Reactive Plasma Deposition of Gallium Nitride Epitaxial Layers.

Abstract

The report describes a fundamental research effort to deposit epitaxial layers of gallium nitride (GaN) on suitable substrates using a reactive plasma deposition (RPD) technique and to characterize these layers crystallographically and electrically. RPD, as used here, is a method by which compounds are formed through synthesis of suitable source materials in a low-pressure high-frequency electrical discharge. GaN was synthesized by plasma reaction of trimethyl gallium and ammonia on single-crystal (0001) zinc oxide and 1,-1,0,2) sapphire as well as (111) and (100) silicon substrates at temperatures in the range of 20 to 600C. (Modified author abstract)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1973
Accession Number
AD0769884

Entities

People

  • Klaus C. Wiemer

Organizations

  • Texas Instruments

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Chemical Compounds
  • Compound Semiconductors
  • Crystals
  • Electronics
  • Frequency
  • Gallium
  • Gallium Nitrides
  • Inorganic Chemicals
  • Materials
  • Minerals
  • Nitrides
  • Nitrogen Compounds
  • Sapphire
  • Single Crystals
  • Substrates

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Semiconductor Device Technology
  • Thin Film Deposition Science.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Graphene