Title
Shallow and undoped germanium quantum wells: A playground for spin and hybrid quantum technology
Author
Sammak, A.
Sabbagh, D.
Hendrickx, N.W.
Lodari, M.
Paquelet Wuetz, B.
Tosato, A.
Yeoh, L.
Bollani, M.
Virgilio, M.
Schubert, M.A.
Zaumseil, P.
Capellini, G.
Veldhorst, M.
Scappucci, G.
Publication year
2019
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.
Subject
High Tech Systems & Materials
Industrial Innovation
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TNO identifier
875391
Publisher
Wiley, Weinheim, Germany
Source
Advanced Functional Materials, 29
Article number
1807613
Document type
article