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Investigation into the Influence of a Buffer Layer of Nanoporous Silicon on the Atomic and Electronic Structure and Optical Properties of A{sup III}N/por-Si Heterostructures Grown by Plasma-Activated Molecular-Beam Epitaxy

Journal Article · · Semiconductors
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  1. Voronezh State University (Russian Federation)
  2. St. Petersburg National Research Academic University, Russian Academy of Sciences (Russian Federation)
  3. Ioffe Institute (Russian Federation)
  4. Udmurt Federal Research Center, Ural Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences (Russian Federation)

The influence of using a buffer sublayer of nanoporous por-Si on the morphological, physical, and structural properties of nanocolumnar In{sub x}Ga{sub 1 –x}N structures fabricated by plasma-activated molecular-beam epitaxy on single-crystal Si(111) substrates is shown. Using a set of structural-spectroscopic analytical methods, the electronic structure of the grown heterostructures, morphology, and optical properties are investigated, and the interrelations between them are established. It is shown that the use of a por-Si sublayer makes it possible to attain a more uniform distribution of diameters of In{sub x}Ga{sub 1 –x}N nanocolumns and to increase the photoluminescence intensity of the latter.

OSTI ID:
22944927
Journal Information:
Semiconductors, Journal Name: Semiconductors Journal Issue: 7 Vol. 53; ISSN SMICES; ISSN 1063-7826
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English