Abstract
In this study, we grew non-polar a-plane GaN thin films on r-plane sapphire using a series of growth conditions by metal-organic chemical vapor deposition. The results showed that high temperature and lowpressure conditions benefited two-dimension growth could lead to a fully coalesced a-plane GaN layer with a very smooth surface. The best surface morphology with an excellent mean roughness of 10.5 A was obtained. The different thickness AlN as a nucleation layer and the different δ/β ratio were also considered. The results revealed that the surface morphology would get worse when the thickness of nucleation layer and δ/β ratio were away from the values of optimal condition. The observation of transmission electronic microscopy shown the lowest density of threading dislocations was 1.85×1010 /cm 2.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 2510-2514 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Physica Status Solidi (C) Current Topics in Solid State Physics |
Volume | 4 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2007 Dec 1 |
Event | International Workshop on Nitride Semiconductors, IWN 2006 - Kyoto, Japan Duration: 2006 Oct 22 → 2006 Oct 27 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Condensed Matter Physics