Author:
GOURLEY P. L.,BIEFELD R. M.,DAWSON L. R.
Abstract
AbstractWe have developed a convenient photoluminescence microimaging technique to probe misfit dislocations in epitaxially grown semiconductor alloys and multilayers. Using this technique, we have examined the microscopic optical quality of thick (~ 1 μm ) III-V semiconductor epitaxial layers, mismatched to their substrates. The layers includeseveral kinds of [100] strained-layer superlattices (GaP/GaAsxP1-x on GaP and GaAs/GaAs. P on GaAs grown by MOCVD, and GaAs/In Ga1-x As on GaAs grown by MBE) and associated alloys. For each type of superlalti e, we have studied a large number of samples corresponding to different compositions and layer thicknesses. The results show that misfit dislocations can be completely eliminated in the uppermost layers of the strained-layer superlattices if these structures have thin layers, less than the critical thickness for elastic accommodation, and sufficient numbers of interfaces to block threading dislocations.
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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