Annealing temperature controlled crystallization mechanism and properties of gallium oxide film in forming gas atmosphere

Gallium oxide (Ga2O3) films had been fabricated on Al2O3(0001) substrate by employing pulsed laser deposition (PLD) and annealed at different temperatures under forming gas (FG) atmosphere (95% N2 + 5% H2). The influence of annealing temperature on the structural, optical, chemical composition, and...

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Published in:Journal of the American Ceramic Society 2022-06, Vol.105 (6), p.4487-4499
Main Authors: Wang, Chen, Li, Shi‐Wei, Fan, Wei‐Hang, Zhang, Yu‐Chao, Lin, Hai‐Jun, Zhang, Xiao‐Ying, Lien, Shui‐Yang, Zhu, Wen‐Zhang, Wuu, Dong‐Sing
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aluminum oxide
Annealing
annealing temperature
Chemical composition
Crystallization
crystallization mechanism
forming gas
gallium oxide
Gallium oxides
Hypoxia
Optical properties
Oxidation
Oxide coatings
Oxygen
Pulsed laser deposition
Pulsed lasers
Substrates
Temperature
Thin films
Valence
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Summary:Gallium oxide (Ga2O3) films had been fabricated on Al2O3(0001) substrate by employing pulsed laser deposition (PLD) and annealed at different temperatures under forming gas (FG) atmosphere (95% N2 + 5% H2). The influence of annealing temperature on the structural, optical, chemical composition, and surface morphological properties of the Ga2O3 thin films was investigated comprehensively. The annealing processes with hydrogen gas play a crucial role in the characteristics of Ga2O3 thin films. A crystallization mechanism of Ga2O3 films controlled by annealing temperature has been proposed firstly and analyzed systematically, which contains three kinds of competitive mechanism, namely the thermal enhanced crystallization, the enhanced H2 dissociative adsorption on Ga2O3 surfaces, and the high‐temperature decomposition of Ga2O3. Both Ga+ and Ga3+ oxidation valence states were presented in all samples, which indicated lattice oxygen deficiency in Ga2O3 films. The variation of the non‐lattice oxygen proportion of Ga2O3 films related to the crystallization mechanism firstly increased and then decreased with the increase of annealing temperature. The detailed crystallization mechanism of PLD‐Ga2O3 films annealed in FG offers a guideline and references for the further fabrication of high‐quality Ga2O3 films and their applications in high‐performance devices.
ISSN:0002-7820
1551-2916
DOI:10.1111/jace.18368