Abstract
Selective liquid-phase (LPE) epitaxial growth of InP was performed on patterned Si(1 0 0) substrates. The growth temperature was rapidly cooled, then the crystal growth proceeded at constant temperature. As a result, area-selective epitaxy (ASE) and slight epitaxial lateral overgrowth (ELO) layers were achieved in narrow openings and small nuclei were observed in the wide openings. X-ray diffraction results show that the lattice strain in the InP nuclei on the Si substrate was fully relaxed. Huber etching revealed the dislocation-related etch pits in ASE layers, and it is shown that the etch pit density (EPD) is dependent on the length of open seed area.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 411-414 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids |
Volume | 69 |
Issue number | 2-3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2008 Feb 1 |
Keywords
- A. Semiconductors
- A. Thin films
- B. Epitaxial growth
- C. X-ray diffraction
- D. Lattice dynamics
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Chemistry(all)
- Materials Science(all)
- Condensed Matter Physics