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Heteroepitaxy of III-nitride thin films with ultra low defect density

Research Project

Project/Area Number 23656020
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Research Field Applied materials science/Crystal engineering
Research InstitutionKyushu University

Principal Investigator

TANAKA Satoru  九州大学, 工学研究院, 教授 (80281640)

Project Period (FY) 2011 – 2012
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2012)
Budget Amount *help
¥3,900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥900,000)
Fiscal Year 2012: ¥1,820,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥420,000)
Fiscal Year 2011: ¥2,080,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥480,000)
Keywordsエピタキシャル成長 / ワイドギャップ半導体 / 貫通転位 / III族窒化物 / 低転位化 / ポリタイプ / SiC / 選択成長 / 窒化物半導体
Research Abstract

In-situRHEED and AFM at the initial growth stages indicate nucleation of 6H-GaN at the nanofacets followed by step-flow towards the vicinal direction [1-100] of the substrate. No nuclei on the terraces, generally resulting in 2H-polytype, are observed. Continuous growth under the same condition gives a ~50nm-thick GaN film to be analyzed by Raman and PL. Clear two zone-folded phonon modes are observed between E1(TO) and E2(high), which is indicative of the formation of 6H-polytype. The PL spectrum indicates different energy transitions from 2H-GaN: a peak at 3.33eV is shifted by -0.13eV, which also supports the formation of the 6H-polytype. This is due to the reduced bandgap in 6H-polytype, in agreement with theoretical predictions.

Report

(3 results)
  • 2012 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2011 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (2 results)

All 2012

All Presentation (2 results)

  • [Presentation] New polytypes (4H, 6H) of III-nitrides grown by hetero-step-flow mode on vicinal SiC surfaces2012

    • Author(s)
      Y. Ishiyama, M. Takaki, M. Funato, Y. Kawakami, A. Hashimoto, S. Tanaka
    • Organizer
      International Workshop on III-nitride Semiconductors
    • Place of Presentation
      Sapporo, Japan
    • Related Report
      2012 Final Research Report
  • [Presentation] New polytypes (4H, 6H) of III-nitrides grown by hetero-step-flow mode on vicinal SiC surfaces2012

    • Author(s)
      Y. Ishiyama
    • Organizer
      International Workshop on Nitride Semiconductors 2012
    • Place of Presentation
      Sapporo, Japan
    • Related Report
      2012 Annual Research Report

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Published: 2011-08-05   Modified: 2019-07-29  

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