MBE growth of GaN

Mike Murphy, Tyler Eustis, Bill Schaff

Stephane Evoy, Harold Craignead; CL, STM
Prior to the MURI
11 months of the MURI
Growth Rate
0.1µm/hr
0.6 µm/hr
300K Electron mobility
85cm2/Vsec
251cm2/Vsec
Estimated defect density
>1x1011 cm-2
2-4x1010 cm-2
GaN nucleation layer
low temperature anneal
high temperature anneal
Atomic nitrogen source
Oxford PBN liner
EPI single PBN piece
Substrate
Sapphire
Sapphire