MBE Growth and Characterization of SxGe1−x Multilayer Structures on Si (100) for Use as a Substrate for GaAs Heteroepitaxy

1991 ◽  
Vol 220 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. B. Posthill ◽  
D. P. Malta ◽  
R. Venkatasubramanian ◽  
P. R. Sharps ◽  
M. L. Timmons ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Beam ◽  
Lattice Mismatch ◽  
Antiphase Domain ◽  
Multilayer Structures ◽  
Si Substrate ◽  
Mbe Growth ◽  
Etch Pit ◽  
Layer Structures ◽  
Domain Boundaries

ABSTRACTInvestigation has continued into the use of SixGe1−x multilayer structures (MLS) as a buffer layer between a Si substrate and a GaAs epitaxial layer in order to accommodate the 4.1% lattice mismatch. SixGe1−x 4-layer and 5-layer structures terminating in pure Ge have been grown using molecular beam epitaxy. Subsequent GaAs heteroepitaxy has allowed evaluation of these various GaAs/SixGe1−xMLS/Si (100) structures. Antiphase domain boundaries have been eliminated using vicinal Si (100) substrates tilted 6° off-axis toward [011], and the etch pit density in GaAs grown on a 5-layer SixGe1−x MLS on vicinal Si (lOO) was measured to be 106 cm−2.

Characterization of GaAs films grown on Si substrates by molecular beam epitaxy

1988 ◽  
Vol 46 ◽  
pp. 896-897
Author(s):  
J.B. Posthill ◽  
J. Tarn ◽  
T.P. Humphreys ◽  
K. Das ◽  
J.J. Wortman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Beam Epitaxy ◽  
Molecular Beam ◽  
Lattice Mismatch ◽  
Chemical Vapor ◽  
Antiphase Domain ◽  
Ex Situ ◽  
Material System ◽  
Bulk Gaas ◽  
Si Substrates

Because of several potential applications and advantages afforded by the heteroepitaxial GaAs-on-Silicon material system, several groups world-wide are attempting to grow device-quality GaAs on Si substrates.eg.1 Both metalorganic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) and molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) growth techniques have been widely utilized to achieve heteroepitaxial growth. However, certain fundamental materials and growth problems have thus far prevented any group from achieving heteroepitaxial GaAs of a quality similar to that obtainable from bulk GaAs crystals. A high density of threading dislocations, microtwins/stacking faults, antiphase domain boundaries (APBs) and microfissures can form under non-ideal conditions. These defects result, in part, from stresses generated due to the ∼4% lattice mismatch and the different coefficients of thermal expansion between GaAs and Si.2 Ex-situ characterization of this materials system is essential to assess the material quality and to provide direction for future growth experiments. This contribution describes the TEM characterization methodology that we employ to analyze our GaAs grown on Si substrates by MBE.

Tem Characterization of Dislocations in GaAs-ON-Si Heterostructures Wite Sjpereatlice Intermediate Iayers

1990 ◽  
Vol 198 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Soga ◽  
H. Nishikawa ◽  
T. Jimbo ◽  
M. Umeno
Keyword(s):  
Intermediate Layer ◽  
Lattice Mismatch ◽  
Chemical Vapor ◽  
Gaas Layer ◽  
Si Substrate ◽  
Etch Pit ◽  
Thermal Cycle Annealing ◽  
Intermediate Layers ◽  
Strained Layer Superlattice

ABSTRACTGaAs was grown on Si substrate by metalorganic chemical vapor deposition using GaAs/GaAsP strained layer superlattice (SLS) intermediate layers. The dislocation density decreases at the interface between GaAs and SLS, but does not decrease in the SLS. When GaAs/GaAsP SLS is used as the intermediate layer, a part of the dislocation propagates into the top GaAs layer because of the lattice mismatch of GaAs and SLS. The low etch-pit-density of (3-5) x 105 cm−2 was obtained by using the intermediate layer of GaAs/GaAsP SLS and AlAs/GaAs superlattice with thermal-cycle annealing.

scholarly journals Selective Area Growth and Structural Characterization of GaN Nanostructures on Si(111) Substrates

Crystals ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (9) ◽  
pp. 366 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexana Roshko ◽  
Matt Brubaker ◽  
Paul Blanchard ◽  
Todd Harvey ◽  
Kris Bertness
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Beam Epitaxy ◽  
Molecular Beam ◽  
Lattice Mismatch ◽  
Buffer Layers ◽  
Selective Area Growth ◽  
Gan Nanowires ◽  
Selective Area ◽  
Area Growth ◽  
Eutectic Formation

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.

Optical Characterization of 100 eV C+ Ion Doped GaAs

1993 ◽  
Vol 300 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tsutomu Iida ◽  
Yunosuke Makita ◽  
Shinji Kimura ◽  
Stefan Winter ◽  
Akimasa Yamada ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Beam Epitaxy ◽  
Hall Effect ◽  
Molecular Beam ◽  
Ion Beam ◽  
Optical Characterization ◽  
Mbe Growth ◽  
Impurity Doping ◽  
Specific Emissions ◽  
Hall Effect Measurements

ABSTRACTLow energy (100 eV) impinging of carbon (C+) ions was made during molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) of GaAs using combined ion beam and molecular beam epitaxy (CIBMBE) technologies for the growth temperature ( Tg ) between 500 °C and 590 °C. 2 K photoluminescence (PL), Raman scattering and Hall effect measurements were made for the samples. In the PL spectra two specific emissions, “g” and [g-g], were observed which are closely associated with acceptor impurities. PL and Hall effect measurements indicate that C atoms were very efficiently introduced during MBE growth by CIBMBE and were both optically and electrically well activated as acceptors even at Tg=500 °C. The results reveal that defect-free impurity doping without subsequent annealing can be achieved by CIBMBE method.

Fabrication and characterization of AlN metal–insulator–semiconductor grown Si substrate

2017 ◽  
Vol 31 (33) ◽  
pp. 1750313
Author(s):  
A. Mahyuddin ◽  
A. Azrina ◽  
M. Z. Mohd Yusoff ◽  
Z. Hassan
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Beam ◽  
Unit Area ◽  
Effective Number ◽  
Si Substrate ◽  
Metal Insulator ◽  
Remarkable Effect ◽  
Capacitance Voltage ◽  
Effective Oxide Charge ◽  
Fabrication And Characterization

An experimental investigation was conducted to explore the effect of inserting a single AlGaN interlayer between AlN epilayer and GaN/AlN heterostructures on Si (111) grown by molecular beam epitaxy (MBE). It is confirmed from the scanning electron microscopy (SEM) that the AlGaN interlayer has a remarkable effect on reducing the tensile stress and dislocation density in AlN top layer. Capacitance–voltage (C–V) measurements were conducted to study the electrical properties of AlN/GaN heterostructures. While deriving the findings through the calculation it is suggested that the AlGaN interlayer can significantly reduce the value of effective oxide charge density and total effective number of charges per unit area which are [Formula: see text] and [Formula: see text], respectively.

Si-MBE SOI

1985 ◽  
Vol 53 ◽  
Author(s):  
T.L. Lin ◽  
S.C. Chen ◽  
K.L. Wang ◽  
S. Iyer
Keyword(s):  
Porous Silicon ◽  
Molecular Beam ◽  
Silicon On Insulator ◽  
Etch Pit Density ◽  
Mbe Growth ◽  
Molecular Beam Epitaxial ◽  
Etch Pit ◽  
Beam Method ◽  
Step Growth ◽  
Van Der Pauw

ABSTRACT100 μm-wide silicon-on-insulator (SOI) structures have been accomplished by utilizing silicon molecular beam epitaxial (Si-MBE) growth on porous silicon anid subsequent lateral-enhanced oxidation of porous silicon through pattern widows. A silicon beam method was used for insitu cleaning of Si surface at 750°C, and the effectiveness of this method was demonstrated by Auger electron spectroscopy and checked by the etch-pit density of the grown film. A two-step growth process of Si MBE was used to grow epitaxial layers of high quality. An electron mobility of 1300 cm2V-1s-1 was obtained by van der Pauw measurements.

Enhanced Light Emission at Self-assembled GaN Inversion Domain Boundary

2011 ◽  
Vol 1324 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mei-Chun Liu ◽  
Yuh-Jen Cheng ◽  
Jet-Rung Chang ◽  
Chun-Yen Chang
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Beam ◽  
Light Emission ◽  
Domain Boundary ◽  
Mbe Growth ◽  
Polarity Inversion ◽  
Circular Pattern ◽  
Inversion Domain ◽  
Domain Boundaries ◽  
Self Assembled ◽  
Inversion Domain Boundaries

ABSTRACTWe report the fabrication of GaN lateral polarity inversion heterostructure with self assembled crystalline inversion domain boundaries (IDBs). The sample was fabricated by two step molecular-beam epitaxy (MBE) with microlithography patterning in between to define IDBs. Despite the use of circular pattern, hexagonal crystalline IDBs were self assembled from the circular pattern during the second MBE growth. Both cathodoluminescent (CL) and photoluminescent (PL) measurements show a significant enhanced emission at IDBs and in particular at hexagonal corners. The ability to fabricate self assembled crystalline IDBs and its enhanced emission property can be useful in optoelectronic applications.

Rotated Epitaxy of 3C-SiC(111) on Si(110) Substrate Using Monomethylsilane-Based Gas-Source Molecular-Beam Epitaxy

2013 ◽  
Vol 740-742 ◽  
pp. 339-343 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shota Sambonsuge ◽  
Eiji Saito ◽  
Myung Ho Jung ◽  
Hirokazu Fukidome ◽  
Sergey Filimonov ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Beam Epitaxy ◽  
Molecular Beam ◽  
Lattice Mismatch ◽  
Growth Conditions ◽  
Si Substrate ◽  
Si Substrates ◽  
High Interest ◽  
Gas Source ◽  
Gas Pressures

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.

Mbe Growth and Characterization of GaAs thin Films on SiGe Buffer Layers

1988 ◽  
Vol 116 ◽  
Author(s):  
S.M. Prokes ◽  
W.F. Tseng ◽  
B.R. Wilkins ◽  
H. Dietrich ◽  
A. Christou
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Growth Process ◽  
Molecular Beam ◽  
Buffer Layers ◽  
Defect Production ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Mbe Growth ◽  
Step Growth ◽  
Scanning Electron

AbstractEpitaxial SiGe buffers have been formed by the implantation of 74Ge+ ions into Si(100)4° to <011> substrates. The implants were made at 150keV to a dose of 1×1017 /cm2 . The epitaxial layers were characterized by Rutherford backscattering, Raman spectroscopy, and electroreflectance and were found to be 300Å thick having on average a composition of Si0 . 35 Ge0.65. GaAs layers were then grown on these substrates by molecular beam epitaxy, using the standard two-step growth process. The results from Auger, Scanning Electron Microscopy, and Cross-sectional TEM indicate a lower defect production and propagation in these samples, compared to those grown directly on Si.

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