Published online by Cambridge University Press: 15 February 2011
Stimulated growth of single crystalline GaAs has been obtained by irradiation of (100) oriented GaAs substrates inside an MOCVD reactor with a pulsed Nd-YAG laser.
Process temperatures have been varied between 540°C and 360°C. In the non-irradiated areas, below 480°C substrate temperature the growth rate decreases rapidly, whereas in the irradiated part of the substrate epitaxial layers could be grown in the whole temperature range investigated. Below 450°C, the growth is reaction limited.