Anisotropy of effective electron masses in highly doped nonpolar GaN
- Institut für Experimentelle Physik, Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg, Universitätsplatz 2, 39106 Magdeburg (Germany)
The anisotropic effective electron masses in wurtzite GaN are determined by generalized infrared spectroscopic ellipsometry. Nonpolar (112{sup ¯}0) oriented thin films allow accessing both effective masses, m{sub ⊥}{sup *} and m{sub ∥}{sup *}, by determining the screened plasma frequencies. A n-type doping range up to 1.7 × 10{sup 20} cm{sup −3} is investigated. The effective mass ratio m{sub ⊥}{sup *}/m{sub ∥}{sup *} is obtained with highest accuracy and is found to be 1.11 independent on electron concentration up to 1.2 × 10{sup 20} cm{sup −3}. For higher electron concentrations, the conduction band non-parabolicity is mirrored in changes. Absolute values for effective electron masses depend on additional input of carrier concentrations determined by Hall effect measurements. We obtain m{sub ⊥}{sup *}=(0.239±0.004)m{sub 0} and m{sub ∥}{sup *}=(0.216±0.003)m{sub 0} for the parabolic range of the GaN conduction band. Our data are indication of a parabolic GaN conduction band up to an energy of approximately 400 meV above the conduction band minimum.
- OSTI ID:
- 22253894
- Journal Information:
- Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 103, Issue 23; Other Information: (c) 2013 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0003-6951
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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