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Plasma-assisted molecular beam epitaxy growth of crack-free AlN cap layer on GaN-based heterostructures

A. MAHYUDDIN1,* , Z. HASSAN1, C. W. CHIN1, M. H. M. MOHAMED1, K. Y. CHEONG2

Affiliation

  1. Nano-Optoelectronic Research and Technology Laboratory, School of Physics, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 Penang, Malaysia
  2. School of Materials and Mineral Resources Engineering, USM Engineering Campus, Seri Ampangan, 14300 Seberang Prai Selatan, Penang, Malaysia

Abstract

We have succeeded in growing crack-free AlN cap layer on GaN with AlN buffer layer on Si (111) substrates by plasmaassisted molecular beam epitaxy. In situ reflection high-energy electron diffraction (RHEED) observation was performed to monitor the growth processes. A two-dimensional growth process lead to AlN cap layer of good crystal quality. Highresolution x-ray diffraction (HR-XRD), high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and energy dispersive x-ray spectroscopy (EDS) line analysis were used to investigate the structural properties of the films. It was revealed that AlN is single crystalline with low defect.

Keywords

AlN, GaN, Molecular beam epitaxy.

Citation

A. MAHYUDDIN, Z. HASSAN, C. W. CHIN, M. H. M. MOHAMED, K. Y. CHEONG, Plasma-assisted molecular beam epitaxy growth of crack-free AlN cap layer on GaN-based heterostructures, Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials - Rapid Communications, 4, 7, July 2010, pp.925-928 (2010).

Submitted at: June 2, 2010

Accepted at: July 14, 2010