Surface lifetimes of Ga and growth behavior on GaN(0001) surfaces during molecular beam epitaxy

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Guha, S
Bojarczuk, NA
Kisker, DW
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[1] IBM Research Division, Yorktown Heights
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10.1063/1.117349
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O59 [应用物理学];
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We report a study of the desorption behavior of Ga on the GaN(0001) surface and the growth behavior of GaN during molecular beam epitaxy. A desorption activation energy of 2.2+/-0.2 eV is measured for Ga adatoms. Porous columnar features in theGaN microstructure are observed that are enhanced by higher growth temperatures and eliminated by growing Mg or Si doped GaN. We propose a model for this observation. (C) 1996 American Institute of Physics.
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