Abstract
The growth process of chloride atomic layer epitaxy (ALE) using GaCl is studied using the temperature programmed desorption method (TPD), the surface photo-absorption (SPA) method and ab initio molecular orbital calculations. From the TPD measurements, the GaCl adsorption energy is calculated to be 32 kcal mol -1 and 38 kcal mol -1 for Ga-terminated and As-terminated surfaces respectively. In the absence of H 2, the Ga-Cl bond appears to be very stable in the adsorption state. Process simulation using a simple cluster model of (AsH 2) 2-GaCl indicates that adsorption is completed by forming σ and π covalent bonds, and that there is hardly any self-dissociation of the Ga-Cl bond. From SPA measurements in the ALE system with ambient H 2, a strong similarity is found between the spectra of the GaCl-supplying surface and the Ga-covered surface. Based on these results, a model of the chemical process in chloride ALE is proposed where adsorbed GaCl molecules can react immediately with hydrogen and Cl is released from the surface as HCl. A self-limiting mechanism results from the very short residence time of GaCl (∼ 10 -3s at 450 °C) on the Ga-terminated surface.
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