Non-Stoichiometric Layers of III/IV Semiconductors

Abstract

The objective of this research project was the control of defect formation and thermal stability in non-stoichiometric GaAs thin layers. As rich GaAs offers unique device applications in layer isolation and optoelectronics because of its insulating capabilities after a thermal annealing and ultrafast time response in the THz range. The introduction of an optical temperature measurement, utilizing the diffuse reflectance spectroscopy enhanced the accuracy of the growth parameter determination, leading to a fairly reproducible growth. This enabled us to determine the limits of the low temperature growth, a saturation of the lattice dilation at low growth temperatures and/or high BEP ratios, and the onset of polycrystallinity and epitaxial columnar growth as is usually observed in the epitaxial growth of ceramics.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 24, 1998
Accession Number
ADA341181

Entities

People

  • Eicke Weber

Organizations

  • University of California, Berkeley

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Compound Semiconductors
  • Crystals
  • Electrical Properties
  • Energy Bands
  • Lasers
  • Light Sources
  • Low Temperature
  • Materials Science
  • Measurement
  • Optics
  • Point Defects
  • Scattering
  • Semiconductor Devices
  • Semiconductors
  • Spectra
  • Spectroscopy

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Quantum Dot Semiconductor Device Photonics and Graphene Optoelectronic Materials and THz Physics.
  • Thin Film Deposition Science.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Graphene