A growth diagram for plasma-assisted molecular beam epitaxy of GaN nanocolumns on Si(111)
- 15 December 2009
- journal article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Journal of Applied Physics
- Vol. 106 (12), 126102
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3267151
Abstract
The morphology of GaN samples grown by plasma-assisted molecular beam epitaxy on Si(111) was systematically studied as a function of impinging Ga/N flux ratio and growth temperature . Two different growth regimes were identified: compact and nanocolumnar. A growth diagram was established as a function of growth parameters, exhibiting the transition between growth regimes, and showing under which growth conditions GaN cannot be grown due to thermal decomposition and Ga desorption. Present results indicate that adatoms diffusion length and the actual Ga/N ratio on the growing surface are key factors to achieve nanocolumnar growth.
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