Structural properties of As-rich GaAs grown by molecular beam epitaxy at low temperatures
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- 8 May 1989
- journal article
- conference paper
- Published by AIP Publishing in Applied Physics Letters
- Vol. 54 (19) , 1881-1883
Abstract
GaAs layers grown by molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) at substrate temperatures between 200 and 300 °C were studied using transmission electron microscopy (TEM), x‐ray diffraction, and electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) techniques. High‐resolution TEM cross‐sectional images showed a high degree of crystalline perfection of these layers. For a layer grown at 200 °C and unannealed, x‐ray diffraction revealed a 0.1% increase in the lattice parameter in comparison with bulk GaAs. For the same layer, EPR detected arsenic antisite defects with a concentration as high as 5×1018 cm−3. This is the first observation of antisite defects in MBE‐grown GaAs. These results are related to off‐stoichiometric, strongly As‐rich growth, possible only at such low temperatures. These findings are of relevance to the specific electrical properties of low‐temperature MBE‐grown GaAs layers.Keywords
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