Low-temperature growth of aluminum nitride on sapphire substrates

被引:28
作者
Guo, QX [1 ]
Yahata, K [1 ]
Tanaka, T [1 ]
Nishio, M [1 ]
Ogawa, H [1 ]
机构
[1] Saga Univ, Fac Sci & Engn, Dept Elect & Elect Engn, Saga 8408502, Japan
关键词
crystal structure; X-ray diffraction; nitride; sapphire; semiconducting aluminum compounds;
D O I
10.1016/S0022-0248(03)01565-3
中图分类号
O7 [晶体学];
学科分类号
0702 [物理学]; 070205 [凝聚态物理]; 0703 [化学]; 080501 [材料物理与化学];
摘要
AIN films were grown on sapphire substrates by radio frequency (RF) magnetron sputtering in an ambient of argon and nitrogen, using a pure aluminum target. The dependence of growth properties on substrate temperature and nitrogen concentration was investigated. It was shown that c-axis preferred wurtzite AIN films can be obtained at growth temperature as low as 100degreesC with nitrogen concentration range from 20% to 100%. The crystallinity of AIN was improved with decreasing nitrogen concentration at a substrate temperature of 100degreesC. (C) 2003 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页数:6
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