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Type: 
Conference
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Article PreviewArticle PreviewArticle PreviewThe aim of this work is to improve the heteroepitaxial growth process of 3C-SiC on Si substrates using Trichlorosilane (SiHCl3) as the silicon growth precursor. With this precursor it has been shown that it is possible to simultaneously increase the growth rate of the process and avoid the nucleation of silicon droplets in the gas phase. Growth experiments were conducted on three (3) Si substrate orientations in order to assess the impact of the Si substrate on the resulting 3C-SiC film. X-ray Diffraction (XRD), Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) and Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) analysis show the important role of the substrate orientation for the growth process. The different orientation of the substrate modifies the morphology of the 3C-SiC crystalline structure, mostly by changing the density of micro-twins and stacking faults inside the film.
Publisher: 
Trans Tech Publications Ltd
Publication date: 
1 Jan 2009
Authors: 

Ruggero Anzalone, Andrea Severino, Giuseppe D'Arrigo, Corrado Bongiorno, Patrick Fiorenza, Gaetano Foti, Giuseppe Condorelli, Marco Mauceri, Giuseppe Abbondanza, Francesco La Via

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Volume: 600 Pages: 243-246
Origin: 
Materials Science Forum