Observation of ultrahigh density InGaN quantum dots
- Institute of Materials Science and Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan 106 (China)
High density InGaN quantum dots (QDs) grown on an underlying GaN layer that was partially masked with SiN{sub x} nanocrystals were investigated by cross-sectional high-angle annular dark-field (HAADF) scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM), high-resolution transmission electron microscopy, and energy dispersive x-ray spectroscopy. The layer of SiN{sub x} masks appeared as a dark line in the HAADF-STEM images, and from the thickness of that dark line, the height of the masks was roughly estimated to be less than 2 nm. The InGaN QDs appeared as bright triangles in the HAADF-STEM images. The QDs can be regarded as nanosized island crystals consisting of (1011) sidewalls, with a height of several nanometers. The lattices in the InGaN crystals were strained as compared to the underlying and the capping GaN lattices and contacted them coherently.
- OSTI ID:
- 21057490
- Journal Information:
- Journal of Applied Physics, Journal Name: Journal of Applied Physics Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 102; ISSN JAPIAU; ISSN 0021-8979
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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