Study of thermal stability of spontaneously grown superlattice structures by metalorganic vapor phase epitaxy in AlxGa1-xAs/GaAs heterostructure

A. Pradhan, T. Maitra, S. Mukherjee, S. Mukherjee, B. Satpati, A. Nayak, S. Bhunia

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Abstract

Spontaneous superlattice ordering in a length scale larger than an atomic layer has been observed in AlxGa1-xAs layers grown on (100) GaAs substrates by metalorganic vapor phase epitaxy. Transmission electron microscopic image clearly revealed superlattice structures and the selected area electron diffraction showed closely spaced superlattice spots around the main diffraction pattern. High resolution x-ray diffraction showed distinct and sharp superlattice peaks symmetrically positioned around the central (004) Bragg peak and the similar measurement for (002) planes, which is quasi-forbidden for Bragg reflections showed only superlattice peaks. Thermal annealing studies showed the superlattice structure was stable up to 800 °C and disappeared after annealing at 900 °C retaining the crystallinity of the epilayer. Study of inter-diffusivitiesin such superlattice structures has been carried out using high temperaturex-ray diffraction results. Here we present (004) x-ray θ-2θ scans of the AlGaAs/GaAs (100) sample with annealing time for different temperatures. Conclusions regarding interdiffusion in such superlattice structures are drawn from high temperature X-ray measurements.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationDAE Solid State Physics Symposium 2017
EditorsAmitabh Das, Surendra Singh, Arup Biswas
PublisherAmerican Institute of Physics Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9780735416345
DOIs
StatePublished - 10 Apr 2018
Externally publishedYes
Event62nd DAE Solid State Physics Symposium 2017 - Anushaktinagar, Mumbai, India
Duration: 26 Dec 201730 Dec 2017

Publication series

NameAIP Conference Proceedings
Volume1942
ISSN (Print)0094-243X
ISSN (Electronic)1551-7616

Conference

Conference62nd DAE Solid State Physics Symposium 2017
Country/TerritoryIndia
CityAnushaktinagar, Mumbai
Period26/12/1730/12/17

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Physics and Astronomy

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