Migration processes of co-doped Si and Be delta-planes in MBE-grown GaAs
- 1 July 1990
- journal article
- letter
- Published by IOP Publishing in Semiconductor Science and Technology
- Vol. 5 (7) , 785-788
- https://doi.org/10.1088/0268-1242/5/7/025
Abstract
The authors have used high depth-resolution SIMS profiling to investigate the broadening of delta-doped planes of Be and (Be+Si) in GaAs grown by molecular beam epitaxy. They have confirmed that concentration-dependent diffusion is the dominant broadening process for Be at growth temperatures Ga- ions, and is prevented by the reverse field due to the SiGa+ ions, or by the formation of low-mobility SiGa+-BeGa- complexes. The rapid diffusion of Si as SiGa-SiAs pairs is also reduced, and they believe this is a Fermi-level effect, the compensation by Be reducing the probability of SiAs formation. The surface segregation of Si is not affected, whereas that of Be is reduced, indicating that surface fields during growth contribute to this effect for Be, but not for Si.Keywords
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