Interface disorder in AlAs/(Al)GaAs Bragg reflectors
- 19 August 1991
- journal article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Applied Physics Letters
- Vol. 59 (8) , 976-978
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.106421
Abstract
We have investigated the structural properties of Bragg reflectors grown by molecular beam epitaxy. The reflectors consist of quarter-wavelength stacks of AlAs/ AlxGa1−xAs. We find a strong dependence of the interface quality on the substrate growth temperature, the Al composition in the ternary alloy, and the presence of impurities in AlAs. We have classified the interface disorder into two categories: interface roughness and structural waviness. We ascribe interface roughness to the segregation of oxygen during AlAs growth. The structural waviness originates from differing surface migration kinetics of Al and Ga which results in phase separation during growth of AlGaAs.Keywords
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