Abstract
A grazing incidence x-ray diffraction with a synchrotron radiation and a cross-sectional high-resolution transmission electron microscopy were performed on the sapphire surface nitrided at 1080 °C for 30 min. The thickness of the nitrided layer was about 2 nm. It was found out that the wurtzite, zinc-blende, and 30° rotated zinc-blende aluminum nitrides were formed on the sapphire surface. The 30° rotated zb-AlN formed the incoherent interface and has higher activation energy of formation, while the nonrotated zb-AlN formed the coherent interface.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 202116 |
Journal | Applied Physics Letters |
Volume | 91 |
Issue number | 20 |
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Publication status | Published - 2007 |