Boson Peak Related to Ga Nanoclusters in AlGaN Layers Grown by Plasma-Assisted Molecular Beam Epitaxy at Ga-Rich Conditions
| Autor: | Yaroslav M. Beltukov, Stefan Ivanov, Dmitrii V. Nechaev, Evgenii M. Roginskii, Pavel N. Brunkov, Yu. E. Kitaev, V. Yu. Davydov, Alexander N. Smirnov, V. N. Jmerik, I. A. Eliseyev, M. B. Smirnov |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
| Předmět: |
010302 applied physics
Nanostructure Materials science chemistry.chemical_element 02 engineering and technology Nitride 021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology Condensed Matter Physics Epitaxy 01 natural sciences Molecular physics Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics Electronic Optical and Magnetic Materials Nanoclusters symbols.namesake chemistry 0103 physical sciences symbols Gallium 0210 nano-technology Raman spectroscopy Spectroscopy Molecular beam epitaxy |
| Zdroj: | Semiconductors. 53:1479-1488 |
| ISSN: | 1090-6479 1063-7826 |
| DOI: | 10.1134/s1063782619110058 |
| Popis: | We report the results of systematic Raman spectroscopy studies of AlxGa1 –xN (x ~ 0.75) layers grown using plasma-assisted molecular beam epitaxy at various stoichiometric conditions and growth fluxes. The high-intensity asymmetric low-frequency peak obeying Bose statistics is discovered in Raman spectra of the layers grown by temperature-modulated epitaxy at strongly Ga-enriched conditions. Theoretical model is developed to explain the origin and the high intensity of the observed low-frequency peak, which is attributed to the presence of excessive metallic gallium in AlGaN layers and can be explained by vibrations of gallium clusters with a diameter of ~1 nm. The nature of the low-frequency peak is similar to that of the boson peak in glasses, which occupies the same frequency range in Raman spectra. We demonstrate the capabilities of Raman spectroscopy as an express and non-destructive technique for optimization of growth conditions of AlGaN layers to achieve simultaneously the atomically-smooth droplet-free surface morphology and the high structural quality. |
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