Microstructural improvements of InP on GaAs „001… grown by molecular

Abstract

The characterization of high quality InP on GaAs (001) fabricated by molecular beam epitaxy using a two-step growth method involving hydrogenation during growth is reported. Electron diffraction and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy confirm that ∼ 2 μm thick InP epilayers on GaAs are heteroepitaxial and strain relaxed. Stacking faults and threading dislocations are mostly confined near the InP/GaAs interface and their densities decrease monotonically toward the InP surface. Additionally, rapid-thermal annealing following growth is found to result in a marked reduction in the number of dislocations and the disappearance of planar defects.