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Characteristics of ZnSe Layers Grown on Zn-Stabilized and Se-Stabilized GaAs Substrates

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 February 2011

S. Akram ,
H. Ehsani ,
L. B. Bhat  and
S.K. Ghandhi
S. Akram
Affiliation:
Electrical, Computer and Systems Engineering Department, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York 12180.
H. Ehsani
Affiliation:
Electrical, Computer and Systems Engineering Department, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York 12180.
L. B. Bhat
Affiliation:
Electrical, Computer and Systems Engineering Department, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York 12180.
S.K. Ghandhi
Affiliation:
Electrical, Computer and Systems Engineering Department, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York 12180.
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Abstract

Organometallic vapor phase epitaxial (OM VPE) growth of ZnSe on GaAs was carried out using dimethylzinc (DMZn) and dimethylselenium (DMSe) as source precursors. The growth of ZnSe can be initiated either by introducing DMZn first (Zn stabilized) or DMSe first (Se stabilized).

A systematic study of this growth initiation step on the properties of ZnSe epilayers was carried out using Photoluminescence (PL) and Double Crystal X-Ray Diffraction (DCD) in order to optimize the ZnSe-GaAs interface. PL and DCD data show a considerable difference in lattice relaxation mechanism between Zn and Se stabilized layers. Se stabilized layers are also seen to be considerably tilted with respect to the substrate. PL properties of Se stabilized layers exhibit strong near band edge emission (NBE) and weak deep level emission such as Y0, compared to layers grown by Zn stabilization.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 242: Symposium G – Wide Band-Gap Semiconductors , 1992 , 261
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1992

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