Optical and structural characterization of LTG-GaAs correlating excess As with THz emission

  • Miguel Yee Bacaoco National Insitute of Physics, University of the Philippines Diliman
  • Elizabeth Ann P Prieto National Institute of Physics, University of the Philippines Diliman
  • Karl Cedric P Gonzales National Institute of Physics, University of the Philippines Diliman
  • Horace Andrew F Husay National Institute of Physics, University of the Philippines Diliman
  • John Daniel E Vasquez Materials Science and Engineering Program, University of the Philippines Diliman
  • Alexander E De Los Reyes National Institute of Physics, University of the Philippines Diliman
  • Maria Angela B Faustino Materials Science and Engineering Program, University of the Philippines Diliman
  • Arnel A Salvador National Institute of Physics, University of the Philippines Diliman
  • Armando S Somintac National Institute of Physics, University of the Philippines Diliman
  • Elmer S Estacio National Institute of Physics, University of the Philippines Diliman

Abstract

Optical and structural characteristics of in-house low-temperature-grown gallium arsenide (LTG-GaAs) grown at different substrate temperature (TS) were investigated to determine their effects in the terahertz (THz) emission of the sample. Arsenic (As)-related defects in LTG-GaAs were shown to reduce the photoluminescence (PL) emission of the samples grown at lower TS. The concentration of excess As atoms in LTG-GAs was calculated from the Raman spectra and was shown to be 1.64% and 2.50% for samples grown at TS = 320°C and 270°C, respectively. The sample with higher concentration of excess As exhibited Raman spectra with narrow full width at half maximum attributed to larger As precipitate by finite particle size effect. The THz emission intensity of LTG-GaAs was observed to be significantly higher than the reference GaAs sample which proved that the presence of excess As in LTG-GaAs was effective in the enhancement of THz radiation.

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Published
2018-05-25
How to Cite
[1]
M. Bacaoco, E. A. Prieto, K. C. Gonzales, H. A. Husay, J. D. Vasquez, A. De Los Reyes, M. A. Faustino, A. Salvador, A. Somintac, and E. Estacio. Optical and structural characterization of LTG-GaAs correlating excess As with THz emission, Proceedings of the Samahang Pisika ng Pilipinas 36, SPP-2018-PA-23 (2018). URL: https://paperview.spp-online.org/proceedings/article/view/SPP-2018-PA-23.
Issue
Proceedings of the 36th Samahang Pisika ng Pilipinas Physics Conference
Section
Poster Session A (Materials Science, Instrumentation, and Photonics)

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