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Chemical Effects in Ion Implantation Induced Quantum Well Intermixing

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 March 2011

Todd W. Simpson ,
Paul G. Piva  and
Ian V. Mitchell
Todd W. Simpson
Affiliation:
University of Western Ontario, Department of Physics & Astronomy, London, ON, N6A 3K7, CANADA
Paul G. Piva
Affiliation:
University of Western Ontario, Department of Physics & Astronomy, London, ON, N6A 3K7, CANADA
Ian V. Mitchell
Affiliation:
University of Western Ontario, Department of Physics & Astronomy, London, ON, N6A 3K7, CANADA
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Abstract

Ion implantation followed by rapid thermal annealing is used to induce layer intermixing and thus selectively blue-shift the emission wavelength of InP-based quantum well hetero- structures. The intermixing is greatly enhanced over thermal intermixing due to the supersaturation of defects. The magnitude of the observed blue-shift has been studied previously as a function of ion fluence and ion mass: the dependence on ion mass is well established, with heavier ions producing a larger shift. We show here that chemical effects can also play a significant role in determining the induced blue-shift. Data are presented from the implantation of the similar mass ions; aluminum (m~27), silicon (m~28) and phosphorus (m~31). The P- induced blue shift displays a monotonic increase with fluence, consistent with previous studies; however, the fluence dependence of Al- and Si-induced blue-shifts both deviate significantly from the behaviour for P. These results have important implications for attempts to scale intermixing behaviour with ion mass.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 647: Symposium O – Ion Beam Synthesis & Processing of Advanced Materials , 2000 , O5.16
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2001

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