Low-temperature copper-induced lateral growth of polycrystalline germanium assisted by external compressive stress

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 97, Issue 4, 2005, Pages

  Hekmatshoar, Bahman ^a   Mohajerzadeh, Shams ^a   Shahrjerdi, Davood ^a   Afzali Kusha, Ali ^a   Robertson, Michael D ^b   Tonita, Aaryn ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

^b ACADIA UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIVE STRAIN; METAL INDUCED LATERAL CRYSTALLIZATION (MILC); POLYCRYSTALLINE GERMANIUM; SECONDARY ELECTRONS (SE);

AMORPHOUS MATERIALS; ANNEALING; COMPRESSIVE STRESS; COPPER; CRYSTAL GROWTH; CRYSTALLIZATION; DEPOSITION; LOW TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; POLYCRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

GERMANIUM;

EID: 13744251847     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1836012     Document Type: Article

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