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Title: High-quality AlGaN/GaN grown on sapphire by gas-source molecular beam epitaxy using a thin low-temperature AlN layer

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OSTI ID:20104580

Growth of high-quality AlGaN/GaN heterostructures on sapphire by ammonia gas-source molecular beam epitaxy is reported. Incorporation of a thin AlN layer grown at low temperature within the GaN buffer is shown to result in enhanced electrical and structural characteristics for subsequently grown heterostructures. AlGaN/GaN structures exhibiting reduced background doping and enhanced Hall mobilities (2100, 10310 and 12200 cm{sup 2}/Vs with carrier sheet densities of 6.1 x 10{sup 12} cm{sup {minus}2}, and 5.8 x 10{sup 12} cm{sup {minus}2} at 300 K, 77 K, and 0.3 K, respectively) correlate with dislocation filtering in the thin AlN layer. Magnetotransport measurements at 0.3 K reveal well-resolved Shubnikov-de Haas oscillations starting at 3 T.

Research Organization:
Columbia Univ., New York, NY (US)
OSTI ID:
20104580
Resource Relation:
Conference: 1999 Materials Research Society Fall Meeting, Boston, MA (US), 11/28/1999--12/03/1999; Other Information: PBD: 2000; Related Information: In: GaN and related alloys -- 1999. Materials Research Society symposium proceedings, Volume 595, by Myers, T.H.; Feenstra, R.M.; Shur, M.S.; Amano, Hiroshi [eds.], [1050] pages.
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English