Abstract
We report the first observation of band-gap energy reduction in Ga 0.47In0.53As deposited on (100) InP by atmospheric pressure organometallic vapor phase epitaxy due to CuPt-type ordering. A reduction of more than 65 meV in the band-gap energy is observed for lattice-matched samples that show strong CuPt-like ordering by transmission electron microscopy. By comparison samples that show no CuPt-like ordering diffraction signatures, do not have reduced band-gap energies. Studies of the influence of growth parameters on the band-gap energy indicate a U-shaped dependence on the growth temperature with a minimum around 550°C and decreasing band-gap energies with increasing growth rate (at a constant V/III ratio) over the range 0.5-4 μm/h.
| Original language | American English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1806-1808 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Applied Physics Letters |
| Volume | 62 |
| Issue number | 15 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1993 |
NREL Publication Number
- NREL/JA-451-5128