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Low Pressure CVD of GaN from GaCl3 and NH3

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 February 2011

M. Topf
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electronic mail: michael.k.topf@expl. physik.uni-giessen.de
S. Koynov
Affiliation:
Permanent address: CLSENES Bulgarian Academy of Science, 1784 Sofia, Bulgaria
S. Fischer
Affiliation:
Physics Institute, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, D-35392 Giessen, Germany
I. Dirnstorfer
Affiliation:
Physics Institute, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, D-35392 Giessen, Germany
W. Kriegseis
Affiliation:
Physics Institute, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, D-35392 Giessen, Germany
W. Burkhardt
Affiliation:
Physics Institute, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, D-35392 Giessen, Germany
B.K. Meyer
Affiliation:
Physics Institute, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, D-35392 Giessen, Germany
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Abstract

We report on the heteroepitaxial growth of GaN from GaCl3 and NH3 on (0001) A12O3 and (0001) 6H-SiC substrates. In order to enable homogeneous growth within the entire deposition zone one has to use low process pressures in the 10-1 mbar range, where still a growth rate of ∼ 2 μm/h can be achieved. We present a simple model to describe our process and explain our observations. A comparison of GaN deposited on different substrates and with GaN buffer layers is given by low temperature Photoluminescence (PL). Furthermore, impurities are traced by secondary ion mass spectroscopy (SIMS).

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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1997

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