Effect of lattice mismatch in ZnSe epilayers grown on GaAs by molecular beam epitaxy

1987 ◽  
Vol 50 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-39 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Mohammed ◽  
D. A. Cammack ◽  
R. Dalby ◽  
P. Newbury ◽  
B. L. Greenberg ◽  
...  
2001 ◽  
Vol 696 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gu Hyun Kim ◽  
Jung Bum Choi ◽  
Joo In Lee ◽  
Se-Kyung Kang ◽  
Seung Il Ban ◽  
...  

AbstractWe have studied infrared photoluminescence (PL) and x-ray diffraction (XRD) of 400 nm and 1500 nm thick InAs epilayers on GaAs, and 4 nm thick InAs on graded InGaAs layer with total thickness of 300 nm grown by molecular beam epitaxy. The PL peak positions of 400 nm, 1500 nm and 4 nm InAs epilayer measured at 10 K are blue-shifted from that of InAs bulk by 6.5, 4.5, and 6 meV, respectively, which can be largely explained by the residual strain in the epilayer. The residual strain caused by the lattice mismatch between InAs and GaAs or graded InGaAs/GaAs was observed from XRD measurements. While the PL peak position of 400 nm thick InAs layer is linearly shifted toward higher energy with increase in excitation intensity ranging from 10 to 140 mW, those of 4 nm InAs epilayer on InGaAs and 1500 nm InAs layer on GaAs is gradually blue-shifted and then, saturated above a power of 75 mW. These results suggest that adopting a graded InGaAs layer between InAs and GaAs can efficiently reduce the strain due to lattice mismatch in the structure of InAs/GaAs.


Crystals ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (9) ◽  
pp. 366 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexana Roshko ◽  
Matt Brubaker ◽  
Paul Blanchard ◽  
Todd Harvey ◽  
Kris Bertness

Selective area growth (SAG) of GaN nanowires and nanowalls on Si(111) substrates with AlN and GaN buffer layers grown by plasma-assisted molecular beam epitaxy was studied. For N-polar samples filling of SAG features increased with decreasing lattice mismatch between the SAG and buffer. Defects related to Al–Si eutectic formation were observed in all samples, irrespective of lattice mismatch and buffer layer polarity. Eutectic related defects in the Si surface caused voids in N-polar samples, but not in metal-polar samples. Likewise, inversion domains were present in N-polar, but not metal-polar samples. The morphology of Ga-polar GaN SAG on nitride buffered Si(111) was similar to that of homoepitaxial GaN SAG.


1987 ◽  
Vol 102 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard J. Dalby ◽  
John Petruzzello

ABSTRACTOptical and transmission electron microscopy have been used to study cracks appearing in ZnSe/ZnSxSe1−x (x ∼ 0.38) superlattices grown by Molecular Beam Epitaxy. It Is shown that when a fracture occurs it is confined, in most cases, to the superlattice and propagates along <011> cleavage directions in these <001> oriented epilayers. Cracks were not observed in all superlattices and their onset is discussed in relation to sulfur concentration, overall superlattice height, individual superlattice layer thicknesses, and stress, tensile or compressive, due to lattice mismatch and thermal expansion differences between buffer layer and superlattice. It was found that by adjusting the controllable parameters, cracks in the superlattices could be eliminated. Orientation and density of these features have been related to asynnmetric cracking associated with the zincblende structure of these II-VI materials. Experimental results are shown to be in agreement with theoretical predictions of critical heights for the onset of cracking.


Crystals ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (10) ◽  
pp. 899
Author(s):  
Hong-Yi Yang ◽  
Ikai Lo ◽  
Cheng-Da Tsai ◽  
Ying-Chieh Wang ◽  
Huei-Jyun Shih ◽  
...  

Lattice relaxation on wurtzite GaN microdisks grown by plasma-assisted molecular beam epitaxy was systematically studied. The lattice constants of GaN microdisks were evaluated from high-resolution transmission electron microscopy, and the anisotropic strain was then analyzed by observing the microscopic atomic layers. We found that the vertical lattice strain along the c-axis followed a linear relationship, while the lateral lattice strain along the a-axis exhibited a quadratic deviation. The lattice mismatch is about 0.94% at the interface between the GaN microdisks and the γ-LiAlO2 substrate, which induces the anisotropic strain during epi-growth.


2013 ◽  
Vol 46 (4) ◽  
pp. 893-897 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anton Davydok ◽  
Torsten Rieger ◽  
Andreas Biermanns ◽  
Muhammad Saqib ◽  
Thomas Grap ◽  
...  

Vertically aligned InAs nanowires (NWs) doped with Si were grown self-assisted by molecular beam epitaxy on GaAs[111]B substrates covered with a thin SiO x layer. Using out-of-plane X-ray diffraction, the influence of Si supply on the growth process and nanostructure formation was studied. It was found that the number of parasitic crystallites grown between the NWs increases with increasing Si flux. In addition, the formation of a Ga0.2In0.8As alloy was observed if the growth was performed on samples covered by a defective oxide layer. This alloy formation is observed within the crystallites and not within the nanowires. The Ga concentration is determined from the lattice mismatch of the crystallites relative to the InAs nanowires. No alloy formation is found for samples with faultless oxide layers.


2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (04) ◽  
pp. 1750036 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yunxia Zhou ◽  
Jun Zhu ◽  
Xingpeng Liu ◽  
Zhipeng Wu

Ferroelectric Pb(Zr[Formula: see text],Ti[Formula: see text]O3(PZT) thin film was grown on [Formula: see text]-type GaAs (001) substrate with SrTiO3 (STO) buffer layer by laser molecular beam epitaxy (L-MBE). The epitaxial process of the STO was in situ monitored by reflection high-energy electron diffraction (RHEED). The crystallographical growth orientation relationship was revealed to be (002) [Formula: see text] PZT//(002) [Formula: see text] STO//(001) [Formula: see text] GaAs by RHEED and X-ray diffraction (XRD). It was found that a small lattice mismatch between PZT and GaAs with a 45[Formula: see text] in-plane rotation relationship can be formed by inserting of a buffer layer STO. Besides, the enhanced electrical properties of the heterostructure were obtained with the short-circuit photocurrent increased to 52[Formula: see text]mA/cm2 and the better power conversation efficiency increased by 20% under AM1.5[Formula: see text]G (100[Formula: see text]mW/cm[Formula: see text] illumination. The work could provide a way for the application of this kind of heterostructure with high photocurrent response in optoelectronic thin film devices.


2013 ◽  
Vol 740-742 ◽  
pp. 339-343 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shota Sambonsuge ◽  
Eiji Saito ◽  
Myung Ho Jung ◽  
Hirokazu Fukidome ◽  
Sergey Filimonov ◽  
...  

3C-SiC is the only polytype that grows heteroepitaxially on Si substrates and, therefore, it is of high interest for various potentail applications. However, the large (~20 %) lattice mismatch of SiC with the Si substrate causes a serious problem. In this respect, rotated epitaxy of 3C-SiC(111) on the Si(110) substrate is highly promising because it allows reduction of the lattice mismatch down to a few percent. We have systematically searched the growth conditions for the onset of this rotated epitaxy, and have found that the rotaed epitaxy occurrs at higher growth temperatures and at lower source-gas pressures. This result indicates that the rotated epitaxy occurs under growth conditions that are close to the equilibrium and is thefore thermodynamically, rather than kinetically, driven.


2016 ◽  
Vol 33 (12) ◽  
pp. 128103
Author(s):  
Hai-Long Yu ◽  
Hao-Yue Wu ◽  
Hai-Jun Zhu ◽  
Guo-Feng Song ◽  
Yun Xu

1995 ◽  
Vol 399 ◽  
Author(s):  
J.C. Ferrer ◽  
A. Cornet ◽  
F. Peiró ◽  
J.R. Morante ◽  
T. Utzmeier ◽  
...  

ABSTRACTIn this paper we report on the morphology of InSb layers grown by atomic layer molecular beam epitaxy (ALMBE) onto InP substrates at low temperatures (330<T<400°C), comparing the nature and densities of defects with those found in ALMBE InSb films grown over InSb/InP buffer layers grown by molecular beam epitaxy (MBE). The main types of defects for ALMBE direct layers are threading dislocations and stacking faults with similar defect densities along both á110ñ directions. The inclusion of the intermediate InSb/InP MBE grown buffer layers leads to lower threading dislocation densities but higher and anisotropic stacking fault distribution. Moreover, different types of three-dimensional defects appear, which are associated with pyramidal or truncated pyramidal hillocks on the surface. These defects, consisting in twins associations are originated at the InSb/InP MBE interface and they are induced by an anomalous growth of InSb layers. In all the cases, the strain caused by the large lattice mismatch is accommodated by means of a pure edge-type misfit dislocation network placed at the interface.


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