Abstract:
Infrared detector material is formed by the epitaxial growth of a single crystal alloy of the two III-V compounds InAs and InSb on an InAs substrate. In the method of such growth, a liquid solution is prepared with excess indium solvent, InSb, and sufficient InAs to saturate the indium at 500* C. The InAs substrate, oriented in the III direction is immersed in the solution, and the substrate and the solution are brought to equilibrium at approximately 500* C. Slowly lowering the solution temperature causes a single crystal to be epitaxially grown on the substrate as a solid homogeneous InAs-InSb solution. Composition of the crystal is a function of solution composition and may be controlled by dissolving selected quantities of InSb in the solution.
Abstract:
INFRARED DETECTOR MATERIAL IS FORMED BY THE EPITAXIAL GROWTH OF A SINGLE CRYSTAL ALLOY OF THE TWO III-V COMPOUNDS INAS AND INSB ON AN INAS SUBSTRATE. IN THE METHOD OF SUCH GROWTH , A LIQUID SOLUTION IS PREPARED WITH EXCESS INDIUM SOLVENT, INSB, AND SUFFICIENT INAS TO SATURATE THE INDIUM AT 500*C. THE INAS SUBSTRATE, ORIENTED IN THE (III) DIRECTION IS IMMERSED IN THE SOLUTION, AND THE SUBSTRATE AND THE SOLUTION ARE BROUGHT TO EQUILBRIUM AT APPROXIMATELY 500*C. SLOWLY LOWERING THE SOLUTION TEMPERATURE CAUSES A SINGLE CRYSTAL TO BE EPITAXIALLY GROWN ON THE SUBSTRATE AS A SOLID HOMOGENEOUS INAS-INSB SOLUTION. COMPOSITION OF THE CRYSTAL IS A FUNCTION OF SOLUTION COMPOSITION AND MAY BE CONTROLLED BY DISSOLVING SELECTED QUANTITIES OF INSB IN THE SOLUTION.