Morphology and optical properties of cubic phase GaN epilayers grown on (001) Si


M. Godlewski
Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences

E. M. Goldys
Semiconductor Science & Technology Laboratory, Macquarie University

M. R. Philips
Microstructural Analysis Unit, University of Technology

J. P. Bergman, B. Monemar
Department of Physics and Measurement Technology, Linköping University

R. Langer, A. Barski
CEA/Grenoble, Département de Recherche Fondamentale sur la Matière Condensée/SP2M

This article was received on Tuesday, June 23, 1998 and accepted on Tuesday, November 24, 1998.

Abstract

Optical properties of GaN epilayers of a cubic phase are studied. We show a strong influence of the sample morphology on intensity of the edge emission. Whereas edge luminescence is reduced at the grain boundaries, red emission is spatially homogeneous.

Outline

  • Introduction
  • Samples
  • Experimental
  • Results and Discussion
  • Conclusions
  • Acknowledgments
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    Cite this article as: MRS Internet J. Nitride Semicond. Res. 3, 51(1998).

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