In Situ Smoothing of Facets on Spalled GaAs(100) Substrates during OMVPE Growth of III–V Epilayers, Solar Cells, and Other Devices: The Impact of Surface Impurities/Dopants
William E. McMahon,
Anna K. Braun,
Allison N. Perna
et al.
Abstract:One possible pathway toward reducing the cost of III−V solar cells is to remove them from their growth substrate by spalling fracture, and then reuse the substrate for the growth of multiple cells. Here we consider the growth of III−V cells on spalled GaAs(100) substrates, which typically have faceted surfaces after spalling. To facilitate the growth of high-quality cells, these faceted surfaces should be smoothed prior to cell growth. In this study, we show that these surfaces can be smoothed during organomet… Show more
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