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Vacuum Pressure MOVCD Growth and Characterization of AlN Films On MgO(100), Sapphire, and Si

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 February 2011

A. D. Serra
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry, Ohio University, Athens, OH 45701, richards@helios.phy.ohiou.edu
N. P. Magtoto
Affiliation:
Present Address: Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada M5S I Al
D. C. Ingram
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, Ohio University, Athens, OH 45701, ingram@helios.phy.ohiou.edu
H. H. Richardson
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry, Ohio University, Athens, OH 45701, richards@helios.phy.ohiou.edu
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Abstract

Films of AlN were grown on MgO(100), Al2O3, and Si under vacuum pressure (10-3 to 10-4 Torr) at different substrate temperatures. They were examined ex situ with infrared reflectance spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, x-ray diffraction and rutherford backscattering spectroscopy. Highly oriented smooth films were grown at film thicknesses below 1 μm. Thicker films showed significantly more roughness but remained oriented with respect to the substrate. AIN growth was faster on Si than MgO(100) or Al2O3 and Si was the only substrate that growth was observed at 500°C.

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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1998

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