Early stages of oxidation of aluminum nitride

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Geng, YJ [1 ]
Norton, MG [1 ]
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[1] Washington State Univ, Sch Mech & Mat Engn, Pullman, WA 99164 USA
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10.1557/JMR.1999.0363
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T [工业技术];
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The early stages of oxidation of aluminum nitride have been studied by transmission electron microscopy and electron diffraction. It has been found that the oxide layer grows by the Stranki-Krastonow mechanism, where an initial uniform layer is followed by island formation. The onset of oxidation occurs at 800 degrees C and the initial oxide phase that forms is gamma-Al2O3, one of the transition aluminas. The orientation relationship between the oxide layer and the underlying nitride is (440)gamma parallel to(11 (2) over bar 0)(AIN) and [(1) over bar 12]gamma parallel to[01 (1) over bar 0](AIN).
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