• DocumentCode
    1040966
  • Title

    Free engineering of buried oxide patterns in GaAs/AlAs epitaxial structures

  • Author

    Amat, C. ; Almuneau, G. ; Gallo, P. ; Jalabert, L. ; Moumdji, S. ; Dubreuil, P. ; Camps, T. ; Doucet, J.B. ; Havard, E. ; Bardinal, V. ; Fontaine, C. ; Munoz-Yague, A.

  • Author_Institution
    Univ. de Toulouse, Toulouse
  • Volume
    43
  • Issue
    13
  • fYear
    2007
  • Firstpage
    730
  • Lastpage
    732
  • Abstract
    The formation of a buried aluminium oxide from the surface of a GaAs/AlAs epitaxial structure is presented and validated through the localised electroluminescence in a light emitting diode device. This oxidation method relies on photolithography, plasma treatment and wet thermal oxidation. This enables localised buried oxide areas to be formed by a vertical oxidation process applied from the surface. Because of this new technology, the shape of the oxidised areas can be freely designed, unlike when using the standard lateral oxidation technology.
  • Keywords
    aluminium compounds; epitaxial layers; gallium arsenide; light emitting diodes; oxidation; photolithography; GaAs/AlAs epitaxial structures; buried aluminium oxide; buried oxide patterns; free engineering; lateral oxidation; light emitting diode device; localised buried oxide; localised electroluminescence; photolithography; plasma treatment; vertical oxidation; wet thermal oxidation;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:20070974
  • Filename
    4263107