REDUCED PHOSPHORUS LOSS FROM INP SURFACE DURING HYDROGEN PLASMA TREATMENT

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BALASUBRAMANIAN, S [1 ]
KUMAR, V [1 ]
BALASUBRAMANIAN, N [1 ]
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[1] INDIAN TELEPHONE IND,MICROELECTR LAB,BANGALORE 560016,INDIA
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10.1063/1.111835
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O59 [应用物理学];
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A new method for plasma hydrogenation of InP with a reduced phosphorus loss is reported. The loss of P from InP surface is suppressed by the use of a sacrificial InP wafer kept directly in the plasma while the test sample is kept away from it in a downstream geometry. It is shown using photoluminescence that the P vacancy related transitions are considerably reduced for InP hydrogenated in the presence of a sacrificial wafer when compared to the one hydrogenated without it. The results suggest the utility of the sacrificial InP wafer in providing a P overpressure during H plasma exposure.
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