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Indium distribution inside quantum wells: The effect of growth interruption in MBE

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 February 2011

A. M. Sanchez
Affiliation:
ESCTM-CRISMAT, UMR6508-CNRS, ISMRA. 6, Boulevard Maréchal Juin, 14050 Caen Cedex, France
P. Ruterana
Affiliation:
ESCTM-CRISMAT, UMR6508-CNRS, ISMRA. 6, Boulevard Maréchal Juin, 14050 Caen Cedex, France
S. Kret
Affiliation:
Institute of Physics, PAS, Al. Lotników 32/46, 02–668 WARSAW, Poland
P. Dłużewski
Affiliation:
IFTR PAS, Świątokrzyska 21, 00-049 WARSAW, Poland
G. Maciejewski
Affiliation:
IFTR PAS, Świątokrzyska 21, 00-049 WARSAW, Poland
N. Grandjean
Affiliation:
CRHEA, UPR 10 CNRS, 1 rue Bernard Gregory, 06560 VALBONNE, France
B. Damilano
Affiliation:
CRHEA, UPR 10 CNRS, 1 rue Bernard Gregory, 06560 VALBONNE, France
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Abstract

Quantitative analysis of high resolution electron microscopy image has been carried out to measure the indium distribution inside InGaN/GaN quantum well. The analyzed samples were nominally grown with 15% indium composition by molecular beam epitaxy with interruptions during the InxGa1-xN layer growth. The strain distribution is not homogeneous inside the quantum wells, and indium rich clusters can be observed. Areas with almost no indium concentration were observed corresponding to the growth interruption. A comparison with samples grown by metalorganic chemical vapor deposition is attempted.

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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2003

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