A method for exfoliating AlGaN films from sapphire substrates using heated and pressurized water

Thin films of AlN, AlGaN, and AlGaN-based device structures of approximately 1 cm 2 formed on a sapphire substrate were successfully exfoliated from the substrate by immersion in heated (115 °C) and pressurized (170 kPa) water. These thin films were crystalline, grown on periodically formed AlN nano...

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Published in:Applied physics express 2022-11, Vol.15 (11), p.116502
Main Authors: Matsubara, Eri, Hasegawa, Ryota, Nishibayashi, Toma, Yabutani, Ayumu, Yamada, Ryoya, Imoto, Yoshinori, Kondo, Ryosuke, Iwayama, Sho, Takeuchi, Tetsuya, Kamiyama, Satoshi, Shojiki, Kanako, Kumagai, Shinya, Miyake, Hideto, Iwaya, Motoaki
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Language:English
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AlGaN
AlN nanopillars
heated and pressurized water
substrate exfoliation
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Summary:Thin films of AlN, AlGaN, and AlGaN-based device structures of approximately 1 cm 2 formed on a sapphire substrate were successfully exfoliated from the substrate by immersion in heated (115 °C) and pressurized (170 kPa) water. These thin films were crystalline, grown on periodically formed AlN nanopillars. The water was permeated through intentional voids formed in the AlGaN or AlN crystalline layers by using periodic AlN nanopillars. The exfoliated AlGaN exhibited clear X-ray diffraction peaks from its (0002) plane diffraction. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) confirmed that exfoliation introduced few additional dislocations and that the device structure was maintained.
ISSN:1882-0778
1882-0786
DOI:10.35848/1882-0786/ac97dc