Observation of misfit dislocations at the InxGa1-xAs/GaAs interface by ballistic-electron-emission microscopy

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Lee, EY
Bhargava, S
Chin, MA
Narayanamura, V
Pond, KJ
Luo, K
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[1] UNIV CALIF SANTA BARBARA,DEPT MAT,SANTA BARBARA,CA 93106
[2] UNIV CALIF SANTA BARBARA,DEPT MECH ENGN,SANTA BARBARA,CA 93106
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10.1063/1.116950
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We report ballistic-electron-emission microscopy (BEEM) imaging and spatially resolved spectroscopy of InxGa1-xAs/GaAs misfit dislocations 800 Angstrom below the surface. Majority-carrier scattering by a fraction of misfit dislocations was seen to locally reduce the BEEM current and to give logarithmic spatial dependence, which suggests charging of the dislocation cores. (C) 1996 American Institute of Physics.
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