Growth and characterization of AlGaInAs lattice matched to InP grown by molecular-beam epitaxy
- 15 January 1988
- journal article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Journal of Applied Physics
- Vol. 63 (2) , 400-403
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.340252
Abstract
We present a complete investigation of crystalline, optical, and electrical properties of molecular-beam-epitaxial-grown AlGaInAs lattice matched to InP covering the whole range of concentrations. Using the two indium cells method, we show very easy control of lattice matching of this quaternary system which can be written as (Al0.48In0.52As)z(Ga0.47In0.53As)1−z. X-ray double diffraction profiles do not depend on the Al concentration and they show sharp diffraction linewidth. The PL full widths at half maximum are comparable to the narrowest reported. Transmission electron microscopy shows excellent crystallinity for z up to 0.60. Room-temperature electron mobility higher than 4000 cm2/V s for z up to 0.40 is comparable to that of InP and is the best result reported up to now for these quaternary alloys. This system is thus quite suitable for microwave and optical devices applications.This publication has 15 references indexed in Scilit:
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