Hostname: page-component-848d4c4894-ttngx Total loading time: 0 Render date: 2024-05-01T16:35:46.330Z Has data issue: false hasContentIssue false

Growth and Characterization of GaAs on Si by Mbe

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 February 2011

A.Z. Li
Affiliation:
Department of Semiconductor Materials Shanghai Institute of Metallurgy, Academia Sinica Shanghai 200050, China
J.X. Wang
Affiliation:
Department of Semiconductor Materials Shanghai Institute of Metallurgy, Academia Sinica Shanghai 200050, China
J.H. Qiu
Affiliation:
Department of Semiconductor Materials Shanghai Institute of Metallurgy, Academia Sinica Shanghai 200050, China
B.W. Liang
Affiliation:
Department of Semiconductor Materials Shanghai Institute of Metallurgy, Academia Sinica Shanghai 200050, China
Y.L. Zheng
Affiliation:
Department of Semiconductor Materials Shanghai Institute of Metallurgy, Academia Sinica Shanghai 200050, China
S.B. Wang
Affiliation:
Department of Semiconductor Materials Shanghai Institute of Metallurgy, Academia Sinica Shanghai 200050, China
Get access

Abstract

High quality of Si-doped n-type MBE GaAs grown directly on 4° off (001) towards [0111 Si substrates has been achieved by a multiple step MBE growth procedure. Epilayers have been characterized for the doping range 2x1016 to 3x1018cm-3 with thickness up to lOm by double crystal x-ray rocking curves, Hall mobilities, photoluminescence spectra, dislocation etching pit densities and I-V characteristics of MESFET of GaAs/Si. The results show that the electron mobilities are 2900 to 1430cm2 /Vs while free electron concentration of 3.5x1017 to 2.7x1018cm-3. The FWHM of the DCRC are 175 to 350 arc sec, the EPD are 1x106 to 2x107 cm-2 for most of samples and both of them appear variation with thickness of epilayer. The main peak of PL appears a few meV shift to long wavelength in comparison with GaAs on GaAs. The FWHM of the PL are 21 meV for n-type GaAs/Si in a doping level of 3.5x1017cm-3. MESFET show a acceptable I-V characteristics. All of epilayers with thickness less than 5pm appear good morphology. Some slightly orthogonal cracking was observed in the 5 to 10µm thick films of GaAs/Si.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Materials Research Society 1989

Access options

Get access to the full version of this content by using one of the access options below. (Log in options will check for institutional or personal access. Content may require purchase if you do not have access.)

References

1. Morkoc, H., 5th Int. Conference on MBE, Workbook p.120, August 28 to September 1, 1988, Sapporo, Japan. H. Kroemer, ibid., p.138.Google Scholar
2. Matyi, R.J., Lee, J.W., and Schaake, H.F., J. of Electronic Materials, 17 (1), 87 (1988).Google Scholar
3. Lee, J.W., Salerno, J.P., Gale, R.P., and Fan, J.C.C., MRS Symposia Proceedings, Vol. 91, 33 (1987).Google Scholar
4. Li, A.Z., Wang, J.X., Qiu, J.H., Liang, B.W., Zheng, Y.L., and Li, C.C., J. Vac. Sci. and Technol. B6 (2), 713 (1988).Google Scholar
5. Rode, D.L. and Knight, S., Phys. Rev. B3, 2534 (1971).Google Scholar