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Alloy segregation at stacking faults in zincblende GaN heterostructures

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Peer-reviewed

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Article

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Authors

Frentrup, M 
Kappers, MJ 
Jain, M 

Abstract

jats:pCurrent cubic zincblende III-Nitride epilayers grown on 3C-SiC/Si(001) substrates by metal-organic vapor-phase epitaxy contain a high density of stacking faults lying on the {111} planes. A combination of high-resolution scanning transmission electron microscopy and energy dispersive x-ray spectrometry is used to investigate the effects of alloy segregation around stacking faults in a zincblende III-nitride light-emitting structure, incorporating InGaN quantum wells and an AlGaN electron blocking layer. It is found that in the vicinity of the stacking faults, the indium and aluminum contents were a factor of 2.3 ± 1.3 and 1.9 ± 0.5 higher, respectively, than that in the surrounding material. Indium and aluminum are also observed to segregate differently in relation to stacking faults with indium segregating adjacent to the stacking fault while aluminum segregates directly on the stacking fault.</jats:p>

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Keywords

40 Engineering, 4016 Materials Engineering

Journal Title

Journal of Applied Physics

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Journal ISSN

0021-8979
1089-7550

Volume Title

128

Publisher

AIP Publishing

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Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EP/M010589/1)
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EP/N01202X/1)
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EP/R01146X/1)