Selective-area epitaxial growth of GaAs in deep dielectric windows using molecular beam epitaxy

被引:4
作者
Loke, WK [1 ]
Yoon, SF [1 ]
Zheng, HQ [1 ]
机构
[1] Nanyang Technol Univ, Sch Elect & Elect Engn, Singapore 639798, Singapore
关键词
selective-area epitaxy; molecular beam epitaxy; optoelectronic integration;
D O I
10.1016/S0022-0248(00)00896-4
中图分类号
O7 [晶体学];
学科分类号
0702 ; 070205 ; 0703 ; 080501 ;
摘要
An improved selective-area epitaxial growth process for GaAs in deep dielectric windows (DDWs) is reported. The growth was carried out on (100)-oriented semi-insulating (SI) GaAs substrate at similar to 520 degreesC by solid source molecular beam epitaxy (SSMBE) using a valved arsenic cracker source. Dielectric stacks with 10 periods of alternating silicon nitride (2000 Angstrom) and silicon dioxide (1000 Angstrom) layers were deposited using plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) for the formation of deep (3 mum) dielectric windows. The alternating dielectric layer stack has been shown to be of greater stability than a single dielectric layer for the purpose of forming the DDW. A process of fabricating the DDW structures, which eliminates the possible contamination at the growth area during photoresist patterning and removing, and subsequent etching of the DDW, has resulted in improved epitaxial layer quality. Micro-Raman spectroscopy measurements showed a significant increase in the longitudinal-optic (LO) to transverse-optic (TO) signal intensity ratio (I-LO TO) from similar to4.0 to similar to 16.0 of the first-order Raman line of GaAs. Supporting evidence from low-temperature (4 K) photoluminescence (PL) showed a reduction in intensity of the conduction band to neutral carbon acceptor (e-C degrees) emission by a factor of 4.5. This suggests lower levels of carbon contamination originating from the improved fabrication process of the DDW. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) images showed smoother surface morphology of the GaAs inside the DDW area. These results have important implications on the process of MBE regrowth for optoelectronics integration. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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