The influence of the growth and post-growth annealing temperatures of Fe/Al{sub x}Ga{sub 1-x}As-based spin light-emitting diodes (LEDs) on the spin injection efficiency is discussed. The extent of interfacial reactions during molecular beam epitaxial growth of Fe on GaAs was determined from in-situ x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy studies. The Fe/GaAs interface results in {