ISSN:
1089-7550
Source:
AIP Digital Archive
Topics:
Physics
Notes:
The layer thicknesses and composition of molecular beam epitaxy grown four period 200 A(ring)/100 A(ring) GaAs/InGaAs superlattice structures with nominal indium concentrations of 10%, 15%, and 20% were determined by transmission electron microscopy, Rutherford backscattering spectroscopy, double crystal x-ray diffraction (DXRD), photoreflectance (PR), and photoluminescence (PL). The results show that the indium concentration obtained by DXRD is a little low and that obtained by PR and PL is a little high, and that the discrepancies are larger for the larger indium concentrations. We show that both discrepancies can be accounted for by relaxation of the lattice, elastic relaxation as represented by a radius of curvature, and/or plastic deformation as represented by mismatch of dislocations. For the case of elastic relaxation the tetragonal distortion is less than it would be if the sample were perfectly pseudomorphic. The fractions by which it is reduced for the 10%, 15%, and 20% samples was 0.91, 0.86, and 0.77 as determined by DXRD and 0.80, 0.78, and 0.85 as determined by PR/PL.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.358461
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