Improvement in the Quality of ZnTe Epilayers Grown on GaAs Substrates by Introducing a Low-Temperature Buffer Layer

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作者
Guo, Qixin [1 ]
Sueyasu, Yusuke [2 ]
Tanaka, Tooru [2 ]
Nishio, Mitsuhiro [2 ]
Cao, Juncheng [3 ]
机构
[1] Saga Univ, Synchrotron Light Applicat Ctr, Saga 8408502, Japan
[2] Saga Univ, Dept Elect & Elect Engn, Saga 8408502, Japan
[3] Chinese Acad Sci, Shanghai Inst Microsyst & Informat Technol, State Key Lab Funct Mat Informat, Shanghai 200050, Peoples R China
关键词
VAPOR-PHASE EPITAXY; DRY-ETCHING PROCESSES; P-TYPE ZNTE; SURFACE-MORPHOLOGY; OPTICAL-PROPERTIES; ZINC TELLURIDE; FABRICATION; STRAIN;
D O I
10.1143/JJAP.48.080208
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O59 [应用物理学];
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摘要
The effects of a low-temperature ZnTe buffer layer on the crystallinity and surface roughness of ZnTe epilayers grown on (100) GaAs substrates by metalorganic vapor phase epitaxy are investigated. X-ray rocking curves, Raman spectra, and atomic force microscopy analysis results prove that both the crystallinity and surface roughness of ZnTe epilayers can be markedly improved by introducing a low-temperature ZnTe buffer layer, and that the thickness of the low-temperature ZnTe buffer layer is critical for obtaining a high-crystallinity ZnTe epilayer with a smooth surface. (C) 2009 The Japan Society of Applied Physics
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页码:0802081 / 0802083
页数:3
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