Improvement of AlN crystalline quality with high epitaxial growth rates by hydride vapor phase epitaxy

Toru Nagashima, Manabu Harada, Hiroyuki Yanagi, Hiroyuki Fukuyama, Yoshinao Kumagai, Akinori Koukitu, Kazuya Takada

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Abstract

We have demonstrated that high-quality aluminium nintride (AlN) single crystal can be grown at high growth rates by hydride vapor phase epitaxy (HVPE) with a help of using AlN templates and step growth technique. A colorless and transparent AlN layer with 83 μm thick was grown at a growth rate of 57 μm/h at 1450 °C. Its full-width at half-maximum for {0 0 0 2} plane was 295 arcsec and that for {1 0 1̄ 1} plane was 432 arcsec. Grown AlN layer was transparent in the visible and ultraviolet region and a sharp absorption edge with band gap energy of 5.96 eV was confined.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)355-359
Number of pages5
JournalJournal of Crystal Growth
Volume305
Issue number2 SPEC. ISS.
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2007 Jul 15

Keywords

  • A1. Crystal structure
  • A3. Hydride vapor phase epitaxy
  • B1. Nitrides
  • B2. Semiconducting aluminum compounds

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