Korean Journal of Materials Research (한국재료학회지)

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Surface Photovoltage Characteristics of ${In_{0.5}}({Ga_{1-x}}{Al_x})_{0.5}P$/GaAs Double Heterostructures

${In_{0.5}}({Ga_{1-x}}{Al_x})_{0.5}P$/GaAs 이중 이종접합 구조에 대한 표면 광전압 특성

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Abstract

Surface photovoltage spectroscopy was used to study $In_{0.5}(Ga_{1-x}Al_x)_{0.5}P/GaAs$ grown by metalorganic chemical vapor deposition(MOCVD). Energy gap related transition in GaAs and $In_{0.5}(Ga_{1-x}Al_x)_{0.5}P$ were observed. By measuring the frequency dependence of $In_{0.5}(Ga_{1-x}Al_x)_{0.5}P/GaAs$, we observed that SPV line shape does not chance, whereas the amplitude change. This results is due to the difference in the lifetimes of the photocarriers in GaAs and in $In_{0.5}(Ga_{1-x}Al_x)_{0.5}P$. We also have evaluated the parameters that describe the temperature dependences of the band gap.

Metalorganic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD)으로 성장한 $In_{0.5}$ ($Gal_{1-x}$ $Al_{x}$ )0.5P/GaAS 이중 이종접합 구조의 특성을 표면 광전압 (surface Photovoltage ; SPV) 측정으로 연구하였다. $In_{0.5}$($Gal_{1-x}$ $Al_{x}$ )0.5P/GaAS 이중 이종접합 구조의 SPV 측정값을 Lorentzian 피팅한 띠 간격에너지 ($E_{0}$ ) 값과 조성비 (x)로 구한 이론 값이 잘 일치하였다. 그리고 변조 주파수 의존성을 측정한 결과 SPV 신호의 형태는 변하지 않고, 신호의 크기만이 변하는 것은 광 조사에 따른 전기적 상태의 과도 현상에 따른 것이고, GaAs와 InGaAlP의 특성시간의 차이는 광 캐리어의 수명의 차이로 분석된다. 그리고 온도 의존성 측정으로 $In_{0.5}$ /($Gal_{1-x}$ $Al_{x}$ )0.5P/GaAS 이중 이종 접합 시료의 균일한 변형분포와 계면상태가 양호함을 알 수 있었다.

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