The effect of a Sb and Ga intermediate layer on the interfacial layer properties of epitaxial GaSb on GaAs grown by metalorganic chemical vapor deposition

Ha, Minh Thien Huu, Huynh, Sa Hoang, Do, Huy Binh, Lee, Ching Ting, Luc, Quang Ho and Chang, Edward Yi 2019. The effect of a Sb and Ga intermediate layer on the interfacial layer properties of epitaxial GaSb on GaAs grown by metalorganic chemical vapor deposition. Thin Solid Films 669 , pp. 430-435. 10.1016/j.tsf.2018.10.056

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Abstract

A method for the growth of high quality GaSb epilayer on GaAs (001) substrate is demonstrated in this study. It is found that a superior GaSb/GaAs interface can be obtained by depositing a thin Sb-precursor layer on the GaAs substrate containing a GaAs buffer layer. It is suggested that the growth occurs via the interface misfit (IMF) growth mode. Without this treatment, GaSb epilayer may grow according to the Stranski–Krastanov mechanism or via a blend of the Stranski–Krastanov and IMF mechanisms, leading to an inferior GaSb/GaAs interface. This could be due to the intermixing of anions, leading to the turbulent composition and misfit dislocation distribution at the heterointerface. It appears that with the addition of a Sb layer, IMF arrays can be formed at GaSb/GaAs interface resulting in superior GaSb layer without the need for changing the growth parameters.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Physics and Astronomy
Publisher:	Elsevier
ISSN:	0040-6090
Date of Acceptance:	30 October 2018
Last Modified:	28 Jul 2020 01:23
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/121857

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