Effect of the thickness of InGaN interlayer on a-plane GaN epilayer

In this paper,we use the a-plane InGaN interlayer to improve the property of a-plane GaN.Based on the a-InGaN interlayer,a template exhibits that a regular,porous structure,which acts as a compliant effect,can be obtained to release the strain caused by the lattice and thermal mismatch between a-GaN and r-sapphire.We find that the thickness of InGaN has a great influence on the growth of a-GaN.The surface morphology and crystalline quality both are first improved and then deteriorated with increasing the thickness of the InGaN interlayer.When the InGaN thickness exceeds a critical point,the a-GaN epilayer peels off in the process of cooling down to room temperature.This is an attractive way of lifting off a-GaN films from the sapphire substrate.     

A Simple Route of Morphology Control and Structural and Optical Properties of ZnO Grown by Metal-Organic Chemical Vapour Deposition

Employing the metal-organic chemical vapour deposition （MOCVD） technique, we prepare ZnO samples with different morphologies from the film to nanorods through conveniently changing the bubbled diethylzinc flux （BDF） and the carrier gas flux of oxygen （OCGF）. The scanning electron microscope images indicate that small BDF and OCGF induce two-dimensional growth while the large ones avail quasi-one-dimensional growth. X-ray diffraction （XRD） and Raman scattering analyses show that all of the morphology-dependent ZnO samples are of high crystal quality with a c-axis orientation. From the precise shifts of the 20 locations of ZnQ （002） face in the XRD patterns and the E2 （high） locations in the Raman spectra, we deduce that the compressive stress forms in the ZnO samples and is strengthened with the increasing BDF and OCGF. Photoluminescence spectroscopy results show all the samples have a sharp ultraviolet luminescent band without any defects-related emission. Upon the experiments a possible growth mechanism is proposed.     

Effects of V/III ratio on a-plane GaN epilayers with an InGaN interlayer

The effects of V/Ill growth flux ratio on a-plane GaN films grown on r-plane sapphire substrates with an InGaN interlayer are investigated. The surface morphology, crystalline quality, strain states, and density of basal stacking faults were found to depend heavily upon the V/III ratio. With decreasing V/III ratio, the surface morphology and crystal quality first improved and then deteriorated, and the density of the basal-plane stacking faults also first decreased and then increased. The optimal V/III ratio growth condition for the best surface morphology and crystalline quality and the smallest basal-plane stacking fault density of a-GaN films are found. We also found that the formation of basal-plane stacking faults is an effective way to release strain.     

MOCVD生长温度对氧化锌薄膜结构及发光性能的影响

利用甲醇做氧源,采用金属有机物化学气相沉积(MOCVD)工艺在硅(111)衬底上生长了一系列的氧化锌薄膜,生长温度为400～600 ℃.薄膜的表面形貌及晶体质量分别利用场发射扫描电镜及X射线衍射仪进行了测量.研究表明:随着生长温度的降低,在X射线衍射图谱中氧化锌(101)峰取代了(002)峰成为了主峰.这可能是由于温度过低使得甲醇未完全分解,而甲醇分子抑制了氧化锌沿c轴极性过快的生长所致.室温光致发光光谱结果表明在较高生长温度下获得的样品具有良好的光学性质,发光强度随着温度的降低而降低.     

磁控溅射ZrN薄膜的生长机理及光学性能

利用直流反应磁控溅射法在Si衬底上沉积了高结晶质量的氮化锆(ZrN)薄膜。采用X射线衍射仪(XRD)、场发射扫描电子显微镜(FE-SEM)、原子力显微镜(AFM)和光谱椭偏仪(SE)研究了沉积时间对ZrN薄膜结构、表面形貌和光学性能的影响。结果表明:所沉积薄膜均为NaCl结构的立方相ZrN,具有(111)面单一取向;沉积时间的增加提高了薄膜的结晶质量;ZrN薄膜的表面形貌、晶粒尺寸以及表面粗糙度随沉积时间发生变化,沉积45 min的薄膜表面出现致密的三角锥晶粒,且表面粗糙度最大,薄膜呈柱状生长。随后利用Extend Structure Zone Model解释了ZrN薄膜的生长机制,最后研究了ZrN薄膜的光反射特性,发现反射光谱与晶粒形状和表面粗糙度密切相关,表面具有三角锥状晶粒的薄膜,其反射谱在300~800 nm波长范围内存在振荡现象,相比于具有不规则晶粒形貌的薄膜其反射率明显下降。本文中研究的生长条件与晶体结构、微观形貌和光学性能之间的关系,可为器件中应用的ZrN薄膜最佳制备条件的优化提供重要的参考价值。     

载气流量对氧化锌纳米棒阵列的影响

本文研究了在金属有机化学气相沉积法(MOCVD)生长过程中,锌(Zn)源和氧(O)源载气流量的改变对ZnO纳米棒阵列的影响.通过改变源材料载气的流量,得到了直径从150 nm到20 nm范围、均一性明显改善的ZnO纳米棒.采用扫描电子显微镜(SEM),X射线衍射图谱(XRD),拉曼光谱(Raman)和光致荧光光谱(PL)等测试手段对样品的形貌结构和光学特性进行了表征.SEM和XRD结果表明当Zn源和O源的载气流量均为1 SLM时,所得的纳米棒直径最均匀,排列整齐,垂直于衬底生长,且结晶度最好.PL谱显示纳米棒的紫外带边峰发生了蓝移,可能与表面效应的增加有关.     

Effect of Nitridation on Morphology, Structural Properties and Stress of AlN Films

We investigate effects of nitridation on AlN morphology, structural properties and stress. It is found that 3min nitridation can prominently improve AlN crystal structure, and slightly smooth the surface morphology. However, 10min nitridation degrades out-of-plane crystal structure and surface morphology instead. Additionally, 3-min nitridation introduces more tensile stress （1.5 GPa） in AlN films, which can be attributed to the weaker islands 2D coalescent. Nitridation for lOmin can introduce more defects, or even forms polycrystallinity interlayer, which relaxes the stress. Thus, the stress in AlN with 10 min nitridation decreases to -0.2 GPa compressive stress.     

Effects of V/Ⅲ ratio on a-plane GaN epilayers with an InGaN interlayer

The effects of V/Ⅲgrowth flux ratio on a-plane GaN films grown on r-plane sapphire substrates with an InGaN interlayer are investigated.The surface morphology,crystalline quality,strain states,and density of basal stacking faults were found to depend heavily upon the V/Ⅲratio.With decreasing V/Ⅲratio,the surface morphology and crystal quality first improved and then deteriorated,and the density of the basal-plane stacking faults also first decreased and then increased.The optimal V/Ⅲratio growth condition for the best surface morphology and crystalline quality and the smallest basalplane stacking fault density of a-GaN films are found.We also found that the formation of basal-plane stacking faults is an effective way to release strain.     

A Comparison between AIN Films Grown by MOCVD Using Dimethylethylamine Alane and Trimethylaluminium as the Aluminium Precursors

Aluminium nitride （AIN） films grown with dimethylethylamine Mane （DMEAA） are compared with the ones grown with trimethylaluminium （TMA）. In the high-resolution x-ray diffraction Ω scans, the full width at half maximum （FWHM） of （0002） AIN films grown with DMEAA is about 0.70 deg, while the FWHM of （0002） AIN films grown with TMA is only 0.11 deg. The surface morphologies of the films are different, and the rms roughnesses of the surface are approximately identical. The rms roughness of AIN films grown with DMEAA is 47.4nm, and grown with TMA is 69.4nm. Although using DMEAA as the aluminium precursor cannot improve the AIN crystal quality, AIN growth can be reached at low temperature of 673 K. Thus, DMEAA is an alternative aluminium precursor to deposit AIN film at low growth temperatures.     

ZnO Nanostructures Grown on A1N/Sapphire Substrates by MOCVD

ZnO nanorods and nanotubes are successful synthesized on A1N/sapphire substrates by metal-organic chemical vapour deposition （MOGVD）. The different morphology and structure properties of ZnO nanorods and nanotubes are found to be affected by the A1N under-layer. The photoluminescence spectra show the optical properties of the ZnO nanorods and nanotubes, in which a blueshift of UV emission is observed and is attributed to the surface effect.[第一段]