ULTRAVIOLET PHOTOSULFIDATION OF III-V COMPOUND SEMICONDUCTORS - A NEW APPROACH TO SURFACE PASSIVATION

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ASHBY, CIH
ZAVADIL, KR
HOWARD, AJ
HAMMONS, BE
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[1] Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque
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10.1063/1.111623
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O59 [应用物理学];
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A new passivation technique for III-V compound semiconductors based on ultraviolet photolysis of elemental sulfur vapor has been developed. Photosulfidation produces a greater increase in the photoluminescence intensity from GaAs samples than that produced by conventional (NH4)2S dip treatments and is more photostable than the conventional wet process. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy of the photosulfided GaAs surfaces indicate formation of a surface sulfide rather than the disulfide characteristic of the (NH4)2S process.
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