Effects of group V precursor and step structure on ordering in GaInP

The effects of the P precursor have been studied for GaInP layers grown at 670°C on singular (001) GaAs substrates. Use of either of the two precursors, tertiarybutylphosphine (TBP) and phosphine (PH₃), for the organometallic vapor phase epitaxial growth, has been shown to result in the same degree of CuPt order in the epitaxial layers. However, the steps on the surface are mainly bilayers, approximately 5.8Å in height, for growth using TBP and mainly monolayers for growth using PH₃. This indicates that the step structure plays no role in the ordering process occurring on the surface during growth. Examination of the spacing between these surface steps vs the input partial pressure of the P precursor indicates that neither the surface diffusion coefficient nor the sticking coefficients of group III adatoms at the step edge is dependent on the P precursor. This suggests that the step structure also has no effect on the sticking coefficient.