Thermal-treatment induced deep electron traps in AlInP

Abstract

The effects of thermal treatment on the quality of AlInP film, grown by metal-organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD), have been carefully investigated using deep level transient spectroscopy (DLTS). Two thermal-treatment-induced deep levels were observed in the samples thermal-treated above 500 degreesC and shall be attributed to the generation of phosphorus vacancies (V-p) by evaporation of phosphorus from AlInP surface. Examination of these deep levels provided a relatively simple means of understanding the thermal-treatment-induced behavior, thus allowing us to determine an appropriate process for manufacturing AlInP-based products.