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Transformation of N-Polar Inversion Domains from AlN Buffer Layers during the Growth of AlGaN Layers. / Osinnykh, I. V.; Malin, T. V.; Kozhukhov, A. S. et al.
In: Semiconductors, Vol. 56, No. 6, 06.2022, p. 352-359.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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T1 - Transformation of N-Polar Inversion Domains from AlN Buffer Layers during the Growth of AlGaN Layers
AU - Osinnykh, I. V.
AU - Malin, T. V.
AU - Kozhukhov, A. S.
AU - Ber, B. Ya
AU - Kazancev, D. Yu
AU - Zhuravlev, K. S.
N1 - Funding Information: This study was supported by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation, state assignment no. FWGW-2022-0005 “Heterostructures Based on AB Materials for Radio Photonics, Microwave Electronics, and Photoelectronics”. 3 5 Publisher Copyright: © 2022, Pleiades Publishing, Ltd.
PY - 2022/6
Y1 - 2022/6
N2 - The structural properties and crystal quality of AlxGa1 ‒ xN/AlN/Al2O3 heterostructures grown by ammonia-assisted molecular-beam epitaxy with a high silicon concentration in the AlxGa1 ‒ xN:Si layers are studied by atomic force microscopy and dynamic secondary-ion mass spectrometry. It is shown that if AlN buffer layers of metal polarity contain inversion domains of nitrogen polarity, during subsequent growth of the AlxGa1 ‒ xN:Si layers, inversion domains do not grow to the surface, but change their nitrogen polarity for metal polarity. At the place of AlN inversion domains, broadening AlxGa1 ‒ xN columns of metal polarity grow, which coalesce in a homogeneous film with the Me-polar matrix surrounding them. The thickness corresponding to complete intergrowth increases with the Al content in the layers.
AB - The structural properties and crystal quality of AlxGa1 ‒ xN/AlN/Al2O3 heterostructures grown by ammonia-assisted molecular-beam epitaxy with a high silicon concentration in the AlxGa1 ‒ xN:Si layers are studied by atomic force microscopy and dynamic secondary-ion mass spectrometry. It is shown that if AlN buffer layers of metal polarity contain inversion domains of nitrogen polarity, during subsequent growth of the AlxGa1 ‒ xN:Si layers, inversion domains do not grow to the surface, but change their nitrogen polarity for metal polarity. At the place of AlN inversion domains, broadening AlxGa1 ‒ xN columns of metal polarity grow, which coalesce in a homogeneous film with the Me-polar matrix surrounding them. The thickness corresponding to complete intergrowth increases with the Al content in the layers.
KW - A nitrides
KW - ammonia-assisted MBE
KW - inversion domains
KW - structural defects
KW - A3 nitrides
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U2 - 10.1134/S1063782622070077
DO - 10.1134/S1063782622070077
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85136875801
VL - 56
SP - 352
EP - 359
JO - Semiconductors
JF - Semiconductors
SN - 1063-7826
IS - 6
ER -
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