Knowledge of the mechanical properties and stability of thin film structures is important for
device operation. Potential failures related to crack initiation and growth must be identified …

Low-defect-density Ge thin films are critical in Ge based optical devices (optical detectors,
LEDs and Lasers) integrated with Si electronic devices for low-cost, highly integrated …

Germanium membranes and microstructures of 50–1000 nm thickness have been fabricated
by a combination of epitaxial growth on a Si substrate and simple etching processes. The …

Conventional low-magnification phase-contrast microscopy is an invaluable, yet a
qualitative, imaging tool for the interrogation of transparent objects over a mesoscopic …

Germanium (Ge) has attracted much attention in the last few decades due to its compatibility
with silicon (Si) for integrating to produce microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), of which …

Strained Ge modulation doped quantum well (MODQW) heterostructures facilitate a high
mobility channel layer. Spatial separation of mobile carriers from the ionised dopants that …

Germanium (Ge) on Silicon (Si) has the potential to produce a wide variety of devices,
including sensors, solar cells and transistors. Modification of these materials so that a …