Abstract
Phonon and free-carrier effects in a strained hexagonal (α) {GaN}l-{AlN}m superlattice (SL) heterostructure (l = 8 nm, m = 3 nm) are studied by infrared spectroscopic ellipsometry (IRSE) and micro (μ)-Raman scattering. Growth of the heterostructures was performed by metal-organic vapor phase epitaxy (MOVPE) on (0001) sapphire. An unstrained 1 μm-thick α-GaN layer was deposited prior to the SL. SL phonon modes are identified combining results from both IRSE and μ-Raman techniques. The shift of the GaN-sublayer phonon modes is used to estimate an average compressive SL stress of σxx approx. -4.3 GPa. The IRSE data reveal a free-carrier concentration of ne approx. 5×1018 cm-3 within the undoped SL GaN-sublayers. According to the vertical carrier confinement, the free-carrier mobility is anisotropic, and the lateral mobility (μ⊥ approx. 400 cm2/Vs, polarization E⊥c-axis) exceeds the vertical mobility (μ∥ approx. 24 cm2/Vs, E∥c) by one order of magnitude.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | W11.39.1 - W11.39.6 |
Journal | Materials Research Society Symposium - Proceedings |
Volume | 595 |
State | Published - 2000 |
Event | The 1999 MRS Fall Meeting - Symposium W 'GaN and Related Alloys' - Boston, MA, USA Duration: Nov 28 1999 → Dec 3 1999 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Materials Science
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Mechanics of Materials
- Mechanical Engineering