Effect of oxygen on the growth of (101̄0) GaN surfaces: The formation of nanopipes

Autor: M.I. Heggie, Th. Frauenheim, Rafael Gutierrez, M. Haugk, R. Jones, J. Elsner, Sven Öberg, Patrick R. Briddon
Rok vydání: 1998
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Zdroj: Applied Physics Letters. 73:3530-3532
ISSN: 1077-3118
0003-6951
DOI: 10.1063/1.122826
Popis: Local density–functional methods are used to examine the behavior of O and O-related defect complexes on the walls of nanopipes in GaN. We find that O has a tendency to segregate to the (1010) surface and identify the gallium vacancy surrounded by three oxygen impurities [VGa–(ON)3] to be a particularly stable and electrically inert complex. We suggest that during Stranski–Krastanow growth, when interisland spaces shrink, these defects reach a critical concentration beyond which further growth is prevented and nanopipes are formed.
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