Investigation of graded InxGa1−xP buffer by Raman scattering method |
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Authors: | L. Peternai,J. Ková ?,S. Hasenö hrl,R. Srná nek |
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Affiliation: | a Department of Microelectronics, Slovak University of Technology, Ilkovicova 3, 812 19 Bratislava, Slovak Republic b Technische Universität Bergakademie Freiberg, Fakultät für Chemie und Physik, Institut für Theoretische Physik, 09596 Freiberg, Germany c Slovak Academy of Science, Dúbravská cesta 9, 84104 Bratislava, Slovak Republic |
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Abstract: | The compositional changes of InxGa1−xP graded buffer inserted between GaP substrate and subsequently grown In0.36Ga0.64P homojunction LED structure were investigated by Raman spectroscopy. The indium content of InxGa1−xP interlayers was increased in eight steps with thickness of 300 nm and constant compositional change ΔxIn between the steps. The properties of InxGa1−xP graded buffer along the structure cross-section have been studied by Raman back scattering method and the changes in GaP LO and TO phonons were investigated. Raman shift of 13 cm−1 in GaP-like LO1 phonon was measured on beveled [100]surface for compositional change of InxGa1−xP layer in the range of 0<xIn<0.32. The measurements on the cleaved edge of the sample in [011] direction revealed a strong TO phonon at 366 cm−1 and weak LO phonon peak at 405 cm−1 in GaP substrate. By reaching the graded InxGa1−xP region the intensity of TO phonon decreases and appearance of considerable TO1 phonon shift up to 350 cm−1 for In content xIn=0.16 was observed. For upper graded layers with xIn from 0.16 to 0.24 the position of GaP-like TO1 was constant and can be ascribed to relaxation of lattice mismatched thin InxGa1−xP graded upper layers in the structure. |
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