Experimental and theoretical investigation of phosphorus in-situ doping of germanium epitaxial layers

We investigate phosphorus in-situ doping characteristics in germanium (Ge) during epitaxial growth by spreading resistance profiling analysis. In addition, we present an accurate model for the kinetics of the diffusion in the in-situ process, modeling combined growth and diffusion events. The activation energy and pre-exponential factor for phosphorus (P) diffusion are determined to be 1.91 eV and 3.75 × 10−5 cm2/s. These results show that P in-situ doping diffusivity is low enough to form shallow junctions for high performance Ge devices.

► We investigate the phosphorus in-situ doping characteristics in germanium. ► Phosphorus in-situ doped profile exhibits a box-shaped junction formation. ► The modeling and the experimental results are in very good agreement. ► Phosphorus in-situ doping diffusivity is low enough to form shallow junction.