Ion-Species Dependence of Interdiffusion in Ion-Implanted GaAs-AlAs Superlattices

Abstract
The interdiffusion coefficients of Ga and Al were measured for GaAs-AlAs superlattices ion-implanted with Be, B, F, Si, Ar and As. The degree of interdiffusion enhancement was in the order Si>F>As>B and no interdiffusion enhancement effects were observed for Be and Ar. Except for Be, impurities with large diffusion coefficients have a tendency to enhance the impurity-induced compositional disordering.