Vacancy-type defects in AlInN/AlN/GaN structures probed by monoenergetic positron beam.

Autor: Uedono, Akira, Kimura, Yasuki, Hoshii, Takuya, Kakushima, Kuniyuki, Sumiya, Masatomo, Tsukui, Masayuki, Miyano, Kiyotaka, Mizushima, Ichiro, Yoda, Takashi, Tsutsui, Kazuo
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Zdroj: Journal of Applied Physics; 6/14/2023, Vol. 133 Issue 22, p1-6, 6p
Abstrakt: Vacancy-type defects in AlInN(10 nm)/AlN(1–2 nm)/GaN were probed by using a positron annihilation technique. The crystal quality of the AlInN layer and atomic diffusion near heterointerfaces were also studied by x-ray diffraction reciprocal space mapping, transmission electron microscopy, and energy-dispersive x-ray spectroscopy. For an as-deposited sample without an AlN spacer layer (AlInN/GaN), Ga atoms diffused into the AlInN layer, and as a result, the concentration of Ga-vacancy-type defects in the GaN layer increased. The vacancy concentration was decreased by inserting the AlN layer, which was attributed to the suppression of out-diffusion of Ga from the GaN layer. The effect of the thickness of the AlN layer on the mobility of two-dimensional electron gas is discussed in terms of the introduction of vacancies into the channel region. The annealing behaviors of vacancies in the GaN layer and atomic exchange near heterointerfaces are also discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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