Growth of GaAs Crystals by the Heat Exchanger Method (HEM) for Microwave Device Applications

Abstract

Large GaAs crystals with uniform properties and low defect density are required for microwave devices. The variable quality of the available GaAs, wafer-to-wafer, intra-wafer, boule-to-boule, and intra-boule is unsatisfactory for high yield device processing. It has been shown that undoped (100) semi- insulating GaAs crystals can be grown using the Heat Exchanger Method (HEMTM) with remarkably uniform electronic properties. It has also been demonstrated that undoped dislocation free GaAs crystals can be grown by HEM. The present effort was to understand the cause of lineage and twinning observed in the structure of 3-inch-diameter GaAs boules. Gallium Arsenides.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1988
Accession Number
ADA196028

Entities

People

  • Chandra P. Khattak
  • Frederick Schmid

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aeronautical Laboratories
  • Air Force
  • Classification
  • Compound Semiconductors
  • Crystal Growth
  • Crystal Structure
  • Crystals
  • Energy
  • Graphitic Materials
  • Heat Energy
  • Heat Exchangers
  • Heat Transfer
  • Heat Transmission
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Single Crystals
  • Temperature Gradients

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Electrical Engineering
  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Semiconductor Device Technology

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics