Characterization of Bulk GaN Crystals Grown From Solution at Near Atmospheric Pressure

Abstract

The properties of GaN crystals grown from solution at temperatures ranging from 780 to 810 1C and near atmospheric pressure 0.14 MPa, have been investigated using low temperature X-band (9.5 GHz) electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy, micro-Raman spectroscopy, photoluminescense spectroscopy, and photoluminescence imaging. Our samples are spontaneously nucleated thin platelets of approximate dimensions of 220.025 mm3, or samples grown on both polycrystalline and single crystal HVPE large-area (380.5 mm3) seeds. Electron paramagnetic resonance spectra consists of a single Lorentzian line with axial symmetry about the c-axis, with approximate g-values, gJ 1.951 and g? 1.948 and a peak-to-peak linewidth of 4.0 G. This resonance has been previously assigned to shallow impurity donors/conduction electrons in GaN and attributed to Si- and/or O impurities. Room temperature photoluminescence and photoluminescence imaging data from both Ga and N-faces show different dominant emission bands, suggesting different incorporation of impurities and/or native defects. Raman scattering and X-ray diffraction show moderate to good crystalline quality.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2010
Accession Number
ADA519013

Entities

People

  • B. N. Feigelson
  • Evan R. Glaser
  • J. A. Freitas Jr.
  • Jihyun Kim
  • N. Y. Garces
  • R. L. Myers-ward

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

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Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Barometric Pressure
  • Crystal Growth
  • Crystals
  • Diffraction
  • Energy Bands
  • High Resolution
  • Laser Applications
  • Lasers
  • Low Temperature
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Measurement
  • Optical Properties
  • Paramagnetic Resonance
  • Scattering
  • Spectra
  • Spectroscopy
  • X Rays

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Semiconductor Device Technology

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Graphene