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Published online by Cambridge University Press: 21 February 2011
Laser-assisted crystal growth experiments have been performed in an upflow vertical metalorganic chemical vapor deposition reactor. An Ar+ laser (514.5 nm) is used to locally heat and photo-excite the surface adlayer during growth. The laser irradiation is observed to enhance the growth rate and Al composition of AlGaAs if the substrate temperature is ˜580 °C. The laser-grown AlGaAs epitaxy is single crystal with good surface morphology and is used to fabricate multiple wavelength light emitting diodes.