Abstract
Solid phase epitaxial regrowth has been studied for a variety of ion-implanted compound semiconductors. The time-resolved reflectivity technique is used to determine growth kinetics. It is shown that the growth rate follows a thermal activation law whose activation energy and pre-exponential factor are measured. In all III-V compounds and alloys, a common regrowth kinetics behavior is found, with the activation energy proportional to a characteristic vibrational relaxation energy which also intervenes in the description of point defect migration. Differences with the case of column IV semiconductors are discussed.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1648-1650 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Applied Physics Letters |
| Volume | 50 |
| Issue number | 23 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1 Dec 1987 |
| Externally published | Yes |