CORRELATION BETWEEN ARSENIC PRECIPITATES AND VACANCY-TYPE DEFECTS IN LOW-TEMPERATURE-GROWN GAAS

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HOZHABRI, N
BAILEY, JB
KOYMEN, AR
SHARMA, SC
ALAVI, K
机构
[1] UNIV TEXAS,DEPT PHYS,ARLINGTON,TX 76019
[2] UNIV TEXAS,DEPT ELECT ENGN,CTR ADV ELECTRON DEVICES & SYST,NSF,ARLINGTON,TX 76019
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10.1088/0953-8984/6/31/006
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O469 [凝聚态物理学];
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070205 ;
摘要
We have utilized x-ray photoelectron and variable energy positron beam spectroscopies for depth profiling excess arsenic, arsenic precipitates, and vacancy-type defects in GaAs grown by molecular beam epitaxy at low temperatures (LT-GaAs). XPS results show about 1.3% excess arsenic in as-grown LT-GaAs and a non-uniform depth profile of arsenic concentration in annealed LT-GaAs. Doppler broadening of the positron-electron annihilation radiation (S parameter) reveals a non-uniform depth profile of defects in annealed LT-GaAs. We observe a clear correlation between the depth profile of the S parameter and As in annealed LT-GaAs.
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