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Published online by Cambridge University Press: 26 February 2011
GaAs has been encapsulated with sputter or electron-beam deposited, thin films of Si or SiGe and annealed in open tube oxygen ambients. The presence of oxygen increases the diffusivity of both Si or Ge in the substrate. Forming gas anneals reduce the diffusivity by orders of magnitude. The diffusivities are greater for sputtered films compared to electron-beam deposited material of the same thickness. And the diffusivity is greater for thicker films and for Ge-rich films whether sputtered or electron-beam deposited.