P. V. Seredin, A. V. Glotov, V. E. Ternovaya, È. P. Domashevskaya, I. N. Arsent'ev, L. S. Vavilova, I. S. Tarasov, “Spinodal decomposition of Ga$_x$In$_{1-x}$As$_y$P$_{1-y}$ quaternary alloys”, Fizika i Tekhnika Poluprovodnikov, 2011, Volume 45, Issue 11,Pages 1489

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Semiconductor structures, low-dimensional systems, quantum phenomena

Spinodal decomposition of Ga$_x$In$_{1-x}$As$_y$P$_{1-y}$ quaternary alloys

P. V. Seredin^a, A. V. Glotov^a, V. E. Ternovaya^a, È. P. Domashevskaya^a, I. N. Arsent'ev^b, L. S. Vavilova^b, I. S. Tarasov^b

^a Voronezh State University
^b Ioffe Institute, St. Petersburg

Abstract: Using X-ray structural analysis, scanning electron microscopy, atomic force microscopy, and photoluminescent spectroscopy, it is shown that it is possible to obtain a small-scale domain structure on the surface of liquid-phase epitaxial heterostructures. The domain structure emerges as a result of spinodal decomposition of the Ga$_x$In$_{1-x}$As$_y$P$_{1-y}$ – quaternary alloy due to immiscibility of its components and relaxation of its lattice parameter to surrounding layers.

Received: 25.04.2011
Accepted: 29.04.2011