L. Henry, A. Le Corre, D. Lecrosnier, M. Gauneau, C. Vaudry, P. Alnot, J. Olivier, S. Krawczyk
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Abstract
The authors have characterized the surface defects and determined the growth conditions that permit the fabrication of high-quality InP epitaxial layers. After etching, InP epitaxial layers have been grown by gas-source molecular beam epitaxy. The surface damage has been characterized by angle-resolved X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, photoluminescence, and secondary ion mass spectroscopy. It has been found that reactive ion etching with methane, hydrogen, and argon mixtures induces a surface damaged layer that is phosphorus depleted and contains a high concentration of hydrogen atoms. Annealing under cracked phosphine restores the surface and permits the growing of high-quality InP epitaxial layers.<>