Damage and lattice strain in ion-irradiated AlxGa1-xAs

P. Partyka, R. S. Averback, D. V. Forbes, J. J. Coleman, P. Ehrhart, W. Jager

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Abstract

Radiation-induced damage and strain in AlxGa1-xAs (x=.5 to 1) were investigated by measurements of the lattice parameter using x-ray diffraction. Irradiations employed MeV C, Ar and Au ion beams with a substrate temperature of 80 K. For samples with high Al content, the out-of-plane lattice parameter increased with fluence at low doses, saturated, and then decreased to nearly its original value. The in-plane lattice parameter did not change, throughout. These results were independent of the irradiation particle when scaled by damage energy. For the Al.5Ga.5As samples, however, the out-of-plane lattice parameter increased monotonically with dose to large strains until the layer amorphized. Selected samples were examined by high resolution and conventional transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Channeling Rutherford backscattering spectrometry (CRBS) was also employed to monitor the buildup of damage in many samples. Recovery of the lattice parameter during subsequent thermal annealing was also investigated.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)219-224
Number of pages6
JournalMaterials Research Society Symposium - Proceedings
Volume354
StatePublished - 1995
EventProceedings of the 1994 MRS Fall Meeting - Boston, MA, USA
Duration: Nov 28 1994Dec 2 1994

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Materials Science
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Mechanical Engineering

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