Structural characterization of Al xGa 1-xSb grown by LPE

G. Juárez Díaz, J. Díaz-Reyes, J. Martínez-Juárez, M. Galván-Arellano, J. A. Balderas-López

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Abstract

Al xGa 1-xSb ternary solid solutions lattice-matched to the GaSb (001) substrate with composition in the range 0.05≤x≤0.2 were grown by liquid phase epitaxy. High resolution X-ray diffraction and Raman scattering techniques were applied to characterize Al xGa 1-xSb alloys. The out of plane lattice parameter was estimated directly from the asymmetrical diffractions of planes (115) and (-1-15). The out of plane lattice parameter as a function of Aluminium content is higher than the corresponding bulk lattice parameter of Al xGa 1-xSb layers obtained with Vegards law. These results show that some of the layers are more strained than others. Two peaks are observed in their Raman spectra over this composition range. The assignment of the observed modes to GaSb-like modes is discussed. The studies of the chemical composition of the layers by SIMS exhibit the presence of tellurium, carbon and oxygen like the main residual impurities.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)472-479
Number of pages8
JournalMaterials Science in Semiconductor Processing
Volume15
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 2012

Keywords

  • High resolution X-ray diffraction (HRXRD)
  • III-V alloy compound semiconductors
  • Liquid phase epitaxy (LPE)
  • Phonons
  • RAMAN spectroscopy
  • SIMS

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