We report the epitaxial growth of single-crystalline Cd Te(100) thin films on Ga As(100) substrates using molecular beam epitaxy. By controlling the substrate pre-heated temperature with adjustable Te flux, three ...We report the epitaxial growth of single-crystalline Cd Te(100) thin films on Ga As(100) substrates using molecular beam epitaxy. By controlling the substrate pre-heated temperature with adjustable Te flux, three different reconstructed surfaces are realized, and their influence on the subsequent Cd Te growth is investigated. More importantly, we find that both the presence of a thin native oxide layer and the formation of Ga-As-Te bonds at the interface enable the growth along the(100) orientation and help to reduce the threading dislocations and other defects. Our results provide new opportunities for compound semiconductor heterogeneous growth via interfacial engineering.展开更多
Single-phase Ni_(0.92)Mn_(1.08) As films with strained C_(1b) symmetry are grown on GaAs(001) substrates. In addition,a preferred epitaxial configuration of(110)-orientated Ni_(0.92)Mn_(1.08) As on(001)-orientated GaA...Single-phase Ni_(0.92)Mn_(1.08) As films with strained C_(1b) symmetry are grown on GaAs(001) substrates. In addition,a preferred epitaxial configuration of(110)-orientated Ni_(0.92)Mn_(1.08) As on(001)-orientated GaAs is revealed by synchrotron radiation measurement. The magnetic properties of the films are found to be significantly influenced by the growth temperature and the optimized growth temperature is determined to be ~370℃. According to the results of x-ray absorption spectroscopy, these phenomena can be attributed to the variation of the local electronic structure of the Mn atoms. Our work provides useful information for the further investigations of NiMnAs, which is a theoretically predicted half-metal.展开更多
The first operation of an electrically pumped 1.3μm InAs/GaAs quantum-dot laser was previously reported epitaxially grown on Si (100) substrate. Here the direct epitaxial growth condition of 1.3μm InAs/OaAs quantu...The first operation of an electrically pumped 1.3μm InAs/GaAs quantum-dot laser was previously reported epitaxially grown on Si (100) substrate. Here the direct epitaxial growth condition of 1.3μm InAs/OaAs quantum on a Si substrate is further investigated using atomic force microscopy, etch pit density and temperature-dependent photoluminescence (PL) measurements. The PL for Si-based InAs/GaAs quantum dots appears to be very sensitive to the initial OaAs nucleation temperature and thickness with strongest room-temperature emission at 40000 (17Onto nucleation layer thickness), due to the lower density of defects generated under this growth condition, and stronger carrier confinement within the quantum dots.展开更多
We demonstrate high-performance In0.23 Ga0.77 As channel metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistors ( MOS- FETs) with high on-current to off-current (Ion/Ioff) ratio grown on semi-insulating GaAs wafers by...We demonstrate high-performance In0.23 Ga0.77 As channel metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistors ( MOS- FETs) with high on-current to off-current (Ion/Ioff) ratio grown on semi-insulating GaAs wafers by metal-organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD). The 2μm channel-length devices exhibit a peak extrinsic transeonductance of 150 mS/mm and a drain current up to 500 mA/mm. The maximum effective mobility is 1680 cm2/Vs extracted by the split C-V method. Furthermore, the Ion/Ioff ratio is significantly improved from approximately 4.5 × 10^3 up to approximately 4.32 × 10^4 by controlling the etch thickness of In0.49Ga0.51P, The high drain current and high Ion/Ioff ratio of the In0.23Ga0.77As channel MOSFETs are achieved due to the high effective mobility and the low gate leakage current density.展开更多
Epitaxial ferroelectric one direction over the thin fihns on single-crystal substrates generally show a preferred domain orientation in other in demonstration of a poor polarization retention. This behavior will affec...Epitaxial ferroelectric one direction over the thin fihns on single-crystal substrates generally show a preferred domain orientation in other in demonstration of a poor polarization retention. This behavior will affect their application in nonvolatile ferroelectric random access memories where bipolar polarization states are used to store the logic 0 and 1 data. Here the retention characteristics of BiFe03 thin films with Srftu03 bottom electrodes on both GdSc03 (110) and SrTiO3 (100) substrates are studied and compared, and the results of piezoresponse force microscopy provide a long time retention property of the films on two substrates. It is found that bismuth ferrite thin films grown on GdScO3 substrates show no preferred domain variants in comparison with the preferred downward polarization orientation toward bottom electrodes on SrTi03 substrates. Tile retention test from a positive-up domain to a negative-down domain using a signal generator and an oscilloscope coincidentally shows bistable polarization states on the GdSeOa substrate over a measuring time of 500s, unlike the preferred domain orientation on SrTi03, where more than 65~o of upward domains disappear after 1 s. In addition, different sizes of domains have been written and read by using the scanning tip of piezoresponse force microscopy, where the polarization can stabilize over one month. This study paves one route to improve the polarization retention property through the optimization of the lattice-mismatched stresses between films and substrates.展开更多
InAs1-xSbx with different compositions is grown by molecular beam epitaxy on (100)-oriented semi-insulating GaAs substrates. The increase of Sb content in the epilayer results in the deterioration of crystal quality...InAs1-xSbx with different compositions is grown by molecular beam epitaxy on (100)-oriented semi-insulating GaAs substrates. The increase of Sb content in the epilayer results in the deterioration of crystal quality and surface morphology. Hall measurements show that the carrier concentration increases with the composition of Sb. The electron mobility decreases initially, when Sb composition exceeds a certain value, and the mobility increases slightly. In this work, we emphasize the comparison of crystal quality, surface morphology and electrical properties of epilayers with different Sb compositions.展开更多
A high quality of GaAs crystal growth in nanoscale V-shape trenches on Si(O01) substrates is achieved by using the aspect-ratio trapping method. GaAs thin films are deposited via metal-organic chemical vapor deposit...A high quality of GaAs crystal growth in nanoscale V-shape trenches on Si(O01) substrates is achieved by using the aspect-ratio trapping method. GaAs thin films are deposited via metal-organic chemical vapor deposition by using a two-step growth process. Threading disJocations arising from lattice mismatch are trapped by laterally confining sidewalls, and antiphase domains boundaries are completely restricted by V-groove trenches with Si { 111} facets. Material quality is confirmed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and high resolution X-ray diffraction. Low temperature photoluminescence (PL) measurement is used to analyze the thermal strain relaxation in GaAs layers. This approach shows great promise for the realization of high mobility devices or optoelectronie integrated circuits on Si substrates.展开更多
立方 Ga As (10 0 )衬底上制备的 Ga N薄膜多为立方结构且立方相为亚稳相 ,采用水平常压 MOCVD方法在立方 Ga As (10 0 )衬底上制备出了 Ga N薄膜 . XRD测试表明 ,薄膜具有单一的相 .结合对工艺条件的分析 ,认为薄膜具有六方结构 .最后 ...立方 Ga As (10 0 )衬底上制备的 Ga N薄膜多为立方结构且立方相为亚稳相 ,采用水平常压 MOCVD方法在立方 Ga As (10 0 )衬底上制备出了 Ga N薄膜 . XRD测试表明 ,薄膜具有单一的相 .结合对工艺条件的分析 ,认为薄膜具有六方结构 .最后 ,通过 Raman光谱测试 ,证实在立方 Ga As衬底上制备出了单相六方 Ga N薄膜 .还对立方 Ga As衬底上制备出六方 Ga展开更多
基金Supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China under Grant Nos 2017YFB0405704 and 2017YFA0305400the 1000-Young Talent Program of Chinathe Shanghai Sailing Program under Grant No 17YF1429200
文摘We report the epitaxial growth of single-crystalline Cd Te(100) thin films on Ga As(100) substrates using molecular beam epitaxy. By controlling the substrate pre-heated temperature with adjustable Te flux, three different reconstructed surfaces are realized, and their influence on the subsequent Cd Te growth is investigated. More importantly, we find that both the presence of a thin native oxide layer and the formation of Ga-As-Te bonds at the interface enable the growth along the(100) orientation and help to reduce the threading dislocations and other defects. Our results provide new opportunities for compound semiconductor heterogeneous growth via interfacial engineering.
基金Supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China under Grant No 2017YFB0405701the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant Nos U1632264 and 11706374the Key Research Project of Frontier Science of Chinese Academy of Science under Grant No QYZDY-SSW-JSC015
文摘Single-phase Ni_(0.92)Mn_(1.08) As films with strained C_(1b) symmetry are grown on GaAs(001) substrates. In addition,a preferred epitaxial configuration of(110)-orientated Ni_(0.92)Mn_(1.08) As on(001)-orientated GaAs is revealed by synchrotron radiation measurement. The magnetic properties of the films are found to be significantly influenced by the growth temperature and the optimized growth temperature is determined to be ~370℃. According to the results of x-ray absorption spectroscopy, these phenomena can be attributed to the variation of the local electronic structure of the Mn atoms. Our work provides useful information for the further investigations of NiMnAs, which is a theoretically predicted half-metal.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant Nos 11434010,11574356 and 11504415the Funds from the Royal Society,the Defense Science Technology Laboratory and UK Engineering and Physics Research Council
文摘The first operation of an electrically pumped 1.3μm InAs/GaAs quantum-dot laser was previously reported epitaxially grown on Si (100) substrate. Here the direct epitaxial growth condition of 1.3μm InAs/OaAs quantum on a Si substrate is further investigated using atomic force microscopy, etch pit density and temperature-dependent photoluminescence (PL) measurements. The PL for Si-based InAs/GaAs quantum dots appears to be very sensitive to the initial OaAs nucleation temperature and thickness with strongest room-temperature emission at 40000 (17Onto nucleation layer thickness), due to the lower density of defects generated under this growth condition, and stronger carrier confinement within the quantum dots.
文摘We demonstrate high-performance In0.23 Ga0.77 As channel metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistors ( MOS- FETs) with high on-current to off-current (Ion/Ioff) ratio grown on semi-insulating GaAs wafers by metal-organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD). The 2μm channel-length devices exhibit a peak extrinsic transeonductance of 150 mS/mm and a drain current up to 500 mA/mm. The maximum effective mobility is 1680 cm2/Vs extracted by the split C-V method. Furthermore, the Ion/Ioff ratio is significantly improved from approximately 4.5 × 10^3 up to approximately 4.32 × 10^4 by controlling the etch thickness of In0.49Ga0.51P, The high drain current and high Ion/Ioff ratio of the In0.23Ga0.77As channel MOSFETs are achieved due to the high effective mobility and the low gate leakage current density.
基金Supported by the National Basic Research Program of China under Grant No 2014CB921004the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No 61225020
文摘Epitaxial ferroelectric one direction over the thin fihns on single-crystal substrates generally show a preferred domain orientation in other in demonstration of a poor polarization retention. This behavior will affect their application in nonvolatile ferroelectric random access memories where bipolar polarization states are used to store the logic 0 and 1 data. Here the retention characteristics of BiFe03 thin films with Srftu03 bottom electrodes on both GdSc03 (110) and SrTiO3 (100) substrates are studied and compared, and the results of piezoresponse force microscopy provide a long time retention property of the films on two substrates. It is found that bismuth ferrite thin films grown on GdScO3 substrates show no preferred domain variants in comparison with the preferred downward polarization orientation toward bottom electrodes on SrTi03 substrates. Tile retention test from a positive-up domain to a negative-down domain using a signal generator and an oscilloscope coincidentally shows bistable polarization states on the GdSeOa substrate over a measuring time of 500s, unlike the preferred domain orientation on SrTi03, where more than 65~o of upward domains disappear after 1 s. In addition, different sizes of domains have been written and read by using the scanning tip of piezoresponse force microscopy, where the polarization can stabilize over one month. This study paves one route to improve the polarization retention property through the optimization of the lattice-mismatched stresses between films and substrates.
基金Supported by the Aeronautical Science Foundation of China under Grant No 20132435the National High-Technology Research and Development Program of China under Grant No 2013AA031903+1 种基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant Nos 61106013 and 61275107the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation under Grant No 2014M560936
文摘InAs1-xSbx with different compositions is grown by molecular beam epitaxy on (100)-oriented semi-insulating GaAs substrates. The increase of Sb content in the epilayer results in the deterioration of crystal quality and surface morphology. Hall measurements show that the carrier concentration increases with the composition of Sb. The electron mobility decreases initially, when Sb composition exceeds a certain value, and the mobility increases slightly. In this work, we emphasize the comparison of crystal quality, surface morphology and electrical properties of epilayers with different Sb compositions.
基金Supported by the National Science and Technology Major Project of China under Grant No 2011ZX02708
文摘A high quality of GaAs crystal growth in nanoscale V-shape trenches on Si(O01) substrates is achieved by using the aspect-ratio trapping method. GaAs thin films are deposited via metal-organic chemical vapor deposition by using a two-step growth process. Threading disJocations arising from lattice mismatch are trapped by laterally confining sidewalls, and antiphase domains boundaries are completely restricted by V-groove trenches with Si { 111} facets. Material quality is confirmed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and high resolution X-ray diffraction. Low temperature photoluminescence (PL) measurement is used to analyze the thermal strain relaxation in GaAs layers. This approach shows great promise for the realization of high mobility devices or optoelectronie integrated circuits on Si substrates.
文摘立方 Ga As (10 0 )衬底上制备的 Ga N薄膜多为立方结构且立方相为亚稳相 ,采用水平常压 MOCVD方法在立方 Ga As (10 0 )衬底上制备出了 Ga N薄膜 . XRD测试表明 ,薄膜具有单一的相 .结合对工艺条件的分析 ,认为薄膜具有六方结构 .最后 ,通过 Raman光谱测试 ,证实在立方 Ga As衬底上制备出了单相六方 Ga N薄膜 .还对立方 Ga As衬底上制备出六方 Ga