Selective LPE-growth of ln0.53Ga0.47As on semi-insulating InP

Selective liquid phase epitaxy (SLPE) of high purity(n = 2 × 10¹⁵ cm^-3) In_0.53Ga_0.47As on SiO₂-masked (100)-InP:Fe substrates has been performed and investigated using Normarski interference contrast microscopy and SEM. The infill growth was done at low temperatures (˜ 585° C) directly into chemically (HC1:CH₃COOH:H₂O₂) etched cavities without melt-etching. Square and circular recesses of 2–3 μm depth and varying size (100-500 μm) have been used in contrast to common reported regrowth experiments in long channels. Enormously enhanced growth rates have been found within the small structures. Orientation dependent growth effects are described. The realization of selectively grown areas with flat surface morphology has been achieved which is important for optoelectronic integration. Most information contained in this paper was presented at the 27th Electronic Materials Conference, Boulder, Co., June 20, 1985.