Improvement of nanostructured GaN films grown on sapphire by laser-induced reactive epitaxy

H. Zhou; J. M. Bell; F. Phillipp; H. Schroeder

doi:10.1117/12.581385

16 February 2004 Improvement of nanostructured GaN films grown on sapphire by laser-induced reactive epitaxy

H. Zhou, J. M. Bell, F. Phillipp, H. Schroeder

Proceedings Volume 5648, Smart Materials III; (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.581385
Event: Smart Materials, Nano-, and Micro-Smart Systems, 2004, Sydney, Australia

Abstract

Gallium nitride (GaN) thin films were grown by laser induced molecular beam epitaxy (LIMBE). Their microstructures were studied by transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Threading dislocations with Burgers vectors of 1/3<1120>, 1/3<1123> and [0001] were observed as common linear defects with predominantly the first type. Additionally, nano-structured planar defects as called domain boundaries were found. Convergent beam electron diffraction (CBED) technique coupled with chemical and cathodoluminescence measurements was employed to characterize the nano-structured domains, indicating that a domain is of Ga-polarity with respect to the adjacent matrix which is of N-polarity. It was found that experimental parameters such as N/Ga ratio were closely associated with the development of domains as well as the surface morphology. High-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM) results indicate that IDBs have Ga-N bonds between domains and the adjacent matrix without displacements along the c-axis in the basal planes. Upon the determination of the polar property of a thin GaN film and the optimization of experimental conditions, the nano-structured GaN films can be modified and controlled by changing substrate and pre-growing an AlGaN layer and a GaN buffer layer.

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H. Zhou, J. M. Bell, F. Phillipp, and H. Schroeder "Improvement of nanostructured GaN films grown on sapphire by laser-induced reactive epitaxy", Proc. SPIE 5648, Smart Materials III, (16 February 2004); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.581385

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