RECOMBINATION AT GAAS-SURFACES AND GAAS/ALGAAS INTERFACES PROBED BY INSITU PHOTOLUMINESCENCE

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SANDROFF, CJ
TURCOSANDROFF, FS
FLOREZ, LT
HARBISON, JP
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[1] Bellcore, Red Bank, NJ 07701
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10.1063/1.349210
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O59 [应用物理学];
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We use in situ photoluminescence (PL) to investigate recombination at (100)GaAs surfaces and GaAs/AlGaAs interfaces in a controlled crystal growth environment. PL was monitored for different GaAs surface reconstructions, after surface chemical modification, and during early stages of AlGaAs heteroepitaxy. Depositing approximately 1 ML of Se to form a (2 x 1) surface increased the GaAs PL intensity 200 times. Surprisingly, it required 6 ML (15 angstrom) of heteroepitaxial AlGaAs to achieve the same degree of surface passivation. We invoke lateral variations in interfacial AlGaAs composition to explain these results.
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