Research Article

First-Principles Calculations on Atomic and Electronic Properties of Ge/4H-SiC Heterojunction

Table 1

The lattice mismatch of the Ge/4H-SiC heterostructures calculated with the domain matching model.

Growth orientationGe-to-SiC
matching mode
Residual mismatchMD density

Ge(111)/4H-SiC(0001)Ge01-1  
SiC11-20
Ge2-1-1  
SiC1-100
Ge01-1  
SiC11-20
Ge2-1-1  
SiC1-100
5.334 × 1014 cm−2
3 : 43 : 42.60%2.60%

Ge(110)/4H-SiC(0001)Ge001  
SiC10-10
Ge1-10  
SiC-12-10
Ge001  
SiC10-10
Ge1-10  
SiC-12-10
1.523 × 1014 cm−2
1 : 13 : 4−5.78%2.60%