InxGa1−xAsyP1−y alloy stabilization by the InP substrate inside an unstable region in liquid phase epitaxy

Abstract
A series of growths from the liquid phase have shown clearly that a large miscibility gap exists in the InxGa1−xAsyP1−y system at relatively high temperatures. The germinations were performed on (100) GaP. Using (100) InP as a substrate, it is shown that the lattice‐matched solids are stabilized. This result is believed to be associated with the strain energy induced by the substrate.