Organometallic vapor phase epitaxial growth of GaN on ZrN/AlN/Si substrates
Date of this Version
July 2008Citation
APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS 93, 023109
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Abstract
An intermediate ZrN/AlN layer stack that enables the epitaxial growth of GaN on (111) silicon substrates using conventional organometallic vapor phase epitaxy at substrate temperatures of similar to 1000 degrees C is reported. The epitaxial (111) ZrN layer provides an integral back reflector and Ohmic contact to n-type GaN, whereas the (0001) AlN layer serves as a reaction barrier, as a thermally conductive interface layer, and as an electrical isolation layer. Smooth (0001) GaN films less than 1 mu m thick grown on ZrN/AlN/Si yield 0002 x-ray rocking curve full width at half maximum values as low as 1230 arc sec.