J4 ›› 2014, Vol. 41 ›› Issue (2): 120-124+171.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1001-2400.2014.02.020

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Calculation and analysis of the conduction band-structure of strained Germanium

DAI Xianying1,2;LI Jinlong1,2;HAO Yue1,2   

  1. (1. School of Microelectronic, Xidian Univ., Xi'an  710071, China;
    2. State Key Lab. of Wide Bandgap Semiconductor Technology Disciplines, Xidian Univ., Xi'an  710071, China)
  • Received:2013-08-09 Online:2014-04-20 Published:2014-05-30
  • Contact: DAI Xianying E-mail:xydai@xidian.edu.cn

Abstract:

This paper estabilishes the strained-tensor model by Hooke's law and calculates the energy-level shifts of L, Δ and Γ valleys by the deformation potential theory. By enforcing the uniaxial stress in germanium along <001> direction, the edge band of the Δ valley is split with the bottom energy-level being the lowest one among all valleys when the compressive stress is 1.8GPa. When the strained direction is <110>, the edge bands of L and Δ valleys are split. The L valley is split as the strained direction is <111>. When the biaxial tensile-strain is applied, we obtain the conclusion that the strained Ge can become the direct band gap from the indirect band gap as a tensile in-plane strain is 1.8%.

Key words: strained Ge, conduction band structure, uniaxial and biaxial, strain tensor

CLC Number: 

  • TN304.1