To understand the mechanism of Gallium nitride （GaN） film growth is of great importance for their potential applications. In this paper, we investigate the growth behavior of the GaN film by combining computational ...To understand the mechanism of Gallium nitride （GaN） film growth is of great importance for their potential applications. In this paper, we investigate the growth behavior of the GaN film by combining computational fluid dynamics （CFD） and molecular dynamics （MD） simulations. Both of the simulations show that V/III mixture degree can have important impacts on the deposition behavior, and it is found that the more uniform the mixture is, the better the growth is. Besides, by using MD simulations, we illustrate the whole process of the GaN growth. Furthermore, we also find that the V/III ratio can affect the final roughness of the GaN film. When the V/III ratio is high, the surface of final GaN film is smooth. The present study provides insights into GaN growth from the macroscopic and microscopic views, which may provide some suggestions on better experimental GaN preparation.展开更多
CaN nanorods are successfully fabricated by adjusting the flow rate ratio of hydrogen （H2）/nitrogen （N2） and growth temperature of the selective area growth （SAG） method with metal organic chemical vapor deposit...CaN nanorods are successfully fabricated by adjusting the flow rate ratio of hydrogen （H2）/nitrogen （N2） and growth temperature of the selective area growth （SAG） method with metal organic chemical vapor deposition （MOCVD）. The SAG template is obtained by nanospherical-lens photolithography. It is found that increasing the flow rate of 1-12 will change the CaN crystal shape from pyramid to vertical rod, while increasing the growth temperature will reduce the diameters of GaN rods to nanometer scale. Finally the CaN nanorods with smooth lateral surface and relatively good quality are obtained under the condition that the H2：N2 ratio is 1：1 and the growth temperature is 1030℃. The good crystal quality and orientation of GaN nanorods are confirmed by high resolution transmission electron microscopy. The cathodoluminescence spectrum suggests that the crystal and optical quality is also improved with increasing the temperature.展开更多
AlGaN/GaN high electron mobility transistors （HEMTs） grown on Fe-modulation-doped （MD） and unintentionally doped （UID） GaN buffer layers are investigated and compared. Highly resistive GaN buffers （10^9Ω·...AlGaN/GaN high electron mobility transistors （HEMTs） grown on Fe-modulation-doped （MD） and unintentionally doped （UID） GaN buffer layers are investigated and compared. Highly resistive GaN buffers （10^9Ω·cm） are induced by individual mechanisms for the electron traps＇ formation： the Fe MD buffer （sample A） and the UID buffer with high density of edge-type dislocations （7.24×10^9cm^-2, sample B）. The 300K Hall test indicates that the mobility of sample A with Fe doping （2503cm^2V^-1s^-1） is much higher than sample B （1926cm^2V^-1s^-1） due to the decreased scattering effect on the two-dimensional electron gas. HEMT devices are fabricated on the two samples and pulsed I–V measurements are conducted. Device A shows better gate pinch-off characteristics and a higher threshold voltage （-2.63V） compared with device B （-3.71V）. Lower gate leakage current ｜IGS｜ of device A （3.32×10^-7A） is present compared with that of device B （8.29×10^-7A）. When the off-state quiescent points Q_2 （V GQ2=-8V, V DQ2=0V） are on, V th hardly shifts for device A while device B shows ＋0.21V positive threshold voltage shift, resulting from the existence of electron traps associated with the dislocations in the UID-GaN buffer layer under the gate. Under pulsed I–V and transconductance G m–V GS measurement, the device with the Fe MD-doped buffer shows more potential in improving reliability upon off-state stress.展开更多
Hydride vapor phase epitaxy （HVPE） is utilized to grow nonpolar a-plane GaN layers on r-plane sapphire templates prepared by metal organic vapor phase epitaxy （MOVPE）. The surface morphology and microstructures of...Hydride vapor phase epitaxy （HVPE） is utilized to grow nonpolar a-plane GaN layers on r-plane sapphire templates prepared by metal organic vapor phase epitaxy （MOVPE）. The surface morphology and microstructures of the samples are characterized by atomic force microscopy. The full width at half maximum （FWHM） of the HVPE sample shows a W-shape and that of the MOVPE sample shows an M-shape plane with the degree of 0 in the high-resolution x-ray diffraction （HRXRD） results. The surface morphology attributes to this significant anisotropic. HRXRD reveals that there is a significant reduction in the FWHM, both on-axis and off-axis for HVPE GaN are compared with the MOVPE template. The decrease of the FWHM of E2 （high） Raman scat tering spectra further indicates the improvement of crystal quality after HVPE. By comparing the results of secondary- ion-mass spectroscope and photoluminescence spectrum of the samples grown by HVPE and MOVPE, we propose that C-involved defects are originally responsible for the yellow luminescence.展开更多
Ga N具有禁带宽、热导率高、电子饱和漂移速度大和介电常数小等特点 ,在高亮度发光二极管、短波长激光二极管、高性能紫外探测器和高温、高频、大功率半导体器件等领域有着广泛的应用前景。本文介绍了 Ga N基半导体材料的制备方法 ,异...Ga N具有禁带宽、热导率高、电子饱和漂移速度大和介电常数小等特点 ,在高亮度发光二极管、短波长激光二极管、高性能紫外探测器和高温、高频、大功率半导体器件等领域有着广泛的应用前景。本文介绍了 Ga N基半导体材料的制备方法 ,异质结构以及在光电子和微电子器件领域的应用 。展开更多
使用氮化物MOCVD外延生长系统,采用传统的两步生长法在76.2 mm c面蓝宝石衬底上生长了不同压力的GaN薄膜样品。研究发现提高高温GaN的生长压力,初期的三维生长时间增长,有利于提高GaN薄膜的晶体质量。同时采用XRD、PL谱和湿化学腐蚀方...使用氮化物MOCVD外延生长系统,采用传统的两步生长法在76.2 mm c面蓝宝石衬底上生长了不同压力的GaN薄膜样品。研究发现提高高温GaN的生长压力,初期的三维生长时间增长,有利于提高GaN薄膜的晶体质量。同时采用XRD、PL谱和湿化学腐蚀方法研究了样品的位错特性,结果表明高压生长的样品能够降低位错密度,起到改善GaN晶体质量的作用。展开更多
基金Project supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (Grant No. 2011CB301900)the National High Technology Research and DevelopmentProgram of China (Grant No. 2011AA03A103)+1 种基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 60990311, 60820106003, 60906025, and60936004)the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province, China (Grant Nos. BK2011010, BK2010385, BK2009255, and BK2010178)
文摘To understand the mechanism of Gallium nitride （GaN） film growth is of great importance for their potential applications. In this paper, we investigate the growth behavior of the GaN film by combining computational fluid dynamics （CFD） and molecular dynamics （MD） simulations. Both of the simulations show that V/III mixture degree can have important impacts on the deposition behavior, and it is found that the more uniform the mixture is, the better the growth is. Besides, by using MD simulations, we illustrate the whole process of the GaN growth. Furthermore, we also find that the V/III ratio can affect the final roughness of the GaN film. When the V/III ratio is high, the surface of final GaN film is smooth. The present study provides insights into GaN growth from the macroscopic and microscopic views, which may provide some suggestions on better experimental GaN preparation.
基金Supported by the Key Program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No 61334009the National High Technology Research and Development Program of China under Grant No 2014AA032604
文摘CaN nanorods are successfully fabricated by adjusting the flow rate ratio of hydrogen （H2）/nitrogen （N2） and growth temperature of the selective area growth （SAG） method with metal organic chemical vapor deposition （MOCVD）. The SAG template is obtained by nanospherical-lens photolithography. It is found that increasing the flow rate of 1-12 will change the CaN crystal shape from pyramid to vertical rod, while increasing the growth temperature will reduce the diameters of GaN rods to nanometer scale. Finally the CaN nanorods with smooth lateral surface and relatively good quality are obtained under the condition that the H2：N2 ratio is 1：1 and the growth temperature is 1030℃. The good crystal quality and orientation of GaN nanorods are confirmed by high resolution transmission electron microscopy. The cathodoluminescence spectrum suggests that the crystal and optical quality is also improved with increasing the temperature.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant Nos 61204017 and 61334002the National Basic Research Program of Chinathe National Science and Technology Major Project of China
文摘AlGaN/GaN high electron mobility transistors （HEMTs） grown on Fe-modulation-doped （MD） and unintentionally doped （UID） GaN buffer layers are investigated and compared. Highly resistive GaN buffers （10^9Ω·cm） are induced by individual mechanisms for the electron traps＇ formation： the Fe MD buffer （sample A） and the UID buffer with high density of edge-type dislocations （7.24×10^9cm^-2, sample B）. The 300K Hall test indicates that the mobility of sample A with Fe doping （2503cm^2V^-1s^-1） is much higher than sample B （1926cm^2V^-1s^-1） due to the decreased scattering effect on the two-dimensional electron gas. HEMT devices are fabricated on the two samples and pulsed I–V measurements are conducted. Device A shows better gate pinch-off characteristics and a higher threshold voltage （-2.63V） compared with device B （-3.71V）. Lower gate leakage current ｜IGS｜ of device A （3.32×10^-7A） is present compared with that of device B （8.29×10^-7A）. When the off-state quiescent points Q_2 （V GQ2=-8V, V DQ2=0V） are on, V th hardly shifts for device A while device B shows ＋0.21V positive threshold voltage shift, resulting from the existence of electron traps associated with the dislocations in the UID-GaN buffer layer under the gate. Under pulsed I–V and transconductance G m–V GS measurement, the device with the Fe MD-doped buffer shows more potential in improving reliability upon off-state stress.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No 61204006the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities under Grant No 7214570101the National Key Science and Technology Special Project under Grant No 2008ZX01002-002
文摘Hydride vapor phase epitaxy （HVPE） is utilized to grow nonpolar a-plane GaN layers on r-plane sapphire templates prepared by metal organic vapor phase epitaxy （MOVPE）. The surface morphology and microstructures of the samples are characterized by atomic force microscopy. The full width at half maximum （FWHM） of the HVPE sample shows a W-shape and that of the MOVPE sample shows an M-shape plane with the degree of 0 in the high-resolution x-ray diffraction （HRXRD） results. The surface morphology attributes to this significant anisotropic. HRXRD reveals that there is a significant reduction in the FWHM, both on-axis and off-axis for HVPE GaN are compared with the MOVPE template. The decrease of the FWHM of E2 （high） Raman scat tering spectra further indicates the improvement of crystal quality after HVPE. By comparing the results of secondary- ion-mass spectroscope and photoluminescence spectrum of the samples grown by HVPE and MOVPE, we propose that C-involved defects are originally responsible for the yellow luminescence.
文摘使用氮化物MOCVD外延生长系统,采用传统的两步生长法在76.2 mm c面蓝宝石衬底上生长了不同压力的GaN薄膜样品。研究发现提高高温GaN的生长压力,初期的三维生长时间增长,有利于提高GaN薄膜的晶体质量。同时采用XRD、PL谱和湿化学腐蚀方法研究了样品的位错特性,结果表明高压生长的样品能够降低位错密度,起到改善GaN晶体质量的作用。
