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Date of Patent:
Jul. 03, 1990

Filed:

Jan. 17, 1989
Applicant:
Inventors:

Robert A Hamm, Staten Island, NY (US);

Roger J Malik, Summit, NJ (US);

Morton B Panish, Springfield, NJ (US);

John F Walker, Westfield, NJ (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
437107 ; 148D / ; 148D / ; 148D / ; 148D / ; 156612 ; 437 31 ; 437 96 ; 437971 ;
Abstract

36 We have discovered the III-V semiconductor layers with previously unattainably high effective hole concentrations can be produced by molecular growth processes (e.g. MBE) if an amphoteric dopant such as Be is used and if, during the growth of the highly doped III-V layer, the substrate is maintained at a temperature T.sub.g that is substantially lower than customarily used. For instance, a InGaAs layer with effective hole concentration 1.0.times.10.sup.20 cm.sup.-3 was grown at T.sub.g =450.degree. C., and a GaAs layer with effective hole concentration of 1.0.times.10.sup.20 cm.sup.-3 was grown at T.sub.g of 475.degree. C. The heavily doped III-V layers can be of device grade and can usefully be part of electronic devices such as high speed bipolar transistors.


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