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Atomic Force Microscopy and Raman Spectroscopy Study of Strain Relaxation in InGaAs ON GaAs(100) Grown by Chemical Beam Epitaxy Using Unprecracked Monoethylarsine

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 February 2011

Seong-Ju Park ,
Seung-Bock Kim ,
Jeong Sook Ha ,
Jeong-Rae Ro ,
El-Hang Lee  and
Eun-Kyung Suh
Seong-Ju Park
Affiliation:
Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, Taejon 305–600, Korea
Seung-Bock Kim
Affiliation:
Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, Taejon 305–600, Korea
Jeong Sook Ha
Affiliation:
Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, Taejon 305–600, Korea
Jeong-Rae Ro
Affiliation:
Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, Taejon 305–600, Korea
El-Hang Lee
Affiliation:
Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, Taejon 305–600, Korea
Eun-Kyung Suh
Affiliation:
Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju 560–756, Korea
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Abstract

The correlation of surface morphology with strain relaxation in the In0.15Ga0.85As epilayer on GaAs(100) grown by chemical beam epitaxy using unprecracked monoethylarsine has been investigated. The surface morphology of InGaAs was analyzed by atomic force microscopy as the epilayer thickness was increased from 0.025 to 1.668 μm. The changes in the surface morphology indicated that surface roughening is related to the process of strain relaxation in the film. The strain-induced shifts in the GaAs-like longitudinal optical phonon in the Raman spectrum also indicated that the strains in the InGaAs epilayer relax via step-wise process with increasing the film thickness beyond the critical thickness, which agrees well with the changes of surface mophology.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 355: Symposium B1 – Evolution of Thin-Film and Surface Structure and Morphology , 1994 , 21
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1995

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