Epitaxial nanowire formation in metamorphic GaAs/GaPAs short-period superlattices

Autor: Nan Zheng, S. Phillip Ahrenkiel
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: AIP Advances, Vol 7, Iss 7, Pp 075319-075319-7 (2017)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2158-3226
DOI: 10.1063/1.4985550
Popis: Metamorphic growth presents routes to novel nanomaterials with unique properties that may be suitable for a range of applications. We discuss self-assembled, epitaxial nanowires formed during metalorganic chemical vapor deposition of metamorphic GaAs/GaPAs short-period superlattices. The heterostructures incorporate strain-engineered GaPAs compositional grades on 6°-B miscut GaAs substrates. Lateral diffusion within the SPS into vertically aligned, three-dimensional columns results in nanowires extending along A directions with a lateral period of 70-90 nm. The microstructure is probed by transmission electron microscopy to confirm the presence of coherent GaAs nanowires within GaPAs barriers. The compositional profile is inferred from analysis of {200} dark-field image contrast and lattice images.
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