Abstract
ZnO films were deposited by Pulsed Laser Deposition (PLD) onto silicon substrates to serve as a buffer layer for GaN films grown by MOCVD. A ZnO buffer layer was found to improve the quality of GaN grown on Si. The thermal stability of ZnO as a buffer layer was also examined. It was determined that exposure of ZnO/Si to NH3 at high temperature (> 600 °C) results in the decomposition of ZnO and subsequent poor nucleation of GaN. The ZnO layer thickness on GaN quality was found to be important.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 407-411 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Materials Research Society Symposium - Proceedings |
| Volume | 764 |
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| State | Published - 2003 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | MATERIALS RESEARCH SOCIETY SYMPOSIUM PROCEEDINGS: New Applications for Wide-Bandgap Semiconductors - San Francisco, CA, United States Duration: 22 Apr 2003 → 24 Apr 2003 |