Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A, Vol.16, No.3, 1730-1734, 1998
Second-harmonic generation at the interface between Si(100) and thin SiO2 layers
In materials that have bulk inversion symmetry, optical second harmonic generation (SHG) is sensitive to regions when the inversion symmetry is broken, i.e., a surface or interface. We measure SHG from the interface between Si(100) and thin layers of SiO2. Measurements on a series vicinal samples (0 degrees-5 degrees off axis) show that one-and threefold symmetries in the SHG signal increase with increasing off-axis angle. Comparison to x-ray scattering measurements of the interface roughness, for a set of on-axis samples, demonstrates the sensitivity of SHG to interface roughness.
Keywords:OPTICAL 2ND-HARMONIC GENERATION;CUBIC CENTROSYMMETRIC CRYSTALS;3RD-HARMONIC GENERATION;PHENOMENOLOGICAL THEORY;SI-SIO2 INTERFACES;SURFACES;SPECTROSCOPY;SI(001);SI(111)