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Thermal and ion-assisted reactions of Al/sub 0. 3/Ga/sub 0. 7/As with molecular chlorine

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OSTI ID:6040159
Reaction of Al/sub 0.3/Ga/sub 0.7/As with molecular chlorine was studied with and without simultaneous bombardment by energetic argon ions. The reaction products signals were measured as functions of surface temperature. For the purely thermal reactions, the main products below 600/sup 0/K were AlCl/sub 3/, AsCl/sub 3/ and GaCl/sub 3/. The etching rates were two orders of magnitude lower than those of pure GaAs. With simultaneous ion bombardment, the reaction product signal of AsCl/sub 3/ at room temperature increased by almost a factor of four over the corresponding thermal reaction signal. The comparable enhancement factor for pure GaAs was approx.6.
Research Organization:
Lawrence Berkeley Lab., CA (USA); Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
AC03-76SF00098
OSTI ID:
6040159
Report Number(s):
LBL-21214; CONF-860445-8; ON: DE86009925
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English