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Epitaxial growth and layer-transfer techniques for heterogeneous integration of materials for electronic and photonic devices

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The demand for improved electronic and optoelectronic devices has fuelled the development of epitaxial growth techniques for single-crystalline semiconductors. However, lattice and thermal expansion coefficient mismatch problems limit the options for growth and integration of high-efficiency electronic and photonic devices on dissimilar materials. Accordingly, advanced epitaxial growth and layer lift-off techniques have been developed to address issues relating to lattice mismatch. Here, we review epitaxial growth and layer-transfer techniques for monolithic integration of dissimilar single-crystalline materials for application in advanced electronic and photonic devices. We also examine emerging epitaxial growth techniques that involve two-dimensional materials as an epitaxial release layer and explore future integrated computing systems that could harness both advanced epitaxial growth and lift-off approaches.

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Fig. 1: Overview of heterogeneous integration of dissimilar materials for electronic and photonic applications.
Fig. 2: Conventional epitaxy techniques.
Fig. 3: Advanced epitaxy techniques.
Fig. 4: Epitaxial lift-off techniques.
Fig. 5: Demonstration of advanced heteroepitaxial techniques for heterogeneous integration of dissimilar materials onto silicon.
Fig. 6: Demonstrations of advanced epitaxial lift-off and transfer techniques for heterogeneous integration of devices onto silicon.

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Kum, H., Lee, D., Kong, W. et al. Epitaxial growth and layer-transfer techniques for heterogeneous integration of materials for electronic and photonic devices. Nat Electron 2, 439–450 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41928-019-0314-2

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