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Effect of Growth Interruption on Surface Recombination Velocity in GaInAsSb/AlGaAsSb Heterostructures Grown by Organometallic Vapor Phase Epitaxy

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/824868· OSTI ID:824868

The effects of growth interruption on the quality of GaInAsSb/AlGaAsSb heterostructures grown by organometallic vapor phase epitaxy are reported. In-situ reflectance monitoring and ex-situ characterization by high-resolution x-ray diffraction, 4K photoluminescence (PL), and time-resolved PL indicate that GaInAsSb is extremely sensitive to growth interruption time as well as the ambient atmosphere during interruption. By optimizing the interruption sequence, surface recombination velocity as low as 20 cm/s was achieved for GaInAsSb/AlGaAsSb double heterostructures.

Research Organization:
Lockheed Martin Corporation, Schenectady, NY 12301 (US)
Sponsoring Organization:
US Department of Energy (US)
DOE Contract Number:
AC12-00SN39357
OSTI ID:
824868
Report Number(s):
LM-04K027
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English