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Phase Separation and Ordering in InGaN alloys

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 February 2011

D. Doppalapudi ,
S. N. Basu  and
T. D. Moustakas
D. Doppalapudi
Affiliation:
Dept. of Manufacturing Engineering, Boston University, Boston, MA 02215.
S. N. Basu
Affiliation:
Dept. of Manufacturing Engineering, Boston University, Boston, MA 02215.
T. D. Moustakas
Affiliation:
Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Boston University, Boston, MA 02215.
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Abstract

We investigated phase separation and long-range atomic ordering in InGaN alloys grown on (11–20) sapphire substrates by molecular beam epitaxy (MBE). Compositional inhomogeneities were found in films grown at substrate temperatures ranging from 650 – 675°C when the indium content was larger than 20%. Upon annealing to 725°C, these films underwent phase separation, similar to films grown at 725° C.These InGaN films also showed the evidence of long-range atomic ordering, with the order parameter being a function of film composition and the growth parameters. A competition between ordering and phase separation has been observed, suggesting that the driving force for both phenomena is lattice strain in the alloy.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 512: Symposium F – Wide Bandgap Semiconductors for High Power, High Frequency , 1998 , 431
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1998

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