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Comparison of AlN films grown by RF magnetron sputtering and ion-assisted molecular beam epitaxy

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OSTI ID:10165289
Crystalline aluminum nitride (AlN) thin films were formed on various substrates by using RF magnetron sputtering of an A1 target in a nitrogen plasma and also by ion-assisted molecular beam epitaxy (IAMBE). Basal-oriented AlN/(111) Si showed a degradation of crystallinity with increased substrate temperature from 550 to 770 C, while the crystallinity of AlN/(0001) A1{sub 2}O{sub 3} samples improved from 700 to 850 C. The optical absorption characteristics of the AlN/(0001) A1{sub 2}O{sub 3} films as grown by both deposition methods revealed a decrease in subbandgap absorption with increased substrate temperature.
Research Organization:
Lawrence Berkeley Lab., CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States); Department of Defense, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
AC03-76SF00098
OSTI ID:
10165289
Report Number(s):
LBL--35660; CONF-930405--56; ON: DE94014914; CNN: Contract F49620-90-C-0029
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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