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Title: Bond-length strain in buried Ga{sub 1{minus}x}In{sub x}As thin-alloy films grown coherently on InP(001)

Journal Article · · Applied Physics Letters
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.122371· OSTI ID:641501
 [1]; ; ;  [2]
  1. National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899 (United States)
  2. Department of Physics, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia V5A 1S6 (Canada)

The bond lengths in a series of strained, buried Ga{sub 1{minus}x}In{sub x}As thin-alloy films grown coherently on InP(001) have been determined by high-resolution extended x-ray absorption fine-structure measurements. Comparison with a random-cluster calculation demonstrates that the external in-plane epitaxial strain imposed by pseudomorphic growth opposes the natural bond-length distortions due to alloying.{copyright} {ital 1998 American Institute of Physics.}

OSTI ID:
641501
Journal Information:
Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 73, Issue 9; Other Information: PBD: Aug 1998
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English