Vacuum Chemical Epitaxy: High Throughput GaAs Epitaxy Without Arsine

1989 ◽  
Vol 145 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. M. Fraas ◽  
G. R. Girard ◽  
V. S. Sundaram ◽  
Chris Master ◽  
Rick Stall
Keyword(s):  
Chemical Vapor Deposition ◽  
Molecular Beam Epitaxy ◽  
High Throughput ◽  
Vapor Deposition ◽  
Molecular Beam ◽  
Chemical Vapor ◽  
Organic Chemical ◽  
Production Environment ◽  
Metal Organic ◽  
Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition

AbstractMetal organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) and molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) are well established methods for growing epitaxial GaAs and AlGaAs films. However, MOCVD equip- ment uses the highly toxic gas, arsine, and MBE equipment is very costly and coats only one wafer at a time. We have developed a vacuum chemical epitaxy (VCE) reactor which avoids the use of arsine and allows multiple wafers to be coated in a production environment.

The Role of Nitrogen-Induced Localization and Defects in InGaAsN (? 2% N): Comparison of InGaAsN Grown by Molecular Beam Epitaxy and Metal-Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition

2001 ◽  
Vol 692 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steven R Kurtz ◽  
A. A. Allermana ◽  
J. F. Klem ◽  
R. M. Sieg ◽  
C. H. Seager ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chemical Vapor Deposition ◽  
Molecular Beam Epitaxy ◽  
Vapor Deposition ◽  
Molecular Beam ◽  
Minority Carrier ◽  
Chemical Vapor ◽  
Organic Chemical ◽  
Carrier Diffusion ◽  
Metal Organic ◽  
Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition

AbstractNitrogen vibrational mode spectra, Hall mobilities, and minority carrier diffusion lengths are examined for InGaAsN (≈ 1.1 eV bandgap) grown by molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) and metal-organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD). Independent of growth technique, annealing promotes the formation of In-N bonding, and lateral carrier transport is limited by large scale (Ęmean free path ) material inhomogeneities. Comparing solar cell quantum efficiencies for devices grown by MBE and MOCVD, we find significant electron diffusion in the MBE material (reversed from the hole diffusion occurring in MOCVD material), and minority carrier diffusion in InGaAsN cannot be explained by a “universal”, nitrogen-related defect.

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