Abstract
Buried-channel semiconductor heterostructures are an archetype material platform for the fabrication of gated semiconductor quantum devices. Sharp confinement potential is obtained by positioning the channel near the surface; however, nearby surface states degrade the electrical properties of the starting material. Here, a 2D hole gas of high mobility (5 × 105 cm2 V−1 s−1) is demonstrated in a very shallow strained germanium (Ge) channel, which is located only 22 nm below the surface. The top-gate of a dopant-less field effect transistor controls the channel carrier density confined in an undoped Ge/SiGe heterostructure with reduced background contamination, sharp interfaces, and high uniformity. The high mobility leads to mean free paths ≈ 6 µm, setting new benchmarks for holes in shallow field effect transistors. The high mobility, along with a percolation density of 1.2 × 1011cm−2, light effective mass (0.09me), and high effective g-factor (up to 9.2) highlight the potential of undoped Ge/SiGe as a low-disorder material platform for hybrid quantum technologies.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 1807613 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Advanced Functional Materials |
Volume | 29 |
Issue number | 14 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2019 |
Keywords
- germanium
- mobility
- quantum devices
- quantum well
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Sammak, A. (Creator), Sabbagh, D. (Creator), Hendrickx, N. W. (Creator), Lodari, M. (Creator), Paquelet Wuetz, B. (Creator), Tosato, A. (Creator), Yeoh, L. A. (Creator), Veldhorst, M. (Creator), Scappucci, G. (Creator) & More Authors (Creator), TU Delft - 4TU.ResearchData, 16 Jul 2020
DOI: 10.4121/UUID:BBDF6137-18BD-4973-B917-748528CD6637
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