Observation of a dominant EL2-like mid-gap trap in In0.12Ga0.88As/GaAs superlattice grown at low temperature by molecular beam epitaxy

Abstract

Admittance spectroscopy is used to study a low-temperature (LT)-grown relaxed In0.12Ga0.88As/GaAs p-i-n superlattice. The capacitance-frequency spectra show two step-like trapping effects which are explained by the existence of two traps (E-a = 0.73 eV, sigma = 4.6 x 10(-11) cm(2) and E-a = 0.75 eV, sigma = 3.7 x 10(-15) cm(2)) in the LT-grown superlattice region. These two traps are the dominating defects observed in deep-level transient spectroscopy with one being a majority trap and the other being a minority trap. The emission parameters and photo-capacitance quenching effect for the 0.75 eV trap agree with those known for EL2 defects, suggesting that the EL2 defect is strongly enhanced in InGaAs/GaAs by LT growth.