Si–Ge–Sn alloys: From growth to applications

S Wirths, D Buca, S Mantl - Progress in crystal growth and characterization …, 2016 - Elsevier
In this review article, we address key material parameters as well as the fabrication and
application of crystalline GeSn binary and SiGeSn ternary alloys. Here, the transition from an …

Growth and applications of GeSn-related group-IV semiconductor materials

S Zaima, O Nakatsuka, N Taoka… - … and technology of …, 2015 - iopscience.iop.org
We review the technology of Ge 1− x Sn x-related group-IV semiconductor materials for
developing Si-based nanoelectronics. Ge 1− x Sn x-related materials provide novel …

Monolithic infrared silicon photonics: The rise of (Si) GeSn semiconductors

O Moutanabbir, S Assali, X Gong, E O'Reilly… - Applied Physics …, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
(Si) GeSn semiconductors are finally coming of age after a long gestation period. The
demonstration of device-quality epi-layers and quantum-engineered heterostructures has …

[HTML][HTML] An optically pumped 2.5 μm GeSn laser on Si operating at 110 K

S Al-Kabi, SA Ghetmiri, J Margetis, T Pham… - Applied Physics …, 2016 - pubs.aip.org
This paper reports the demonstration of optically pumped GeSn edge-emitting lasers grown
on Si substrates. The whole device structures were grown by an industry standard chemical …

Si-based GeSn lasers with wavelength coverage of 2–3 μm and operating temperatures up to 180 K

J Margetis, S Al-Kabi, W Du, W Dou, Y Zhou… - ACs …, 2017 - ACS Publications
A Si-based monolithic laser is strongly desired for the full integration of Si-photonics. Lasing
from the direct bandgap group-IV GeSn alloy has opened a new avenue, different from the …

Low-threshold optically pumped lasing in highly strained germanium nanowires

S Bao, D Kim, C Onwukaeme, S Gupta… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
The integration of efficient, miniaturized group IV lasers into CMOS architecture holds the
key to the realization of fully functional photonic-integrated circuits. Despite several years of …

Electronic band structure and effective mass parameters of Ge1-xSnx alloys

K Lu Low, Y Yang, G Han, W Fan, YC Yeo - Journal of Applied Physics, 2012 - pubs.aip.org
This work investigates the electronic band structures of bulk Ge 1-x Sn x alloys using the
empirical pseudopotential method (EPM) for Sn composition x varying from 0 to 0.2. The …

Increased photoluminescence of strain-reduced, high-Sn composition Ge1− xSnx alloys grown by molecular beam epitaxy

R Chen, H Lin, Y Huo, C Hitzman, TI Kamins… - Applied physics …, 2011 - pubs.aip.org
We synthesized up to Ge 0.914 Sn 0.086 alloys on (100) GaAs/In y Ga 1− y As buffer layers
using molecular beam epitaxy. The buffer layers enable engineered control of strain in the …

Strain-Balanced Multiple-Quantum-Well Lasers

GE Chang, SW Chang… - IEEE journal of Quantum …, 2010 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We propose and analyze a strain-balanced Ge z Sn 1-z-Si x Ge y Sn 1-xy multiple-quantum-
well (MQW) laser. By incorporating a proper amount of-Sn into Ge, a direct-bandgap GeSn …

Band structure calculations of Si–Ge–Sn alloys: achieving direct band gap materials

P Moontragoon, Z Ikonić… - … science and technology, 2007 - iopscience.iop.org
Alloys of silicon (Si), germanium (Ge) and tin (Sn) are continuously attracting research
attention as possible direct band gap semiconductors with prospective applications in …