Improved Gallium Nitride and Aluminum Nitride Electronic Materials

Abstract

This report describes the progress in the first year of a three-year program to improve the quality of gallium and aluminum nitride electronic materials. In this period the experimental apparatus for the ultrahigh vacuum characterization of nitride growth processes was upgraded to increase the capability for experimental control and characterization of growth surfaces. These improvements include the addition of a cooled atomic hydrogen source and a reverse view LEED apparatus. Vibrational studies of the methyl radical on Si(100) surfaces were completed, increasing the understanding of the kinetics and stability of this radical, important for understanding growth from alkyl precursors. Cathodoluminescence and infrared reflectometry measurements were performed on numerous samples of epitaxial aluminum nitride to build up a base for materials quality determination.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 20, 1992
Accession Number
ADA253785

Entities

People

  • John Yates
  • Karl-heinz Bornschauer
  • R. P. Devaty
  • W. D. Partlow
  • W. J. Choyke

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aluminum Nitrides
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Compound Semiconductors
  • Electronic Materials
  • Energy Bands
  • Frequency Shift
  • Gallium Nitrides
  • Hydrogen
  • Mass Spectrometers
  • Mass Spectrometry
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Spectra
  • Spectrometry
  • Spectroscopy
  • Vibrational Spectra

Readers

  • Electronics Engineering
  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Organic Chemistry

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics