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Defects and stresses in MBE-grown GaN and Al{sub 0.3}Ga{sub 0.7}N layers doped by silicon using silane

Journal Article · · Crystallography Reports
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  1. Russian Academy of Sciences, Ioffe Physical Technical Institute (Russian Federation)
  2. Russian Academy of Sciences, Rzhanov Institute of Semiconductor Physics, Siberian Branch (Russian Federation)
The electric and structural characteristics of silicon-doped GaN and Al{sub 0.3}Ga{sub 0.7}N layers grown by molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) using silane have been analyzed by the Hall effect, Raman spectroscopy, and high-resolution X-ray diffractometry. It is established that the electron concentration linearly increases up to n = 4 × 10{sup 20} cm{sup −3} with an increase in the silane flow rate for GaN:Si, whereas the corresponding dependence for Al{sub 0.3}Ga{sub 0.7}N:Si is sublinear and the maximum electron concentration is found to be n = 4 × 10{sup 19} cm{sup −3}. X-ray measurements of sample macrobending indicate a decrease in biaxial compressive stress with an increase in the electron concentration in both GaN:Si and Al{sub 0.3}Ga{sub 0.7}N:Si layers. The parameters of the dislocation structure, estimated from the measured broadenings of X-ray reflections, are analyzed.
OSTI ID:
22311416
Journal Information:
Crystallography Reports, Journal Name: Crystallography Reports Journal Issue: 7 Vol. 58; ISSN 1063-7745; ISSN CYSTE3
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English