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Dynamics of Wet Oxidation of High-AL-Content III-V Materials

Conference ·
OSTI ID:3306
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  1. Sandia National Laboratories
Oxidation of layers of high-Al-content III-V materials by water vapor has become the enabling process for high-efficiency vertical cavity surface emitting lasers (VCSELS) and has potential applications for reducing substrate current leakage in GaAs-on-insulator (GOI) MESFETS. Because of the established importance of wet oxidation in optoelectronic devices and its potential applications in electronic devices, it has become increasingly important to understand the mechanism of wet oxidation and how it might be expected to affect both the fabrication and subsequent operation of devices that have been made using this technique. The mechanism of wet oxidation and the consequence of this mechanism for heterostructure design and ultimate device operation are discussed here.
Research Organization:
Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM, and Livermore, CA
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC04-94AL85000
OSTI ID:
3306
Report Number(s):
SAND99-0230C; ON: DE00003306
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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