ISSN:
1077-3118
Source:
AIP Digital Archive
Topics:
Physics
Notes:
A comparison between compositionally stepped and alternating step-graded structures used in the production of a relaxation buffer layer is carried out by means of transmission electron microscopy. The latter shows higher efficiency in relieving the strain. A simple balance force model permits us to understand the reason for a higher generation of threading dislocations observed in the alternating step-graded structures. The presented results can be applied as new design rules for buffer fabrication that contrast in some key points with previous published rules as, for example, the "zero-net-strain'' precept [D. Dunstan, P. Kidd, P. F. Fewster, N. L. Andrew, L. González, Y. González, A. Sacedón, and F. González-Sanz, Appl. Phys. Lett. 65, 845 (1994)]. © 1995 American Institute of Physics.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.115341
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