LIQUID-PHASE EPITAXY

被引:65
作者
KUPHAL, E
机构
[1] Forschungsinstitut, Deutsche Bundespost Telekom, Darmstadt, W-6100
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APPLIED PHYSICS A-MATERIALS SCIENCE & PROCESSING | 1991年 / 52卷 / 06期
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10.1007/BF00323650
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T [工业技术];
学科分类号
08 ;
摘要
This paper presents a comprehensive review of the method of liquid phase epitaxy (LPE) of semiconductors. In Sect. 1 the physical principles including diffusion-limited growth and solid-liquid phase diagrams are treated in detail. In Sect. 2 technological aspects and various kind of growth systems including industrial versions are described. Section 3 summarizes the relevant properties of LPE grown layers. Section 4 contains the application of LPE to the material system InP/InGaAs/InGaAsP as a model system. In Sect. 5 the advantages and weaknesses of LPE with respect to device applications in comparison with competing methods are discussed, and finally we attempt to predict the future direction of LPE.
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页码:380 / 409
页数:30
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