Surface cleaning of C-doped p+ GaAs with hydrogen electron cyclotron resonance plasma
- 15 June 1993
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Journal of Applied Physics
- Vol. 73 (12) , 8146-8150
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.353454
Abstract
We report surface cleaning of C‐doped p+‐GaAs epilayers with hydrogen electron cyclotron resonance plasma. Native oxides on the surface of the p+‐GaAs layer can be removed at a very low substrate temperature of 150 °C. In addition, carrier concentrations decrease after cleaning at about 300 °C, which is attributed to the hydrogenation of carbon acceptors caused by hydrogen plasma exposure. A cleaning temperature of about 400 °C, a cleaning time of about 5 min, and microwave power of about 30 W appear to be optimum for the regrowth process.This publication has 11 references indexed in Scilit:
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