Accession Number:

ADA135896

Title:

Theoretical and Experimental Investigation of Heterojunction Interfaces

Descriptive Note:

Final rept. 1 Sep 1976-30 Jun 1983

Corporate Author:

ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL ANAHEIM CA MICROELECTRONICS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER

Personal Author(s):

• Kraut, E. A.
• Grant, R. W.
• Waldrop, J. R.
• Kowalczyk, Steven P.
• Harrison, W. A.
• F. P. Bundy,
• Miller, D. L.
• Dunn, K. J.

Report Date:

1983-11-01

Pagination or Media Count:

73.0

Abstract:

A technique based on the use of x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy was developed to measure heterojunction band discontinuities with an uncertainty of or - 0.04 eV and changes in band discontinuities for a specific heterojunction interface with an uncertainty of or - 0.01 eV. This technique was used to investigate Ge-GaAs, GaAs-A1As, ZnSe-GaAs, and ZnSe-Ge heterojunctions. It was discovered that microscopic dipoles present at abrupt heterojunction interfaces can substantially affect observed band discontinuities. Variations in heterojunction band discontinuities as functions of crystallographic orientation, growth sequence, and growth conditions were observed. It was established that heterojunction band discontinuities depend on microscopic properties of the interface and cannot be predicted from individual semiconductor properties alone. Based on electrostatic considerations, it was shown that polar heterojunction interfaces cannot be atomically abrupt but must require at least two interfacial transition planes to be consistent with experimental observations.

Descriptors:

• *BAND THEORY OF SOLIDS
• *HETEROJUNCTIONS
• *INTERFACES
• *POLAR REGIONS
• *SEMICONDUCTORS
• CRYSTALS
• ENVIRONMENTS
• FUNCTIONS
• GALLIUM ARSENIDES
• GERMANIUM
• GROWTH(GENERAL)
• ORIENTATION(DIRECTION)
• PHOTOELECTRIC EFFECT
• SINGLE CRYSTALS
• X RAYS

Subject Categories:

• Solid State Physics

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE