Mg doping of InP and InGaAs grown by metalorganic molecular beam epitaxy using bis-cyclopentadienyl magnesium

Abstract
We have investigated the feasibility of Mg doping using bis‐cyclopentadienyl magnesium (Cp2Mg) during growth of InP and InGaAs by metalorganic molecular beam epitaxy. In InP, hole concentrations between 5×1016 and 4×1018 cm−3 were readily attained without degradation of the surface morphology. Comparison with secondary ion mass spectrometry analysis shows good electrical activation for concentrations ≤2×1018 cm−3 though compensation at low doping levels was observed due to compensation from carbon and oxygen impurities which were present at levels of 9×1016 and 5×1016 cm−3, respectively. Mg profiles in InGaAs tended to be more abrupt than those in InP and hole concentrations up to 1019 cm−3 were achieved. p‐InGaAs/n‐InP structures annealed at 600 °C for 10 s showed no evidence of Mg diffusion.

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