Sustainable Production of Ultrathin Ge Freestanding Membranes
Tadeáš Hanuš,
Bouraoui Ilahi,
Jinyoun Cho
et al.
Abstract:Germanium (Ge) is a critical material for applications in space solar cells, integrated photonics, infrared imaging, sensing, and photodetectors. However, the corresponding cost and limited availability hinder its potential for widespread applications. However, using Ge freestanding membranes (FSMs) allows for a significant reduction in the material consumption during device fabrication while offering additional advantages such as lightweight and flexible form factor for novel applications. In this work, we pr… Show more
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