TIN-BASED GROUP IV SEMICONDUCTORS: New Platforms for Opto- and Microelectronics on Silicon

▪ Abstract New classes of Sn-containing group IV semiconductors are described. Novel CVD routes lead to growth of a broad range of Ge1−ySny alloys and compounds directly on Si substrates. The direc...

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