OBSERVATION OF ARSENIC PRECIPITATES IN GAINAS GROWN AT LOW-TEMPERATURE ON INP

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IBBETSON, JP [1 ]
SPECK, JS [1 ]
GOSSARD, AC [1 ]
MISHRA, UK [1 ]
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[1] UNIV CALIF SANTA BARBARA,DEPT ELECT & COMP ENGN,SANTA BARBARA,CA 93106
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10.1063/1.109418
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Single-crystal Ga1-xInxAs (x=0.4) grown on InP by molecular-beam epitaxy at low substrate temperatures (250-150-degrees-C) has been examined by transmission electron microscopy. Arsenic precipitates were observed following an ex situ anneal at 550-degrees-C. The precipitates coarsen during higher-temperature anneals at 600 and 700-degrees-C. Microstructure dependence on the growth temperature was similar to that observed in low-temperature grown GaAs. Arsenic precipitate volume fraction increased with decreasing growth temperature, with a measured maximum value of approximately 0.4%.
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