Properties of Al2O3 optical coatings on GaAs produced by oxidation of epitaxial AlAs/GaAs films

  • E. F. Schubert
  • , M. Passlack
  • , M. Hong
  • , J. Mannerts
  • , R. L. Opila
  • , L. N. Pfeiffer
  • , K. W. West
  • , C. G. Bethea
  • , G. J. Zydzik

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Abstract

Auger analysis of oxidized AlAs epitaxial layers grown by molecular-beam epitaxy reveals that the composition of the films is stoichiometric Al 2O3. High optical quality of the films is demonstrated by optical reflection and transmission measurements. A reflectivity of 6% is measured for an antireflection coating on GaAs. Leakage currents in the nA range and resistivities ≳5×1011 Ω cm are deduced from current-voltage measurements. Capacitance-voltage measurements on metal-oxide-semiconductor structures using the Al2O3 films obtained by oxidizing AlAs, reveal a significant reduction of the interface state density as compared to conventional, electron beam evaporated Al 2O3.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)2976-2978
Number of pages3
JournalApplied Physics Letters
Volume64
Issue number22
DOIs
StatePublished - 1994
Externally publishedYes

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)

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