Heavily Si-Doped GaAs and AlAs/n-GaAs Superlattice Grown by Molecular Beam Epitaxy

Abstract
Heavy Si doping of GaAs and AlAs/n-GaAs superlattice prepared by molecular beam epitaxy has been studied. By lowering the substrate temperature below 420°C during the growth, carrier concentrations of 1.8×1019 cm-3 with a perfect mirror surface morphology were realized for GaAs and AlAs/n-GaAs superlattice, respectively. The high carrier concentration is ascribed to the suppression of Si-Si pair formation by the low temperature growth procedure.