Thick GaN Epitaxial Growth with Low Dislocation Density by Hydride Vapor Phase Epitaxy
- 1 July 1997
- journal article
- Published by IOP Publishing in Japanese Journal of Applied Physics
- Vol. 36 (7B), L899-902
- https://doi.org/10.1143/jjap.36.l899
Abstract
Thick GaN layers were grown by hydride vapor phase epitaxy (HVPE) with the aim of using these layers as a homoepitaxial substrate to improve device quality of laser diodes or light emitting diodes. HVPE is very useful for thick layer growth since the growth rate can reach from several ten up to one hundred micron per hour. In this experiment, the growth began as selective growth through openings formed in a SiO2 mask. Facets consisting of {1101} planes were formed in the early stage and a continuous film developed from the coalescence of these facets on the SiO2 mask. As a result, GaN layers with a dislocation density as low as 6×107 cm-2 were grown on 2-inch-diameter sapphire wafers. These GaN layers were crack-free and had mirror-like surface.Keywords
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