Influence of thin protective InAs layers on the optical quality of AlGaAs and quantum wells
- 15 September 1992
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Journal of Applied Physics
- Vol. 72 (6) , 2449-2452
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.351590
Abstract
Influence of a thin protective but subsequently evaporated InAs layer on the regrowth of AlGaAs has been studied. It was found that although most of the InAs could be evaporated by thermal desorption, some would react with Al0.36Ga0.64As to form InAlGaAs. These InAlGaAs islands act as potential wells for carrier recombination and dominate the photoluminescence spectrum. Transmission electron microscopy photographs show that dislocations are formed near the islands. These defects are caused by lattice mismatch between AlGaAs and InAlGaAs. These islands and defects strongly affect the optical quality of surrounding Al0.36Ga0.64As and quantum wells.This publication has 12 references indexed in Scilit:
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