Unintentional boron incorporation in AlGaN layers grown by plasma-assisted MBE using highly efficient nitrogen RF plasma-sources
Plasma-assisted molecular beam epitaxy (PA-MBE) is now widely used for the growth of group III-nitrides. Many years ago it became clear that during PA-MBE there is unintentional doping of GaN with boron (B) due to decomposition of the pyrolytic boron nitride (PBN) cavity of the RF plasma source. In...
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| description | Plasma-assisted molecular beam epitaxy (PA-MBE) is now widely used for the growth of group III-nitrides. Many years ago it became clear that during PA-MBE there is unintentional doping of GaN with boron (B) due to decomposition of the pyrolytic boron nitride (PBN) cavity of the RF plasma source. In this paper we discuss the unintentional B incorporation for PA-MBE growth of GaN and AlxGa1−xN using a highly efficient RF plasma source. We have studied a wide range of MBE growth conditions for GaN and AlxGa1−xN with growth rates from 0.2 to 3 µm/h, RF powers from 200 to 500 W, different nitrogen flow rates from 1 to 25 sccm and growth times up to several days. The chemical concentrations of B and matrix elements of Al, Ga, N were studied as a functions of depth using secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS). We demonstrate that boron incorporation with this highly efficient RF plasma source is approximately 1×1018 to 3×1018 cm−3 for the AlxGa1−xN growth rates of 2 – 3 µm/h. |
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| spelling | nottingham-399102020-05-04T19:15:51Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/39910/ Unintentional boron incorporation in AlGaN layers grown by plasma-assisted MBE using highly efficient nitrogen RF plasma-sources Novikov, Sergei V. Foxon, C.T. Plasma-assisted molecular beam epitaxy (PA-MBE) is now widely used for the growth of group III-nitrides. Many years ago it became clear that during PA-MBE there is unintentional doping of GaN with boron (B) due to decomposition of the pyrolytic boron nitride (PBN) cavity of the RF plasma source. In this paper we discuss the unintentional B incorporation for PA-MBE growth of GaN and AlxGa1−xN using a highly efficient RF plasma source. We have studied a wide range of MBE growth conditions for GaN and AlxGa1−xN with growth rates from 0.2 to 3 µm/h, RF powers from 200 to 500 W, different nitrogen flow rates from 1 to 25 sccm and growth times up to several days. The chemical concentrations of B and matrix elements of Al, Ga, N were studied as a functions of depth using secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS). We demonstrate that boron incorporation with this highly efficient RF plasma source is approximately 1×1018 to 3×1018 cm−3 for the AlxGa1−xN growth rates of 2 – 3 µm/h. Elsevier 2017-11-01 Article PeerReviewed Novikov, Sergei V. and Foxon, C.T. (2017) Unintentional boron incorporation in AlGaN layers grown by plasma-assisted MBE using highly efficient nitrogen RF plasma-sources. Journal of Crystal Growth, 477 . pp. 154-158. ISSN 0022-0248 A3. Molecular beam epitaxy; B1. Nitrides; A1. Doping; B2. Semiconducting III–V materials http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022024817300052 doi:10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2017.01.007 doi:10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2017.01.007 |
| spellingShingle | A3. Molecular beam epitaxy; B1. Nitrides; A1. Doping; B2. Semiconducting III–V materials Novikov, Sergei V. Foxon, C.T. Unintentional boron incorporation in AlGaN layers grown by plasma-assisted MBE using highly efficient nitrogen RF plasma-sources |
| title | Unintentional boron incorporation in AlGaN layers grown by plasma-assisted MBE using highly efficient nitrogen RF plasma-sources |
| title_full | Unintentional boron incorporation in AlGaN layers grown by plasma-assisted MBE using highly efficient nitrogen RF plasma-sources |
| title_fullStr | Unintentional boron incorporation in AlGaN layers grown by plasma-assisted MBE using highly efficient nitrogen RF plasma-sources |
| title_full_unstemmed | Unintentional boron incorporation in AlGaN layers grown by plasma-assisted MBE using highly efficient nitrogen RF plasma-sources |
| title_short | Unintentional boron incorporation in AlGaN layers grown by plasma-assisted MBE using highly efficient nitrogen RF plasma-sources |
| title_sort | unintentional boron incorporation in algan layers grown by plasma-assisted mbe using highly efficient nitrogen rf plasma-sources |
| topic | A3. Molecular beam epitaxy; B1. Nitrides; A1. Doping; B2. Semiconducting III–V materials |
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