We report on liquid-phase epitaxial growth of thick layers of GaInP(As), la
ttice matched to GaAs. Layers with thicknesses up to 10 mu m were prepared
in a multi-melt bin, step-cooling, one-phase configuration. Unintentionally
doped layers, grown from moderate purity starting materials, show a signif
icant decrease in the residual impurity level when erbium is added to the m
elt. Fundamental electrical and optical properties of the layers were inves
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