Dominant recombination centers in Ga(In)NAs alloys: Ga interstitials

Opticallydetected magnetic resonance measurements are carried out to study formationof Ga interstitial-related defects in Ga(In)NAs alloys. The defects, whichare among dominant nonradiative recombination centers that control carrier lifetimein Ga(In)NAs, are unambiguously proven to be common grown-in defectsin these alloys independent of the employed growth methods. Thedefects formation is suggested to become thermodynamically favorable because ofthe presence of nitrogen, possibly due to local strain compensation.Original Publication: Xingjun Wang, Yuttapoom Puttisong, C. W. Tu, Aaron J. Ptak, V. K. Kalevich, A. Yu. Egorov, L. Geelhaar, H. Riechert, Weimin Chen and Irina Buyanova, Dominant recombination centers in Ga(In)NAs alloys: Ga interstitials, 2009, Applied Physics Letters, (95), 241904. http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3275703 Copyright: American Institute of Physics http://www.aip.org