Dislocation Climb in c-Plane AlN Films

作者:Fu Wai Yuen*; Kappers Menno J; Zhang Yucheng; Humphreys Colin J; Moram Michelle A
来源:Applied Physics Express, 2011, 4(6): 065503.
DOI:10.1143/APEX.4.065503

摘要

A series of AlN films of increasing thickness (up to 4 mu m) were grown on c-plane sapphire by metalorganic vapour phase epitaxy. Plan-view transmission electron microscopy (TEM) images reveal that the dislocation density at the film surface reduces with increasing film thickness, whereas cross-sectional TEM data reveal that dislocation reduction continues to occur beneath the film surface during growth, resulting in the preferential annihilation of c-type and/or (a + c)-type dislocations. We conclude that dislocation movement occurs by climb during AlN growth.

  • 出版日期2011-6