Communications Materials (Apr 2022)

Growth of α-Sn on silicon by a reversed β-Sn to α-Sn phase transformation for quantum material integration

  • Shang Liu,
  • Alejandra Cuervo Covian,
  • Jules A. Gardener,
  • Austin Akey,
  • Barnaby D. A. Levin,
  • Xiaoxin Wang,
  • Jifeng Liu

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s43246-022-00241-7
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 3, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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α-Sn and SnGe alloys are a promising new class of quantum materials, but device integration requires they be grown on silicon. Here, germanium-doped α-Sn is grown on a native oxide on a silicon substrate via a reversed β-Sn to α-Sn phase transformation.