Formation of germanium oxynitride as buffer layer on germanium substrate / Soh Wee Chen

Thermal oxynitridation process was used to grow germanium oxynitride, GeON thin films as a buffer layer on the germanium substrates in nitrous oxide (N2O) gas ambient at several temperatures: 400 °C, 500 °C and 600 °C. The physical and chemical properties of the buffer layers formed were characteriz...

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Main Author: Soh, Wee Chen
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description Thermal oxynitridation process was used to grow germanium oxynitride, GeON thin films as a buffer layer on the germanium substrates in nitrous oxide (N2O) gas ambient at several temperatures: 400 °C, 500 °C and 600 °C. The physical and chemical properties of the buffer layers formed were characterized and investigated using X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR). The XRD patterns showed the crystallinities that belongs to the germanium dioxide (GeO2), gamma-germanium nitride (γ-Ge3N4) and digermanium dinitrogen oxide (Ge2N2O). Digermanium dinitrogen oxide was formed at 600 °C and its peaks were detected at 31.58° and 65.92° corresponding to planes (110) and (220) respectively in XRD pattern. Meanwhile, peaks indicating the presence of germanium oxide and gamma-germanium nitride were found in XRD pattern for all the samples. GeO2 were detected in XRD patterns at 28.9°, 35.5°, 42.6° and 47.0° corresponding to (110), (111), (200) and (210). γ–Ge3N4 were also found in the XRD patterns at 38.83°, 47.97° corresponding to planes (110), (111). FTIR detected the Ge2N2O absorption peak at 800 cm-1 at 600 °C sample, thus confirming the formation of Ge2N2O on the germanium substrate at 600 °C.
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spelling um-96562021-06-30T19:44:34Z Formation of germanium oxynitride as buffer layer on germanium substrate / Soh Wee Chen Soh, Wee Chen T Technology (General) Thermal oxynitridation process was used to grow germanium oxynitride, GeON thin films as a buffer layer on the germanium substrates in nitrous oxide (N2O) gas ambient at several temperatures: 400 °C, 500 °C and 600 °C. The physical and chemical properties of the buffer layers formed were characterized and investigated using X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR). The XRD patterns showed the crystallinities that belongs to the germanium dioxide (GeO2), gamma-germanium nitride (γ-Ge3N4) and digermanium dinitrogen oxide (Ge2N2O). Digermanium dinitrogen oxide was formed at 600 °C and its peaks were detected at 31.58° and 65.92° corresponding to planes (110) and (220) respectively in XRD pattern. Meanwhile, peaks indicating the presence of germanium oxide and gamma-germanium nitride were found in XRD pattern for all the samples. GeO2 were detected in XRD patterns at 28.9°, 35.5°, 42.6° and 47.0° corresponding to (110), (111), (200) and (210). γ–Ge3N4 were also found in the XRD patterns at 38.83°, 47.97° corresponding to planes (110), (111). FTIR detected the Ge2N2O absorption peak at 800 cm-1 at 600 °C sample, thus confirming the formation of Ge2N2O on the germanium substrate at 600 °C. 2018-07 Thesis NonPeerReviewed application/pdf http://studentsrepo.um.edu.my/9656/1/Soh_Wee_Chen.jpg application/pdf http://studentsrepo.um.edu.my/9656/8/Master_Dissertation_(SOH_WEE_CHEN).pdf Soh, Wee Chen (2018) Formation of germanium oxynitride as buffer layer on germanium substrate / Soh Wee Chen. Masters thesis, University Of Malaya. http://studentsrepo.um.edu.my/9656/
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Formation of germanium oxynitride as buffer layer on germanium substrate / Soh Wee Chen
title Formation of germanium oxynitride as buffer layer on germanium substrate / Soh Wee Chen
title_full Formation of germanium oxynitride as buffer layer on germanium substrate / Soh Wee Chen
title_fullStr Formation of germanium oxynitride as buffer layer on germanium substrate / Soh Wee Chen
title_full_unstemmed Formation of germanium oxynitride as buffer layer on germanium substrate / Soh Wee Chen
title_short Formation of germanium oxynitride as buffer layer on germanium substrate / Soh Wee Chen
title_sort formation of germanium oxynitride as buffer layer on germanium substrate / soh wee chen
topic T Technology (General)
url http://studentsrepo.um.edu.my/9656/
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