PULSED ANODIC OXIDES FOR III-V SEMICONDUCTOR-DEVICE FABRICATION

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作者
GROVE, MJ [1 ]
HUDSON, DA [1 ]
ZORY, PS [1 ]
DALBY, RJ [1 ]
HARDING, CM [1 ]
ROSENBERG, A [1 ]
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[1] MCDONNELL DOUGLAS OPTOELECTR CTR,ELMSFORD,NY 10523
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10.1063/1.357047
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O59 [应用物理学];
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A simple procedure for the rapid formation of uniform native oxides on various III-V semiconductor materials is described. A pulsed applied potential drives an anodic oxide formation process on the semiconductor immersed in a glycol:water:acid solution. Uniform oxides up to 2000 angstrom thick can be grown in a few minutes at room temperature and used to define areas for current injection into the semiconductor. AlGaAs diode lasers fabricated with 50-mum-wide current stripes defined by pulsed anodic oxide had threshold current densities substantially lower than lasers fabricated with 50-mum-wide stripes defined by chemical-vapor-deposited SiO2.
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