Composition and strain relaxation of In x Ga1−x N graded core–shell nanorods

Two In x Ga1−x N nanorod samples with graded In compositions of x = 0.5–0 (Ga-rich) and x = 0.5–1 (In-rich) grown by molecular beam epitaxy were studied using transmission electron microscopy. The nanorods had a wurtzite crystal structure with growth along 0001 and core–shell structures with an In-r...

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Main Authors: Soundararajah, Q.Y., Webster, R.F., Griffiths, I.J., Novikov, S.V., Foxon, C.T., Cherns, D.
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Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2018
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author Soundararajah, Q.Y.
Webster, R.F.
Griffiths, I.J.
Novikov, S.V.
Foxon, C.T.
Cherns, D.
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description Two In x Ga1−x N nanorod samples with graded In compositions of x = 0.5–0 (Ga-rich) and x = 0.5–1 (In-rich) grown by molecular beam epitaxy were studied using transmission electron microscopy. The nanorods had a wurtzite crystal structure with growth along 0001 and core–shell structures with an In-rich core and Ga-rich shell. Energy-dispersive x-ray analysis confirmed grading over the entire compositional range and showed that the axial growth rate was primarily determined by the In flux, and the radial growth rate by the Ga flux. There was no evidence of misfit dislocations due to grading, but the strain due to the lattice mismatch between the In-rich core and Ga-rich shell was relaxed by edge dislocations at the core–shell interface with Burgers vectors a and c
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spelling nottingham-539922019-07-30T04:30:19Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/53992/ Composition and strain relaxation of In x Ga1−x N graded core–shell nanorods Soundararajah, Q.Y. Webster, R.F. Griffiths, I.J. Novikov, S.V. Foxon, C.T. Cherns, D. Two In x Ga1−x N nanorod samples with graded In compositions of x = 0.5–0 (Ga-rich) and x = 0.5–1 (In-rich) grown by molecular beam epitaxy were studied using transmission electron microscopy. The nanorods had a wurtzite crystal structure with growth along 0001 and core–shell structures with an In-rich core and Ga-rich shell. Energy-dispersive x-ray analysis confirmed grading over the entire compositional range and showed that the axial growth rate was primarily determined by the In flux, and the radial growth rate by the Ga flux. There was no evidence of misfit dislocations due to grading, but the strain due to the lattice mismatch between the In-rich core and Ga-rich shell was relaxed by edge dislocations at the core–shell interface with Burgers vectors a and c IOP Publishing 2018-10-05 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/53992/1/InGaN%20paper_240418.pdf Soundararajah, Q.Y., Webster, R.F., Griffiths, I.J., Novikov, S.V., Foxon, C.T. and Cherns, D. (2018) Composition and strain relaxation of In x Ga1−x N graded core–shell nanorods. Nanotechnology, 29 (40). 405706/1-405706/8. ISSN 1361-6528 http://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1361-6528/aad38d/meta doi:10.1088/1361-6528/aad38d doi:10.1088/1361-6528/aad38d
spellingShingle Soundararajah, Q.Y.
Webster, R.F.
Griffiths, I.J.
Novikov, S.V.
Foxon, C.T.
Cherns, D.
Composition and strain relaxation of In x Ga1−x N graded core–shell nanorods
title Composition and strain relaxation of In x Ga1−x N graded core–shell nanorods
title_full Composition and strain relaxation of In x Ga1−x N graded core–shell nanorods
title_fullStr Composition and strain relaxation of In x Ga1−x N graded core–shell nanorods
title_full_unstemmed Composition and strain relaxation of In x Ga1−x N graded core–shell nanorods
title_short Composition and strain relaxation of In x Ga1−x N graded core–shell nanorods
title_sort composition and strain relaxation of in x ga1−x n graded core–shell nanorods
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