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Low-temperature growth of high quality In{sub x}Ga{sub 1{minus}x}N by atomic layer epitaxy

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OSTI ID:394954

The authors report on the low temperature epitaxial growth of In{sub x}Ga{sub 1{minus}x}N with 0 {le} x {le} 0.27 by Atomic Layer Epitaxy (ALE). GaN and InGaN single crystal films have been grown by ALE in the temperature range between 600 and 700 C using the rotating substrate approach. Films were deposited on sapphire substrates using TMG, EdMIn, and NH{sub 3} as precursors. Up to 27% indium content has been achieved in the InGaN films. The FWHM of the (0002) InGaN peak by double crystal X-ray diffraction of these films was a small as 5 minutes. Room-temperature photoluminescence (PL) from these films was dominated by band edge emission between 365 nm and 446 nm. AlGaN/InGaN double heterostructures were grown in a hybrid reactor, in which the AlGaN barrier layers were grown by MOCVD and the InGaN active layer by ALE. The structures showed good crystal quality, and sharp PL emission with peak intensity at 410 nm.

OSTI ID:
394954
Report Number(s):
CONF-951155--; ISBN 1-55899-298-7
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English