Available online 16 January 2013
Publication year: 2013
Source:Journal of Crystal Growth
Abstract In this work, the optical and electrical properties of simultaneously grown modulation doped heterostructures (MDH) on (1 0 0)- and (6 3 1)-oriented GaAs substrates is investigated. Due to the amphoteric behavior of Si in AlGaAs doped films two dimensional electron (2DEG) and hole gas (2DHG) structures for the growth on (1 0 0) and (6 3 1) planes, respectively are obtained. Atomic force microscopy (AFM) revealed atomically flat surface for the (1 0 0)-MDH sample. On the contrary, (6 3 1)-MDH sustained uniform corrugation along [] after the growth of the GaAs films, which provoked anisotropic mobility of the carriers at 77 K as confirmed by Hall effect in a double arm bar. By photoluminescence spectroscopy (PL) the band to band transition, carbon and Si-related lines were identified. The concentration of the ternary alloy and impurities were evaluated by secondary ion mass spectrometry.
► Two dimensional electron (2DEG) and hole gas (2DHG) heterostructures were obtained. ► (631)-oriented MDH sustained uniform corrugation which provoked anisotropic mobility of carriers. ► The anisotropies observed at 77 K may lead to the synthesis of 1D hole systems at AlGaAs/GaAs corrugated interfaces.
Publication year: 2013
Source:Journal of Crystal Growth