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- Godlewski, M., et al.
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In-plane and in-depth nonuniformities in defect distribution in GaN and InGaN epilayers
- 2001
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Ingår i: Physica. B, Condensed matter. - 0921-4526 .- 1873-2135. ; 308-310, s. 102-105
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The in-plane and in-depth characteristics of the GaN and InGaN epilayers grown by the metalorganic chemical vapour deposition (MOCVD) on three different substrates (sapphire, SiC and bulk GaN) are evaluated. Relatively large intensity fluctuations of "edge" GaN and InGaN emissions are observed and are related to the details of the micro-structure of the GaN and InGaN films studied. The experiments indicate a nonuniform defect distribution in all types of the MOCVD films studied. In particular, the decoration of structural defects with impurities, an increased defect accumulation at the interfaces and a surprisingly small influence of the micro-structure on the in-plane homogeneity of the yellow band cathodoluminescence emission are observed. © 2001 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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- Valcheva, E., et al.
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Elimination of nonuniformities in thick GaN films using metalorganic chemical vapor deposited GaN templates
- 2001
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Ingår i: Journal of Applied Physics. - : AIP Publishing. - 0021-8979 .- 1089-7550. ; 90:12, s. 6011-6016
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Thick hydride vapor phase epitaxial GaN layers are grown on metalorganic chemical vapor deposited GaN template layers as well as directly on sapphire, with the aim of investigating the effect of the template on the strain relaxation and spatial distribution of free carriers in the overgrown GaN films. Spatially resolved cross-sectional micro-Raman spectroscopy, cathodoluminescence, and transmission electron microscopy show improved crystalline quality for growth on metalorganic chemical vapor deposited GaN templates. The highly doped and highly defective near-substrate layer composed of columnar domains, typically present in hydride vapor phase epitaxial GaN films grown directly on sapphire, is absent in the layers grown on templates. Consequently, this results in elimination of the nonuniformities of free electron distribution, a lower residual free carrier concentration (<1017 cm-3), and improved strain relaxation. © 2001 American Institute of Physics.
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- Valcheva, E., et al.
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Impact of MOCVD-GaN 'templates' on the spatial non-uniformities of strain and doping distribution in hydride vapour phase epitaxial GaN
- 2001
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Ingår i: Materials Science & Engineering. - 0921-5107 .- 1873-4944. ; 82:1-3, s. 35-38
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Thick HVPE-GaN layers are grown on Si-doped and undoped MOCVD-GaN 'template' layers as well as directly on sapphire, with the aim to investigate the effect of the MOCVD template on the strain relaxation and spatial distribution of free carriers in the overgrown HVPE films. Spatially resolved cross-sectional micro-Raman measurements, cathodoluminescence and transmission electron microscopy show improved crystalline quality resulting in elimination of the non-uniformities of electron distribution, a low free carrier concentration (< 1017 cm-3) as well as a significant strain relaxation effect. © 2001 Elsevier Science B.V.
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- Buyanova, Irina A., et al.
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Strain relaxation in GaNxP1-x alloy : Effect on optical properties
- 2001
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Ingår i: Physica. B, Condensed matter. - : Elsevier. - 0921-4526 .- 1873-2135. ; 308-310, s. 106-109
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- By using scanning electron microscopy and cathodoluminescence (CL), a decrease in radiative efficiency of GaNP alloy with increasing N content is seen due to the formation of structural defects. The defect formation is attributed to relaxation of tensile strain in the GaNP layer, which is lattice mismatched to GaP substrate. Several types of extended defects including dislocations, microcracks and pits are revealed in partly relaxed GaNxP1-x epilayers with x=1.9%, whereas coherently strained layers exhibit high crystalline quality for x up to 4%. According to the CL measurements, all extended defects act as competing, non-radiative channels leading to the observed strong decrease in the radiative efficiency. From CL mapping experiments, non-uniformity of strain distribution around the extended defects is partly responsible for the broadening of the photoluminescence (PL) spectra recorded in the macro-PL experiments. © 2001 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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- Paskova, Tanja, et al.
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Mass transport growth and properties of hydride vapour phase epitaxy GaN
- 2001
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Ingår i: Physica status solidi. A, Applied research. - 0031-8965 .- 1521-396X. ; 188:1, s. 447-451
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- We report a comparative study of the optical and structural properties of mass-transport and conventionally grown GaN by hydride vapor phase epitaxy. A strong donor-acceptor pair emission is observed from the mass-transport regions with a distinctive intensity contrast between the exciton and donor-acceptor bands from mass-transport and nontransport regions. Secondary ion mass spectroscopy was employed to investigate the impurity incorporation into different regions. A moderate increase of residual impurity incorporation or redistribution was found in mass-transport regions related to different growth modes.
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- Buyanova, Irina, 1960-, et al.
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Structural properties of a GaNxP1-x alloy : Raman studies
- 2001
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Ingår i: Applied Physics Letters. - : AIP Publishing. - 0003-6951 .- 1077-3118. ; 78:25, s. 3959-
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Raman measurements in backscattering configuration are employed to characterize the effect of nitrogen on the structural properties of a GaNxP1-x alloy with x<=3%. The following effects of N incorporation on the vibrational spectra of GaNP are observed. First, frequencies of GaP-like and GaN-like longitudinal optical phonons exhibit strong compositional dependence, due to a combined effect of alloying and biaxial strain. Second, a dramatic quenching of two-phonon Raman scattering and an emergence of zone-edge GaP-like vibrations are observed. These effects are tentatively attributed to a local distortion of the GaNP lattice and/or compositional disorder in the alloy.
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- Paskova, Tanja, et al.
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Mass transport growth and optical emission properties of hydride vapor phase epitaxy GaN
- 2001
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Ingår i: Applied Physics Letters. - : AIP Publishing. - 0003-6951 .- 1077-3118. ; 78:26, s. 4130-4132
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The optical emission properties of mass-transport regions of GaN grown by hydride vapor phase epitaxy are studied by cathodoluminescence imaging and spectroscopy. A strong donor-acceptor pair emission is observed from the mass-transport regions. Spatially resolved cathodoluminescence reveals a strong intensity contrast between the exciton and donor-acceptor bands from mass-transport and nontransport regions. Focused Auger electron and x-ray photoelectron spectroscopies were employed to investigate the impurity incorporation in the different regions. A preferential moderate increase of residual impurity incorporation or redistribution in mass-transport regions is suggested to be responsible for the observed change of the dominant radiative mechanism. © 2001 American Institute of Physics.
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