Excimer Laser-Assisted Deposition of GaAs, AlAs, and (Al,Ga)as from Lewis Acid-Base Adducts.

Abstract

Laser-assisted deposition of GaAs, AL,As and (AL,Ga)As thin films on Ge<100> substrates from trimethylgallium-trimethylarsenic and trimethylaluminum-trimethylarsenic Lewis acid-base adduct source materials is reported. A parametric study has been performed in which reactive gas pressure, substrate temperature, laser fluence, laser wavelength (248 nm or 193 nm), and orientation of the laser beam with respect to the substrate have been varied. In the case of irradiation parallel to the substrate, stoichiometric films of GaAs and (AL,Ga)As have been obtained. The data suggest that for irradiation perpendicular to the substrate a competition exists between desorption and photodeposition, which adversely affects film stoichiometry under the conditions studied.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 12, 1987
Accession Number
ADA184588

Entities

People

  • G. L. Olson
  • J. E. Jensen
  • J. J. Zinck
  • L. W. Tutt
  • P. D. Brewer

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Absorption
  • Auger Electron Spectroscopy
  • Auger Electrons
  • Chemical Vapor Deposition
  • Compound Semiconductors
  • Dissociation
  • Excimer Lasers
  • Films
  • Laser Beams
  • Laser Pulses
  • Lewis Acids
  • Materials
  • Military Research
  • Partial Pressure
  • Reactive Gases
  • Spectra
  • Vapor Pressure

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Optical Physics and Photonics.
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Thin Film Deposition Science.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Directed Energy - Pulsed-Laser Deposition