DELAYED RELAXATION BY SURFACTANT ACTION IN HIGHLY STRAINED III-V SEMICONDUCTOR EPITAXIAL LAYERS

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作者
GRANDJEAN, N [1 ]
MASSIES, J [1 ]
ETGENS, VH [1 ]
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[1] MENJS,CEA,CNRS,UTILISAT RAYONNEMENT ELECTROMAGNET LAB,F-91405 ORSAY,FRANCE
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.69.796
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
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It is demonstrated that the concept of surfactant applies to the epitaxial growth of highly strained III-V semiconductors. The pseudomorphic growth regime of InAs on GaAs(001) is extended from 1.5 to 6 monolayers by the use of Te as surfactant. This delayed plastic relaxation of the strain is correlated with the modification of the growth mode via surface energy minimization.
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