Surface-interface analysis of In <sub/>x</sub> Ga <sub/>1-x</sub> As/InP heterostructure in positive and negative mismatch system

摘要： The change of In content in the InxGa1-xAs/InP system leads to the variation of the lattice constant and thereby to the negative mismatch between the base InP and the positive mismatch. Here, we studied the surface morphology and dislocation relationship of InxGa1-xAs/InP (100) in the positive and negative mismatch system by different characterization techniques. Under the same mismatch, the surface morphology and mass effect of negative mismatch were greater than those of positive mismatch. The reason was that in the negative mismatch system, during the film growth, the disorder degree at the interface increases, leading to an increase in dislocation density, meanwhile, the dislocation in the substrate more easily moved into the film, thus increasing the film and the dislocation density in it. Moreover, the mechanism of the buffer layer was also clarified. The addition of the buffer layer first limited the dislocation movement in the substrate, and secondly reduced the mismatch between the epitaxial layer and the substrate, thereby reducing mismatch dislocation.