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Characterization of Gallium Nitride Grown on (0001) Sapphire by Plasma-Enhanced Atomic Layer Epitaxy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 February 2011

C.-Y. Hwang ,
P. Lu ,
W. E. Mayo ,
Y. Lut  and
H. Liut
C.-Y. Hwang
Affiliation:
Dept. of Mechanics and Materials Science, Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey 08855
P. Lu
Affiliation:
Dept. of Mechanics and Materials Science, Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey 08855
W. E. Mayo
Affiliation:
Dept. of Mechanics and Materials Science, Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey 08855
Y. Lut
Affiliation:
Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey 08855
H. Liut
Affiliation:
EMCORE Corporation, 35 Elizabeth Ave., Somerset, New Jersey 08873
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Abstract

a-GaN thin films have been grown on (0001) sapphire by a plasma-enhanced atomic layer epitaxy (PEALE) technique using a GaN buffer layer grown at lower temperatures. Both single crystal and polycrystal thin films have been obtained depending on the growth conditions, particularly, oxygen contamination of the plasma source and the substrate temperature. The orientation relationship between the single crystal film and the substrate is [0001]GaN//[0001]Al2O3, [l100]GaN//[1210]Al2O3 and [2110]GaN//[l100]Al2O3. The polycrystalline film has the c-axis perpendicular to the substrate and contains the same orientation found in the single crystal film. However, two additional orientations have been found that are rotated approximately ±19° from the single crystal orientation. The defect structures at the film/substrate interface were investigated by various X-ray methods such as rocking curves and phi scans, along with plane-view and cross sectional TEM. Possible growth mechanisms of both the single crystal and polycrystalline films will be discussed.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 326: Symposium M – Growth, Processing, and Characterization of Semiconductor Heterostructures , 1993 , 347
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1994

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