Hexagonal (wurtzite) GaN inclusions as a defect in cubic (zinc-blende) GaN |
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Authors: | N. Zainal S.V. Novikov A.V. Akimov C.R. Staddon C.T. Foxon A.J. Kent |
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Affiliation: | 1. Nano-optoelectronics Research and Technology Laboratory, School of Physics, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 Penang, Malaysia;2. School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK |
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Abstract: | The dependence of the hexagonal fraction with thickness in MBE-grown bulk cubic (c-) GaN epilayer is presented in this paper. A number of c-GaN epilayers with different thicknesses were characterized via PL and XRD measurements. From the PL spectra, the signal due to h-GaN inclusions increases as the thickness of the c-GaN increases. On the contrary, in the XRD diffractogram, c-GaN shows a dominant signal at all thicknesses, and only a weak peak at ∼35° is observed in the diffractogram, implying the existence of a small amount of h-GaN in the c-GaN layer. The best quality of c-GaN is observed in the first 10 μm of GaN on the top of GaAs substrate. Even though the hexagonal content increases with the thickness, the average content remains below 20% in c-GaN layers up to 50 μm thick. The surface morphology of thick c-GaN is also presented. |
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Keywords: | Cubic GaN Hexagonal GaN Thin cubic GaN Thick cubic GaN Photoluminescence X-ray diffraction |
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