Substrate Temperature Dependence of Carbon Incorporation into GaAs Grown by MBE Using Triethylgallium and As4

Abstract
We have studied the substrate temperature dependence of carbon incorporation into undoped GaAs epitaxial layers grown by molecular beam epitaxy using triethylgallium and arsenic (As4). In the temperature range from 430°C to 680°C, samples show p-type conductivity with carbon as the residual impurity, which is measured by secondary ion mass spectroscopy. The lowest values of carrier and carbon impurity concentration are obtained at 550°C. The mechanism of carbon incorporation into the GaAs epitaxial layers grown using TEG and As4 is discussed.