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GaN On 6H-SiC – Structural And Optical Properties

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 February 2011

C. Wetzel ,
D. Volm ,
B. K. Meyer ,
K. Pressel ,
S. Nilsson ,
E. N. Mokhov  and
P. G. Baranov
C. Wetzel
Affiliation:
Physik-Department E16, TU München, 85747 Garching, Germany
D. Volm
Affiliation:
Physik-Department E16, TU München, 85747 Garching, Germany
B. K. Meyer
Affiliation:
Physik-Department E16, TU München, 85747 Garching, Germany
K. Pressel
Affiliation:
Institut für Halbleiterphysik, 15230 Frankfurt/Oder, Germany
S. Nilsson
Affiliation:
Institut für Halbleiterphysik, 15230 Frankfurt/Oder, Germany
E. N. Mokhov
Affiliation:
Ioffe Physico-Technical Institute, 194021 St. Petersburg, Russia
P. G. Baranov
Affiliation:
Ioffe Physico-Technical Institute, 194021 St. Petersburg, Russia
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Abstract

Recent progress in the growth of high quality 6H-SiC single crystals has led to an ideal substrate material for GaN epitaxial films. Nearly matching lattice constants of wurzite GaN to 6H-SiC in the hexagonal plane can reduce strain effects at the interface. We employed the sublimation sandwich method to grow single crystal layers at reasonable growth rates with free carrier concentrations of 2×1017 cm-3. Very sharp x-ray diffraction peaks of the GaN (0002) plane are obtained indicating the high quality of this system (Δ(2θ) < 0.1 degrees). These findings are directly reflected in the optical properties. The photoluminescence is dominated by a single sharp exciton line, impurity related donor acceptor transitions are seen with very weak intensities. However, at lower energies the internal luminescence transitions of the 3d transition metal ions Fe and V are observable. The incorporation of Fe is confirmed by electron paramagnetic resonance.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 339: Symposium D – Diamond, Silicon Carbide and Nitride Wide Bandgap Semiconductors , 1994 , 453
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1994

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