THE EFFECT OF GROWTH PAUSE ON THE COMPOSITION OF INGAP/GAAS HETEROINTERFACES

被引:20
作者
LEE, HY [1 ]
HAFICH, MJ [1 ]
ROBINSON, GY [1 ]
机构
[1] COLORADO STATE UNIV,DEPT ELECT ENGN,FT COLLINS,CO 80523
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
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10.1016/0022-0248(90)90370-Z
中图分类号
O7 [晶体学];
学科分类号
0702 ; 070205 ; 0703 ; 080501 ;
摘要
Molecular beam epitaxial (MBE) growth of InGaP/GaAs quantum-well structures requires switching of the arsenic and phosphorus molecular beams at each heterointerface. Using in-situ reflection high energy electron diffraction and ex-situ X-ray diffraction, the effects of a growth pause on the interfacial abruptness and composition during gas-source MBE growth of InGaP/GaAs superlattices were determined. Under conditions of a smooth growth front, the InGaP-to-GaAs and GaAs-to-InGaP interfaces were found to contain well-defined, thin regions of altered growth-V composition. For long pause times, the growth front became rough and the superlattice exhibited random fluctuations in layer thickness. © 1990.
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