Considerations for ultimate CMOS scaling

KJ Kuhn - IEEE transactions on Electron Devices, 2012‏ - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This review paper explores considerations for ultimate CMOS transistor scaling. Transistor
architectures such as extremely thin silicon-on-insulator and FinFET (and related …

Si–Ge–Sn alloys: From growth to applications

S Wirths, D Buca, S Mantl - Progress in crystal growth and characterization …, 2016‏ - Elsevier
In this review article, we address key material parameters as well as the fabrication and
application of crystalline GeSn binary and SiGeSn ternary alloys. Here, the transition from an …

Achieving direct band gap in germanium through integration of Sn alloying and external strain

S Gupta, B Magyari-Köpe, Y Nishi… - Journal of Applied …, 2013‏ - pubs.aip.org
GeSn is predicted to exhibit an indirect to direct band gap transition at alloy Sn composition
of 6.5% and biaxial strain effects are investigated in order to further optimize GeSn band …

Growth and applications of GeSn-related group-IV semiconductor materials

S Zaima, O Nakatsuka, N Taoka… - … and technology of …, 2015‏ - iopscience.iop.org
We review the technology of Ge 1− x Sn x-related group-IV semiconductor materials for
develo** Si-based nanoelectronics. Ge 1− x Sn x-related materials provide novel …

Band structure calculations of Si–Ge–Sn alloys: achieving direct band gap materials

P Moontragoon, Z Ikonić… - … science and technology, 2007‏ - iopscience.iop.org
Alloys of silicon (Si), germanium (Ge) and tin (Sn) are continuously attracting research
attention as possible direct band gap semiconductors with prospective applications in …

Group IV direct band gap photonics: methods, challenges, and opportunities

R Geiger, T Zabel, H Sigg - Frontiers in Materials, 2015‏ - frontiersin.org
The concept of direct band gap group IV materials may offer a paradigm change for Si-
photonics concerning the monolithic implementation of light emitters: the idea is to integrate …

Non-equilibrium induction of tin in germanium: towards direct bandgap Ge1−xSnx nanowires

S Biswas, J Doherty, D Saladukha, Q Ramasse… - Nature …, 2016‏ - nature.com
The development of non-equilibrium group IV nanoscale alloys is critical to achieving new
functionalities, such as the formation of a direct bandgap in a conventional indirect bandgap …

Origin of the unusually large band-gap bowing and the breakdown of the band-edge distribution rule in the alloys

WJ Yin, XG Gong, SH Wei - Physical Review B—Condensed Matter and …, 2008‏ - APS
The unusual nonlinear behaviors of the band gaps in Sn x Ge 1− x alloys are investigated
using first-principles calculations. We show that the large bowing of the direct band gap is …

[HTML][HTML] “GeSn Rule-23”—The Performance Limit of GeSn Infrared Photodiodes

GE Chang, SQ Yu, G Sun - Sensors, 2023‏ - mdpi.com
Group-IV GeSn photodetectors (PDs) compatible with standard complementary metal–oxide-
semiconductor (CMOS) processing have emerged as a new and non-toxic infrared detection …

GeSn technology: Extending the Ge electronics roadmap

S Gupta, R Chen, B Magyari-Kope, H Lin… - 2011 International …, 2011‏ - ieeexplore.ieee.org
First principles study showed indicated band gap of Ge can be tuned by alloying with Sn and
metastable GeSn alloys can be synthesized at or above room temperature. Subsequently …