We have investigated laser-enhanced growth of GaAs by metal-organic molecular beam epitaxy (MOMBE) with triethylgallium (TEGa) and solid arsenic and by chemical beam epitaxy (CBE) with TEGa and a safer, alternative organometallic precursor, tris dimethylaminoarsenic (TDMAAs), to the highly toxic arsine. We discovered that with TDMAAs we can increase the laser-enhanced growth temperature window by 100 deg C, as compared to that with arsine or arsenic. CBE growth of InP and InGaP using tris- dimethylaminophosphorus (TDMAP) and tertiarybutylphosphine (TBP) is also reported. We discovered the etching effect of TDMAAs and TDMAP, and investigated laser-enhanced etching of GaAs by TDMAAs. We also investigated laser-enhanced carbon and silicon doping in GaAs with diiodomethane (CI2H2) and disilane, respectively. We can achieve a two-order-of-magnitude enhancement in p-type carbon doping with CI2H2 by laser irradiation. Finally, we report on lateral bandgap variation by laser-modified compositional change in InGaAs/GaAs multiple quantum wells grown by MOMBE and CBE. jg p.3.

Photo-assisted metalorganic molecular beam epitaxy (MOMBE), with an argon ion laser, has been used to grow GaAs. The substrate temperature was calibrated by an infrared laser interferometric technique with an accuracy of + or - 3 deg C. The MOMBE growth of GaAs, InAs, and InGaAs was first studied, by monitoring intensity oscillations of reflection high-energy electron diffraction (RHEED). The actual arsenic incorporation rate was deduced from As-induced RHEED oscillations, and a unity V/III incorporation ratio could be obtained. In growing InGaAs, indium segregation suppresses the InGaAs growth rate. In laser- assisted MOMBE the enhancement of arsenic desorption with laser irradiation and its effects were observed. The decomposition of triethylgallium and desorption of arsenic compete with each other, resulting in a saturation in the enhanced growth rate in the arsenic-controlled growth regime. The initial growth behavior was also studied by inspecting the details of the RHEED behavior and arsenic surface coverage ... Molecular beam epitaxy, Photo-assisted, Metal-organics gallium arsenide, Indium arsenide, Argon ion laser.

Low temperature processes for semiconductors have been recently under intensive development to fabricate controlled device structures with minute dimensions in order to achieve the highest device performance and new device functions as well as high integration density. Comprising reviews by experts long involved in the respective pioneering work, this volume makes a useful contribution toward maturing the process of low temperature epitaxy as a whole.

An introduction to the basic principles of the technique of liquid-phase epitaxy (LPE) as applied to the growth of the III-V family of compounds.

A integração monolítica de um modulador com um guia de onda é de muito interesse para aplicação em comunicações ópticas pelo fato de que podemos diminuir as perdas por acoplamento óptico entre os dois dispositivos e usar moduladores curtos que operem em altas taxas de transmissão de dados. O crescimento epitaxial seletivo é uma das técnicas mais promissoras na atualidade para aplicação na integração monolítica de dispositivos semicondutores. Esta técnica permite controlar a espessura e a tensão das camadas crescidas seletivamente permitindo otimizar a integração e as características das estruturas dos dispositivos. A tese trata da implementação, do estudo e da aplicação do crescimento epitaxial seletivo por MOCVD de estruturas casadas e tensionadas de poços quânticos múltiplos de InGaAs/InAlAs para a fabricação de moduladores de amplitude baseados no efeito Stark e sua integração com guias de onda. O desempenho dos moduladores, baseados em estruturas de poços quânticos múltiplos de InGaAs/InAlAs que operam em 1,55 ym, é notavelmente melhorado quando é introduzida uma composição de 52% de Ga na liga e se tem um poço de ~100 A de espessura. Nesse caso, os moduladores possuem uma elevada figura de mérito e podem ser insensíveis à polarização. Nesse estudo foram crescidas várias amostras onde foi analisado o aumento na taxa de crescimento e a variação na composição das ligas de InGaAs e InAlAs em material bulk e em poços quânticos de InGaAs/InAlAs em função da geometria da máscara utilizada, i.e. diferentes larguras do dielétrico e largura da janela onde ocorre o crescimento fixo. Finalmente foram processados guias de onda cujas estruturas foram crescidas com a técnica de crescimento seletivo. Esses guias foram caracterizados por técnicas de campo próximo.

This book reviews the solid core of fundamental scientific knowledge on laser-stimulated surface chemistry that has accumulated over the past few years. It provides a useful overview for the student and interested non-expert as well as essential reference data (photodissociation cross sections, thermochemical constants, etc.) for the active researcher.

In a uniform and comprehensive manner the authors describe all the important aspects of the epitaxial growth processes of solid films on crystalline substrates, e.g. processes in which atoms of the growing film mimic the arrangement of the atoms of the substrate. Emphasis is put on sufficiently fundamental and unequivocal presentation of the subject in the form of an easy-to-read review. A large part of this book focuses on the problems of heteroepitaxy. The most important epitaxial growth techniques which are currently widely used in basic research as well as in manufacturing processes of devices are presented and discussed in detail.