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Surface Morphology of Gallium Phosphide Deposited by Chemical Beam Epitaxy and Interrupted Cycle Chemical Beam Epitaxy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 February 2011

James T. Kelliher ,
John T. Thornton ,
Phillip E. Russell  and
Klaus J. Bachmann
James T. Kelliher
Affiliation:
North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC.
John T. Thornton
Affiliation:
North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC.
Phillip E. Russell
Affiliation:
North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC.
Klaus J. Bachmann
Affiliation:
North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC.
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Abstract

In this paper, we describe the relation of the surface morphology of GaP grown by chemical beam epitaxy (CBE) and interrupted cycle chemical beam epitaxy (ICCBE) to the deposition conditions on (001) Si. The films were examined with scanning electron Microscopy (SEM) and atomic force Microscopy (AFM). Initial stages of the films grown by CBE using triethylgallium (TEG) and tertiarybutylphosphine (TBP) examined by SEM reveals in addition to GaP nuclei at 10–100 nm scale, whiskers of typically 100 nm diameter at their bases. AFM Measurements yield an average height of these whiskers of 50 nm that self-terminate and are incorporated into the GaP film upon further growth without loss of epitaxy as determined by x-ray diffraction. Nevertheless, the whiskers are a possible source for defects and surface roughness in thicker films. Whisker formation can be suppressed under conditions of ICCBE by the addition of hydrogen flow, sealing the silicon surface by a smooth thin film of GaP.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 317: Symposium B – Mechanisms of Thin Film Evolution , 1993 , 597
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1994

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