Selective-Area Growth Mechanism of GaN Microrods on a Plateau Patterned Substrate

This study provides experimental evidence regarding the mechanism of gallium nitride (GaN) selective-area growth (SAG) on a polished plateau-patterned sapphire substrate (PP-PSS), on which aluminum nitride (AlN) buffer layers are deposited under the same deposition conditions. The SAG of GaN was onl...

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Published in:Materials 2023-03, Vol.16 (6), p.2462
Main Authors: Ahn, Min-Joo, Jeong, Woo-Seop, Shim, Kyu-Yeon, Kang, Seongho, Kim, Hwayoung, Kim, Dae-Sik, Jhin, Junggeun, Kim, Jaekyun, Byun, Dongjin
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Language:English
Subjects:
Aluminum compounds
Aluminum nitride
Buffer layers
Chemical vapor deposition
Contact angle
Crystal structure
Crystallinity
Electron back scatter
Gallium nitrides
Liquors
Methods
Molecular beam epitaxy
Organic chemicals
Sapphire
Scanning electron microscopy
Semiconductors
Silicon dioxide
Silicon nitride
Silicon oxides
Substrates
Surface energy
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Summary:This study provides experimental evidence regarding the mechanism of gallium nitride (GaN) selective-area growth (SAG) on a polished plateau-patterned sapphire substrate (PP-PSS), on which aluminum nitride (AlN) buffer layers are deposited under the same deposition conditions. The SAG of GaN was only observed on the plateau region of the PP-PSS, irrespective of the number of growth cycles. Indirect samples deposited on the bare c-plane substrate were prepared to determine the difference between the AlN buffer layers in the plateau region and silicon oxide (SiO2). The AlN buffer layer in the plateau region exhibited a higher surface energy, and its crystal orientation is indicated by AlN [001]. In contrast, regions other than the plateau region did not exhibit crystallinity and presented lower surface energies. The direct analysis results of PP-PSS using transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and electron backscattered diffraction (EBSD) are similar to the results of the indirect samples. Therefore, under the same conditions, the GaN SAG of the deposited layer is related to crystallinity, crystal orientation, and surface energy.
ISSN:1996-1944
1996-1944
DOI:10.3390/ma16062462