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Structural and optical properties of sulfur passivated epitaxial step-graded GaAs₁₋ySby materials

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dc.contributor.authorHudait, Mantu K.en
dc.contributor.authorClavel, Michael B.en
dc.contributor.authorSaluru, Sarat K.en
dc.contributor.authorLiu, Jheng-Sinen
dc.contributor.authorMeeker, Michael A.en
dc.contributor.authorKhodaparast, Giti A.en
dc.contributor.authorBodnar, Robert J.en
dc.contributor.departmentElectrical and Computer Engineeringen
dc.date.accessioned2019-01-18T19:04:15Zen
dc.date.available2019-01-18T19:04:15Zen
dc.date.issued2018-11-15en
dc.description.abstractThe impact of bulk and surface defect states on the vibrational and optical properties of step-graded epitaxial GaAs₁₋ySby (0 ≤ y ≤ 1) materials with and without chemical surface treatment by (NH₄)₂S was investigated. Tunable antimony (Sb) composition GaAs₁₋ySby epitaxial layers, grown by solid source molecular beam epitaxy (MBE), were realized on GaAs and Si substrates by varying key growth parameters (e.g., Sb/Ga flux ratio, growth temperature). Raman and photoluminescence (PL) spectroscopic analysis of (NH₄)₂S-treated GaAs₁₋ySby epitaxial layers revealed composition-independent Raman spectral widths and enhanced PL intensity (1.3x) following (NH₄)₂S surface treatment, indicating bulk defect-minimal epitaxy and a reduction in the surface recombination velocity corresponding to reduced surface defect sites, respectively. Moreover, quantification of the luminescence recombination mechanisms across a range of measurement temperatures and excitation intensities (i.e., varying laser power) indicate the presence of free-electron to neutral acceptor pair or Sb-defect-related recombination pathways, with detectable bulk defect recombination discernible only in binary GaSb PL spectra. In addition, PL analysis of the short- and long-term thermodynamic stability of sulfur-treated GaAs₁₋ySby/Al₂O₃ heterointerfaces revealed an absence of quantifiable atomic interdiffusion or native oxide formation. Leveraging the combined Raman and PL analysis herein, the quality of the heteroepitaxial step-graded epitaxial GaAs₁₋ySby materials can be optimized for optical devices.en
dc.format.extent19 pagesen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1063/1.5028133en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/86771en
dc.identifier.volume8en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherAmerican Institute of Physicsen
dc.rightsCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 Internationalen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/en
dc.titleStructural and optical properties of sulfur passivated epitaxial step-graded GaAs₁₋ySby materialsen
dc.title.serialAIP Advancesen
dc.typeArticle - Refereeden
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten

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