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Change in polarity of zinc oxide films grown on sapphire substrates without insertion of any buffer layer

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 January 2011

Yutaka Adachi ,
Naoki Ohashi ,
Tsuyoshi Ohnishi ,
Takeshi Ohgaki ,
Isao Sakaguchi ,
Hajime Haneda  and
Mikk Lippmaa
Yutaka Adachi*
Affiliation:
National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0044, Japan
Naoki Ohashi
Affiliation:
National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0044, Japan
Tsuyoshi Ohnishi
Affiliation:
National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0044, Japan
Takeshi Ohgaki
Affiliation:
National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0044, Japan
Isao Sakaguchi
Affiliation:
National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0044, Japan
Hajime Haneda
Affiliation:
National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0044, Japan
Mikk Lippmaa
Affiliation:
Institute of Solid State Physics, The University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8581, Japan
*
a)Address all correspondence to this author. e-mail: adachi.yutaka@nims.go.jp
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Abstract

We have investigated the polarity of zinc oxide (ZnO) and Al-doped ZnO films grown on (11¯20) and (0001) sapphire substrates, using coaxial impact collision ion scattering spectroscopy. The films grown by pulsed laser deposition with a nominally undoped ZnO ceramic target had a (000¯1) surface, whereas the films prepared with a 1 mol% Al-doped ZnO ceramic target had a (0001) surface. The usage of Al-doped and undoped targets caused no difference in the in-plane lattice orientation. Electron microscope observations revealed that polarity change due to doping occurred without the formation of any interfacial phase between ZnO and sapphire.

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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 23 , Issue 12: Biomimetic and Bio-enabled Materials Science and Engineering , December 2008 , pp. 3269 - 3272
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2008

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