The effect of metal-rich growth conditions on the microstructure of ScxGa1-xN films grown using molecular beam epitaxy

abstract

Epitaxial ScxGa1-xN films with 0 <= x <= 0.50 were grown using molecular beam epitaxy under metal-rich conditions. The ScxGa1-xN growth rate increased with increasing Sc flux despite the use of metal-rich growth conditions, which is attributed to the catalytic decomposition of N-2 induced by the presence of Sc. Microstructural analysis showed that phase-pure wurtzite ScxGa1-xN was achieved up to x = 0.26, which is significantly higher than that previously reported for nitrogen-rich conditions, indicating that the use of metal-rich conditions can help to stabilise wurtzite phase ScxGa1-xN. (C) 2015 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim

keywords

SCANDIUM NITRIDE FILMS; BAND-GAP; STRUCTURAL-PROPERTIES; SPECTRA; LAYERS

subject category

Materials Science; Physics

authors

Tsui, HCL; Goff, LE; Barradas, NP; Alves, E; Pereira, S; Beere, HE; Farrer, I; Nicoll, CA; Ritchie, DA; Moram, MA

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acknowledgements

MAM acknowledges support through a Royal Society University Research Fellowship and through ERC Starting grant 'SCOPE'.

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