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Comparison of Low Vapor Pressure Organoarsenic Compounds for Movpe Growth of GaAs

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 February 2011

R.M. Lum
Affiliation:
AT&T Bell Laboratories, Crawfords Corner Rd., Holmdel, NJ 07733
J.K. Kiingert
Affiliation:
AT&T Bell Laboratories, Crawfords Corner Rd., Holmdel, NJ 07733
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Abstract

We have investigated the use of various alkylarsine compounds as alternatives to arsine in the metalorganic vapor phase epitaxy (MOVPE) of GaAs. These As-precursors, which include homologues of methyl, ethyl and butyl-based compounds, are typically low vapor pressure liquids and thus much safer to handle than arsine, which is a toxic high pressure gas. To enable a direct comparison of the alkylarsine and arsine sources, measurement of their growth and thermal decomposition properties were obtained in the same reactor under identical conditions. The composition and purity of the precursor compound was observed to affect both the film growth rate and its electrical and optical properties.

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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1989

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