Gottscho, Richard A. and Preppernau, Bryan L. and Pearton, Stephen J. and Emerson, A. Bruce and Giapis, Konstantinos P. (1990) Real-time monitoring of low-temperature hydrogen plasma passivation of GaAs. Journal of Applied Physics, 68 (2). pp. 440-445. ISSN 0021-8979. doi:10.1063/1.346813. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechAUTHORS:20120424-091127667
![[img]](https://authors.library.caltech.edu/style/images/fileicons/application_pdf.png)
|
PDF
- Published Version
See Usage Policy. 1MB |
Use this Persistent URL to link to this item: https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechAUTHORS:20120424-091127667
Abstract
By monitoring photoluminescence (PL) in real time and in situ, hydrogen plasma operating conditions have been optimized for surface passivation of native-oxide-contaminated GaAs. PL enhancement is critically dependent on exposure time and pressure because of competition between plasma passivation and damage. Optimal exposure time and pressure are inversely related; thus, previous reports of ineffective passivation at room temperature result from overexposure at low pressure. Plasma treatment is effective in removing As to leave a Ga-rich oxide; removal of excess As increases the photoluminescence yield as the corresponding near-midgap-state density is reduced. Passivation is stable for more than a month. These results demonstrate the power of real time monitoring for optimizing plasma processing of optoelectronic materials.
| Item Type: | Article | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Related URLs: |
| |||||||||
| ORCID: |
| |||||||||
| Additional Information: | © 1990 American Institute of Physics. Received 26 January 1990; accepted for publication 27 March 1990. We are grateful to W. C. Dautremont-Smith, T. K. Hayes, and Y. H. Lee for helpful suggestions and stimulating discussions and to G. R. Scheller and F. Ren for experimental assistance. We are also grateful to T. Harris and M. Lamont-Schnoes for examining the low-temperature PL spectra of both passivated and unpassivated samples. | |||||||||
| Subject Keywords: | GALLIUM ARSENIDES, HYDROGEN, PLASMA, PASSIVATION, SURFACES, PHOTOLUMINESCENCE, SURFACE STATES, OXIDES | |||||||||
| Issue or Number: | 2 | |||||||||
| Classification Code: | PACS: 78.55.Cr; 78.55.Cr; 81.65.-b; 52.90.+z | |||||||||
| DOI: | 10.1063/1.346813 | |||||||||
| Record Number: | CaltechAUTHORS:20120424-091127667 | |||||||||
| Persistent URL: | https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechAUTHORS:20120424-091127667 | |||||||||
| Usage Policy: | No commercial reproduction, distribution, display or performance rights in this work are provided. | |||||||||
| ID Code: | 30271 | |||||||||
| Collection: | CaltechAUTHORS | |||||||||
| Deposited By: | Tony Diaz | |||||||||
| Deposited On: | 01 May 2012 21:07 | |||||||||
| Last Modified: | 09 Nov 2021 19:44 |
Repository Staff Only: item control page
