GROWTH AND CHARACTERIZATION OF RELAXED EPILAYERS OF INGAAS ON GAAS

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作者
DUNSTAN, DJ
DIXON, RH
KIDD, P
HOWARD, LK
WILKINSON, VA
LAMBKIN, JD
JEYNES, C
HALSALL, MP
LANCEFIELD, D
EMENY, MT
GOODHEW, PJ
HOMEWOOD, KP
SEALY, BJ
ADAMS, AR
机构
[1] UNIV SURREY,STRAINED LAYER STRUCT RES GRP,GUILDFORD GU2 5XH,SURREY,ENGLAND
[2] UNIV SURREY,DEPT ELECTR & ELECT ENGN,GUILDFORD GU2 5XH,SURREY,ENGLAND
[3] UNIV E ANGLIA,SCH PHYS,NORWICH NR4 7TJ,NORFOLK,ENGLAND
[4] RSRE,GREAT MALVERN WR14 3PS,WORCS,ENGLAND
[5] UNIV LIVERPOOL,DEPT MAT SCI & ENGN,LIVERPOOL L69 3BX,ENGLAND
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10.1016/0022-0248(93)90808-A
中图分类号
O7 [晶体学];
学科分类号
0702 ; 070205 ; 0703 ; 080501 ;
摘要
We report the growth of 3 mum thick relaxed layers of InxGa1-xAs on GaAs substrates, with x from 0.1 to 1, and give some results of compositional, optical, structural and electrical characterisation. Compositions were determined by several techniques. with results which agreed to within a DELTAx of +/- 0.02. For x above 0.2 the crystal quality is very poor. Some layers have been grown with stepped compositions up to x = 0.4 and this improves the crystal quality. We show that in the InGaAs/GaAs system there is a threshold strain, rather than threshold composition change, above which crystal quality is degraded.
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页码:589 / 600
页数:12
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