Simple method for cleaning gallium nitride (0001)

Achieving clean surfaces is a major and challenging requirement for the study of surfaces and surface reactions. We describe the use of synchrotron radiation (SR) to probe the electronic structure of the gallium nitride (GaN) (0001) surface that has undergone wet chemical cleaning sequences followed...

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Published in:Journal of vacuum science & technology. A, Vacuum, surfaces, and films Vacuum, surfaces, and films, 2002-09, Vol.20 (5), p.1784-1786
Main Authors: Machuca, Francisco, Liu, Zhi, Sun, Yun, Pianetta, P., Spicer, W. E., Pease, R. F. W.
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Annealing
Chemical cleaning
Chemisorption
Electronic structure
Hydrogen peroxide
Monolayers
Sulfuric acid
Surface cleaning
Surface reactions
Synchrotron radiation
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Surface reactions
Synchrotron radiation
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