The effect of metal surface passivation on the Au-InP interaction
- 1 March 1989
- journal article
- conference paper
- Published by AIP Publishing in Journal of Applied Physics
- Vol. 65 (5) , 2111-2115
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.343417
Abstract
The effect of SiO2 encapsulation on reaction rates in the Au‐InP system was studied. Scanning electron microscopy and x‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy were used to investigate surface and/or interface morphologies and in‐depth compositional profiles. It was found that the rate of dissolution of InP into Au and subsequent phase transformations are largely dependent on the condition of the free surface of the metalization. SiO2 capping of Au is reported for the first time to suppress the Au‐InP reaction rate. The Au‐InP interaction is shown to be quite similar to the Au‐GaAs interaction despite differences in the behavior of the group‐V elements.This publication has 9 references indexed in Scilit:
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