EFFECT OF ION-ENERGY ON THE PROPERTIES OF AMORPHOUS GaN FILMS PRODUCED BY ION-ASSISTED DEPOSITION
- 20 December 2001
- journal article
- Published by World Scientific Pub Co Pte Ltd in Modern Physics Letters B
- Vol. 15 (28) , 1355-1360
- https://doi.org/10.1142/s0217984901003275
Abstract
Amorphous GaN films were deposited on various substrates viz. Si (100), quartz, glass, Al, stainless steel and glassy carbon by thermal evaporation of gallium in the presence of energetic nitrogen ions from a Kaufman source. The films were deposited at room temperature and 5 × 10-4 mbar nitrogen partial pressure. The effect of a low energy nitrogen ion beam during the synthesis of films was investigated for energies 40 eV and 90 eV. The N:Ga atomic ratio, bonding state, microstructure, surface morphology, and electrical properties of the deposited a-GaN films were studied by different characterisation techniques. The films are found to be X-ray amorphous in nature, which is confirmed by Raman spectroscopy. Rutherford Backscattering Spectroscopy (RBS) and Nuclear Reaction Analysis (NRA) indicate the N:Ga atomic ratio in the films. The 400-750 eV energy range is thought to be optimal for the production of single-phase amorphous GaN . The effect of ion-energy on optical, Raman, and electrical conductivity measurements of the films is also presented.Keywords
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