Published online by Cambridge University Press: 26 February 2011
Cleaning treatments of GaAs(001) by UV decomposition of NH3 has been studied by means of X-ray photoemission spectroscopy (XPS) and X-ray photoelectron diffraction (XPD). This photolysis treatment is shown to decompose the surperficial oxides and to remove the carbon of contamination. The surface cleaning is followed by the formation of gallium nitride overlayers. When used prior to UVCVD silicon nitride deposition, this treatment is shown to improve the electrical characteristics of the Si3N4/GaAs MIS structure.