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== Deposition of Germanium == | == Deposition of Germanium == | ||
Germanium can be deposited by thermal evaporation | Germanium can be deposited by thermal evaporation, e-beam evaporation, and sputtering. | ||
==Thermal | ==Resistive Thermal evaporation== | ||
Current process information on Ge thermal evaporation: | |||
* [[/Thermal Ge evaporation Thermal Evaporator|Resistive thermal evaporation of Ge in Thermal Evaporator - Lesker]] | |||
Some very instrument specific deposition parameters for a now-decommissioned tool can be found here: [[/Thermal Ge deposition Wordentec|Thermal deposition of Ge in Wordentec]] | |||
==Ge deposition equipment comparison== | ==Ge deposition equipment comparison== | ||
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! | ! | ||
! Thermal evaporation ([[Specific Process Knowledge/Thin film deposition/ | ! Thermal evaporation ([[Specific Process Knowledge/Thin film deposition/thermalevaporator|Thermal Evaporator]]) | ||
! E-beam evaporation ([[Specific Process Knowledge/Thin film deposition/ | ! E-beam evaporation ([[Specific Process Knowledge/Thin film deposition/Temescal|E-beam evaporator (Temescal)]] and [[Specific Process Knowledge/Thin film deposition/10-pocket e-beam evaporator|E-beam evaporator (10-pockets)]]) | ||
! | ! Sputtering ([[Specific Process Knowledge/Thin film deposition/Lesker|Lesker]]) | ||
! Sputtering ([[Specific Process Knowledge/Thin film deposition/Cluster-based multi-chamber high vacuum sputtering deposition system|Sputter-system Metal-Oxide (PC1) and Sputter-system Metal-Nitride (PC3)]]) | |||
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|Thermal deposition of Ge | |Thermal deposition of Ge | ||
|E-beam deposition of Ge | |E-beam deposition of Ge | ||
| | |Sputter deposition of Ge | ||
|Sputter deposition of Ge | |||
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! Pre-clean | ! Pre-clean | ||
|none | |||
|Ar ion etch (only in E-beam evaporator Temescal) | |||
|RF Ar clean | |||
|RF Ar clean | |RF Ar clean | ||
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|-style="background:WhiteSmoke; color:black" | |-style="background:WhiteSmoke; color:black" | ||
! Layer thickness | ! Layer thickness | ||
| | |10 Å to about 2000 Å | ||
| | |few nm to about 1 µm* | ||
| | |10 Å to at least 1000 Å | ||
|10 Å to ? | |||
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|-style="background:LightGrey; color:black" | |-style="background:LightGrey; color:black" | ||
! Deposition rate | ! Deposition rate | ||
| | |1 Å/s | ||
| | |1 Å/s - 5 Å/s | ||
| | |Depends on deposition parameters | ||
|Depends on deposition parameters | |||
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! Batch size | ! Batch size | ||
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* | *4x 2" wafers or | ||
* | *3x 4" wafers or | ||
* | *1x 6" wafers or | ||
*1x 8" wafers or | |||
Many small pieces | Many small pieces | ||
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*Up to 4 x 6" wafer or | *Up to 4 x 6" wafer or | ||
*3x 8" wafers (ask for special holder) | *3x 8" wafers (ask for special holder) | ||
*Many smaller pieces | *Many smaller pieces | ||
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*1x6" wafer or | |||
*1x4" wafer or | |||
smaller pieces | |||
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*10x6" or 4" wafers | |||
*many smaller pieces | |||
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! Allowed | ! Allowed materials | ||
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Almost any that does not degas. See the [http://labmanager.dtu.dk/function.php?module=XcMachineaction&view=edit&MachID=404 cross-contamination sheet]. | |||
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Almost any that does not degas at your intended substrate temperature. See the [http://labmanager.dtu.dk/function.php?module=XcMachineaction&view=edit&MachID=511 cross-contamination sheet]. | |||
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* | *Almost any that does not degas at your intended substrate temperature. | ||
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* | *Almost any that does not degas at your intended substrate temperature. See cross contamination sheets for [http://labmanager.dtu.dk/function.php?module=XcMachineaction&view=edit&MachID=441 PC1] and [http://labmanager.dtu.dk/function.php?module=XcMachineaction&view=edit&MachID=442 PC3] | ||
|-style="background:WhiteSmoke; color:black" | |-style="background:WhiteSmoke; color:black" | ||
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'''*''' ''For cumulative deposition above 600 nm please write to metal@nanolab.dtu.dk to make sure there will be enough material present in the machine. | |||