895c-44904fc02a94
E. Capogreco et al., First demonstration of vertically stacked gate-all-around highly strained germanium nanowire pFETs, IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices 65 (11), 5145 (2018), https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8489968
A. Schulze et al., Non-destructive characterization of extended crystalline defects in confined semiconductor device structures, Nanoscale 10 (15), 7058 (2018), http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2018/nr/c8nr00186c#!divAbstract
A. Srinivasan et al., Carrier scattering induced linewidth broadening in in-situ P-doped Ge layers on Si, Applied Physics Letters 113 (16), 161101 (2018), https://aip.scitation.org/doi/10.1063/1.5040153
R. Loo et al., Epitaxial GeSn: Impact of process conditions on material quality, IOP Semiconductor Science and Technology 33 (11), 114010 (2018), https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6641/aae2f9
S. Gupta et al., Defect evaluation in strain-relaxed Ge0.947Sn0.053 grown on (001) Si, Applied Physics Letters 113 (19), 192103 (2018), https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5048683
S. Gupta et al., Electrical properties of extended defects in strain relaxed GeSn, Applied Physics Letters 113 (2), 022102 (2018), https://aip.scitation.org/doi/10.1063/1.5034573
S. Dhayalan et al., On the Evolution of Strain and Electrical Properties in As-Grown and Annealed Si:P Epitaxial Films for Source-Drain Stressor Applications, ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology 7 (5), P228 (2018), http://jss.ecsdl.org/content/7/5/P228.full.pdf+html?sid=92c0d2ea-3527-4ae1-895c-44904fc02a94

Kyushu University

W.-C. Wen et al., Border trap evaluation for SiO₂/GeO₂/Ge gate stacks using deep-level transient spectroscopy J. Appl. Phys., 124, (20), p. 205303 (2018), https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5055291
K. Yamamoto et al., Wide range control of Schottky barrier heights at metal/Ge interfaces with nitrogen-contained amorphous interlayers formed during ZrN sputter deposition, Semiconductor Science and Technology, 33, p. 114011 (2018), https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6641/aae4bd

Nagoya University

R. Nagai et al., Characterization of electron charging and transport properties of Si-QDs with phosphorus doped Ge core, Semiconductor Science and Technology 33 124021 (2018), https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6641/aaebbc
Y. Futamura et al., Evaluation of the potential distribution in a multiple stacked Si quantum dots structure by hard X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, Japanese Journal of Applied Physics 58 SAAE01 (2018), https://doi.org/10.7567/1347-4065/aaeb38
H. Zhang et al., High Density Formation and Magnetoelectronic Transport Properties of Fe3Si Nanodots, ECS Transactions 86 (7), 131 (2018), doi:10.1149/08607.0131ecst
Y. Wen et al., Formation of Mn-germanide nanodots on ultrathin SiO2 induced by remote hydrogen plasma, Japanese Journal of Applied Physics 57 01AF05 (2018), https://doi.org/10.7567/JJAP.57.01AF05
K. Ito et al., Growth of two-dimensional Ge crystal by annealing of heteroepitaxial Ag/Ge(111) under N₂ ambient, Japanese Journal of Applied Physics 57 06HD08 (2018), https://doi.org/10.7567/JJAP.57.06HD08
K. Ito et al., Segregated SiGe ultrathin layer formation and surface planarization on epitaxial Ag(111) by annealing of Ag/SiGe(111) with different Ge/(Si+Ge) compositions, Japanese Journal of Applied Physics 57, 04FJ05 (2018), https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.7567/JJAP.57.04FJ05
K. Makihara et al., Electroluminescence of superatom-like Ge-core/Si-shell quantum dots by alternate field-effect-induced carrier injection, Applied Physics Express 11, 011305 (2018), https://doi.org/10.7567/APEX.11.011305
S. Ike et al., Epitaxial growth of heavily doped n⁺-Ge layers using metal-organic chemical vapor deposition with in situ phosphorus doping, Thin Solid films 645 (1), 57-63 (2018), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsf.2017.10.013
W. Takeuchi et al., Selective growth of Ge_1-xSn_x epitaxial layer on patterned SiO₂/Si substrate by metal-organic chemical vapor deposition, Japanese Journal of Applied Physics 57 (1S), 01AC05 (5 pages) (2018), https://doi.org/10.7567/JJAP.57.01AC05
K. Takahashi et al., High n-type Sb dopant activation in Ge-rich poly-Ge1−xSnx layers on SiO2 using pulsed laser annealing in flowing water, Applied Physics Letters 112, 062104 (4 pages) (2018), https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4997369
K. Takahashi et al., Dopant behavior in heavily doped polycrystalline Ge_1−xSn_x layers prepared with pulsed laser annealing in water, Japanese Journal of Applied Physics 57 (4S), 04FJ02 (6 pages) (2018), https://doi.org/10.7567/JJAP.57.04FJ02
A. Suzuki et al., Alleviation of Fermi level pinning at metal/n-Ge interface with lattice-matched Si_xGe_1−x−ySn_y ternary alloy interlayer on Ge, Japanese Journal of Applied Physics 57 (6), 07MA05 (5 pages) (2018), https://doi.org/10.7567/JJAP.57.060304
O. Nakatsuka et al., Formation of epitaxial Hf digermanide/Ge(001) contact and its crystalline properties, Japanese Journal of Applied Physics 57 (7S2), 060304 (4 pages) (2018), https://doi.org/10.7567/JJAP.57.07MA05
J. Jeon et al., Formation of ultra-low resistance contact with nickel stanogermanide/heavily doped n⁺-Ge_1−xSn_x structure, Semiconductor Science and Technology 33 (12), 124001 (2018), https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6641/aae624
M. Fukuda et al., Optoelectronic properties of high-Si-content-Ge_1−x–ySi_xSn_y/Ge_1−xSn_x/Ge_1−x–ySi_xSn_y double heterostructure, Semiconductor Science and Technology 33 (12), 124018 (8 pages) (2018), https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6641/aaebb5
J. Jeon et al., Growth and electrical properties of in situ Sb-doped Ge_1−xSn_x epitaxial layers for source/drain stressor of strained-Ge transistors, Japanese Journal of Applied Physics 57 (12), 121303 (6 pages) (2018), https://doi.org/10.7567/JJAP.57.121303

Nanyang Technological University - Nano Engineering Device Laboratory

M. Kim et al., Nanoscale groove textured β-Ga2O3 by room temperature inverse metal-assisted chemical etching and photodiodes with enhanced responsivity, Applied Physics Letters 113, 222104 (2018)
D. Liu et al., 226 nm AlGaN/AlN UV LEDs using p-type Si for hole injection and UV reflection, Applied Physics Letters 113, 011111 (2018)
M. Kim et al., Enhanced Performance of Ge Photodiodes via Monolithic Antireflection Texturing and α-Ge Self-Passivation by Inverse Metal-Assisted Chemical Etching, ACS Nano, 12(7), 6748 (2018)
J. D. Kim et al., Self-Anchored Catalyst Interface Enables Ordered Via Array Formation from Submicrometer to Millimeter Scale For Polycrystalline and Single-Crystalline Silicon, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 10(10), pp. 9116-9122 (2018)
D. Liu et al., 229 nm UV LEDs on aluminum nitride single crystal substrates using p-type silicon for increased hole injection, Applied Physics Letter 112, 081101 (2018)
M. Kim et al., Fabrication of Ge on insulator wafers by Smart-CutTM with thermal management for undamaged donor Ge wafers, Semiconductor Science Technology 33, 015017 (2018)

QuTech (TU Delft)

N.W. Hendrickx et al., Gate-controlled quantum dots and superconductivity in planar germanium, Nature Communications 9, 2835 (2018). https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-018-05299-x
N. Samkharadze et al., Strong spin-photon coupling in silicon, Science 359, 1123 (2018), https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aar4054

Research Center Juelich - Peter Gruenberg Institute

D. Rainko et al., Investigation of carrier confinement in direct bandgap GeSn/SiGeSn 2D and 0D heterostructures, Scientific Reports 8 (1), 15557 (2018), https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-33820-1
D. Stange et al., GeSn/SiGeSn Heterostructure and Multi Quantum Well Lasers, ACS Photonics 5, 4628 (2018), https://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsphotonics.8b01116
N. von den Driesch et al., (Invited) Epitaxy of Direct Bandgap Group IV Si-Ge-Sn Alloys towards Heterostructure Light Emitters, ECS Transactions 86 (7), 189 (2018), http://ecst.ecsdl.org/content/86/7/189.full.pdf+html?sid=b3b5e8ef-d955-4c55-82e6-4622fbc3fd93
N. von den Driesch et al., Advanced GeSn/SiGeSn Group IV Heterostructure Lasers, Advanced Science, 1700955 (2018), https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/advs.201700955

Roma Tre

M. Montanari et. al., Photoluminescence study of inter-band transitions in few, pseudomorphic and strain-unbalanced Ge/GeSi multiple quantum wells, Physical Review B 98, 195310 (2018) https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.98.195310.
L. Di Gaspare et al. Early stage of CVD graphene synthesis on Ge(001) substrate, Carbon 134, 183 (2018) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0008622318303439
L. Persichetti, et al. Formation of extended thermal etch pits on annealed Ge wafers, Applied Surface Science 462, 86 (2018). 10.1016/j.apsusc.2018.08.075.

Shizuoka University

J. Utsumi, et al., Reduced Thermal Conductivity of Ge1-xSnx Layer Formed on Self-assembled Sn Nanodots Template, Semicond. Sci. Technol. 33, 124004-1-124004-7 (2018), https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1361-6641/aadc00

Tohoku University

J. Murota et al., Atomically controlled processing for dopant segregation in CVD Si and Ge epitaxial growth, ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology 7 (6), P305 (2018), http://jss.ecsdl.org/content/7/6/P305.short

University of Milano-Bicocca (UNIMIB)

F. Rovaris et al., Misfit-Dislocation Distributions in Heteroepitaxy: From Mesoscale Measurements to Individual Defects and Back, Phys. Rev. Appl. 10, 054067 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevApplied.10.054067
F. Montalenti et al., Dislocation-Free SiGe/Si Heterostructures, Crystals 8, 257 (2018). https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst8060257
S. De Cesari et al., Optically reconfigurable polarized emission in Germanium. Scientific Reports 8, 11119 (2018), https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-018-29409-3.pdf