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Microcharacterization of composition modulations in epitaxial ZnSe1-xTex
Authors:S P Ahrenkiel  M H Bode  M M Al-Jassim  H Luo  S H Xin  JK Furdyna
Affiliation:(1) National Renewable Energy Laboratory, 80401 Golden, CO;(2) University of Notre Dame, 46556 Notre Dame, IN
Abstract:Molecular beam epitaxial growth of the ZnSe1-xTex (x=0.44-0.47) alloy on vicinal (001) GaAs substrates tilted four, six, and nine degree-111]A or B results in partial phase separation of the alloy with a vertical modulation between different compositions. Transmission electron microscopy images of samples grown on four degree-tilted substrates showed superlattice-like structures, with periods in the range 13.4-28.9Â. Lattice images reveal diffuse interfaces between light and dark bands. Period variations were detected in isolated regions of some samples. We present evidence that the modulation develops at the growth surface, and remains stable in the bulk at temperatures up to 450°C. Satellite spot pairs with approximate indices (h k 1 + δ) were present near the zinc-blende spots in electron diffraction patterns and x-ray diffraction data, as expected from material with a sinusoidal composition profile. The orientation of the spots reveals that the modulation vector is parallel to the growth direction, rather than to 001]. The 111]A- and B-tilted samples showed significant modulation, while the five degree-110] and on-axis material showed no detectable modulation. The modulation wavelength did not strongly depend on growth temperature in the range examined (285–335°C). Samples showing composition modulation did not exhibit significantly altered low-temperature luminescence spectra from material with no modulation.
Keywords:Composition modulation  molecular beam epitaxy (MBE)  transmission electron microscopy (TEM)  ZnSeTe
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