STRAIN DETERMINATION IN INXGA1-XAS/GAAS STRAINED-LAYER SUPERLATTICES BY PHOTOMODULATED REFLECTANCE

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INOKI, CK [1 ]
LEMOS, V [1 ]
CERDEIRA, F [1 ]
VASQUEZLOPEZ, C [1 ]
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[1] UNIV AUTONOMA PUEBLA, INST FIS, PUEBLA, MEXICO
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10.1063/1.352973
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A series of Raman and photoreflectance measurements was performed on several InxGa1-xAs/GaAs strained-layer superlattices of the same period but of different alloy compositions and substrate orientations. In the photoreflectance spectra the photon energy region containing the E1 and E1 + DELTA1 transitions of the GaAs barrier material is analyzed. Both types of measurements are used in order to estimate of the in-plane strain in these layers. The values obtained by both methods are in good mutual agreement, thus showing that photoreflectance is an effective method for strain determination.
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