Materials properties and dislocation dynamics in InAsP compositionally graded buffers on InP substrates
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Jandl, Adam Christopher; Bulsara, Mayank; Fitzgerald, Eugene A.
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The properties of InAs [subscript x]P1[subscript −x] compositionally graded buffers grown by metal organic chemical vapor deposition are investigated. We report the effects of strain gradient (ε/thickness), growth temperature, and strain initiation sequence (gradual or abrupt strain introduction) on threading dislocation density, surface roughness, epi-layer relaxation, and tilt. We find that gradual introduction of strain causes increased dislocation densities (>10[superscript 6]/cm[superscript 2]) and tilt of the epi-layer (>0.1°). A method of abrupt strain initiation is proposed which can result in dislocation densities as low as 1.01 × 10[superscript 5] cm[superscript −2] for films graded from the InP lattice constant to InAs [subscript 0.15]P[subscript 0.85]. A model for a two-energy level dislocation nucleation system is proposed based on our results.
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2014-04Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Materials Science and EngineeringJournal
Journal of Applied Physics
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American Institute of Physics
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Jandl, Adam, Mayank T. Bulsara, and Eugene A. Fitzgerald. “Materials Properties and Dislocation Dynamics in InAsP Compositionally Graded Buffers on InP Substrates.” Journal of Applied Physics 115, no. 15 (April 21, 2014): 153503. © 2014 AIP Publishing LLC.
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0021-8979
1089-7550