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The Structure of Dislocations in GaN Grown by MBE as a Function of the Gallium to Nitrogen Ratio

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 February 2011

Marcus Q. Baines ,
David Cherns ,
Sergei V. Novikov ,
Michael J. Manfra  and
C. Thomas Foxon
Marcus Q. Baines
Affiliation:
HH Wills Physics Laboratory, University of Bristol, Tyndall Avenue, Bristol BS8 1TL, U.K.
David Cherns
Affiliation:
HH Wills Physics Laboratory, University of Bristol, Tyndall Avenue, Bristol BS8 1TL, U.K.
Sergei V. Novikov
Affiliation:
Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD, U.K.
Michael J. Manfra
Affiliation:
Bell Laboratories, Lucent Technologies, 700 Mountain Avenue, Murray Hill, NJ 07974, U.S.A.
C. Thomas Foxon
Affiliation:
Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD, U.K.
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Abstract

Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and atomic force microscopy (AFM) have been used to analyse the core structure of dislocations in GaN grown by molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) as a function of the gallium to nitrogen ratio. Ga-rich samples had a much smoother morphology; TEM observations showed that amorphous deposits decorated some dislocations and occasional surface pits, but weak beam and end-on imaging suggested that, away from the growth surface, dislocations of all types had closed core structures, in contrast to previous observations (Hsu et al, Appl. Phys. Lett. 78, 3980 (2001), Baines et al, Mat. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. 743, L2.5 (2003)). Ga-poor samples were found to have much rougher surfaces; dislocations were often at the centers of deep surface pits but were observed to be undecorated and to have closed core structures. It is concluded that in growth under Ga-rich conditions, decoration of dislocation cores depends on the accumulation of Ga at surface pits, rather than being a fundamental property of dislocation formation.

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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 798: Symposium Y – GaN and Related Alloys , 2003 , Y9.3
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2004

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