ACCURATE DETERMINATION OF LATTICE MISMATCH IN THE EPITAXIAL ALAS/GAAS SYSTEM BY HIGH-RESOLUTION X-RAY-DIFFRACTION

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BOCCHI, C [1 ]
FERRARI, C [1 ]
FRANZOSI, P [1 ]
BOSACCHI, A [1 ]
FRANCHI, S [1 ]
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[1] CNR,MASPEC INST,VIA CHIAVARI 18 A,I-43100 PARMA,ITALY
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10.1016/0022-0248(93)90068-8
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O7 [晶体学];
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0702 ; 070205 ; 0703 ; 080501 ;
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Knowledge of the lattice mismatch in the AlAs/GaAs system is needed for measuring the Al content in Ga1-xAlxAs/GaAs heteroepitaxial structures. This mismatch has been accurately measured by high resolution X-ray diffractometry in AlAs/GaAs heterostructures grown by molecular beam epitaxy. For a completely strained AlAs epilayer a relative mismatch of 2.775 X 10(-3) has been obtained with an estimated accuracy of +/-5 x 10(-6). The Poisson ratio of AlAs has been also determined by comparing a suitable set of diffraction profiles recorded in completely strained and partially relaxed epilayers respectively. A value of nu = 0.322+/-0.005, in agreement with previously published data has been found.
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