Systematics of electrical conductivity across InP to GaAs wafer fused interfaces

We report on the electrical and compositional characterization of wafer fused isotype heterojunctions between Zn, C or Si doped GaAs and Zn or Si doped InP. The junctions were characterized with current-voltage and secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS) measurements. It is demonstrated that very low-resistive junctions can be obtained in each case, but also that there is a strong influence from the detailed sample structure and processing conditions. SIMS was used to monitor the doping concentration across the interface as well as the impurity concentration of oxygen, carbon and iron.