Optimization of ZnSe growth on the cleavage-induced GaAs (1 1 0) surface by molecular-beam epitaxy

被引:10
作者
Ko, HC
Park, DC
Kawakami, Y
Fujita, S
Fujita, S
机构
[1] Dept. of Electron. Sci. and Eng., Kyoto University
关键词
ZnSe; GaAs (1 1 0); MBE;
D O I
10.1016/S0022-0248(96)01126-8
中图分类号
O7 [晶体学];
学科分类号
0702 ; 070205 ; 0703 ; 080501 ;
摘要
Optimum conditions were investigated for the growth of high-quality ZnSe epitaxial layers on GaAs (1 1 0) cleaved surfaces in molecular-beam epitaxy (MBE) through the surface morphology, structural and optical characterizations. Most of the layers showed poor characteristics with bad surface morphology. However, the layer, which was grown at a substrate temperature of 250 degrees C and with a beam-equivalent pressure ratio, i.e. p(Se)/p(Zn) of 1.0, skewed a strong and sharp photoluminescence spectrum. A free exciton peak was located at 2.807 eV indicating a coherent growth of the layer. Moreover, the layer showed a clear X-ray diffraction curve with high-order interference fringes and a mirror-like surface morphology.
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页码:246 / 251
页数:6
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