HIGHLY CARBON-DOPED P-TYPE GA0.5IN0.5AS AND GA0.5IN0.5P BY CARBON-TETRACHLORIDE IN GAS-SOURCE MOLECULAR-BEAM EPITAXY

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CHIN, TP [1 ]
KIRCHNER, PD [1 ]
WOODALL, JM [1 ]
TU, CW [1 ]
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[1] UNIV CALIF SAN DIEGO,DEPT ELECT & COMP ENGN,LA JOLLA,CA 92093
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10.1063/1.105835
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Highly carbon-doped, highly p-type Ga0.5In0.5As and Ga0.5In0.5P epilayers were grown by gas-source molecular beam epitaxy (GSMBE) using carbon tetrachloride (CCl4). Growth temperatures slightly below conventional values were used to increase the carbon incorporation, and a short-duration post-growth anneal near the growth temperature was necessary in order to obtain the highest hole concentrations, which were p = 3 X 10(19) cm-3 for Ga0.5In0.5As and p= 5 X 10(18) cm-3 for Ga0.5In0.5P. This is the first report of significant p-type carbon doping for Ga0.5In0.5P and the highest concentration from carbon doping yet reported for both ternary compounds. Reversible acceptor passivation from hydrogen species in the growth environment is a plausible explanation for the annealing behavior.
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