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Surface decomposition and annealing behavior of GaN implanted with Eu

Surface decomposition and annealing behavior of GaN implanted with Eu

LIU Hua-Ming
ZHANG Zhi-Bin
CHEN Chang-Chun
WANG Sen
ZHU De-Zhang
XU Hong-Jie
Nuclear Science and TechniquesVol.13, No.3pp.167-171Published in print 01 Aug 2002
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Investigations on surface decomposition of GaN implanted with low energy (80 keV) Eu ion to a low dose (1×1014 cm-2), and its annealing behavior under high temperature (1050°C) in N2 are performed. The as-grown, as-implanted and annealed GaN films are characterized by proton elastic scattering (PES), Rutherford backscattering spectrometry (RBS), photoluminescence (PL) and atomic force microscopy (AFM). The results show that Eu ion implantation induces radiation defects and decomposition of GaN. The GaN surface decomposition is more serious during high temperature annealing. The atomic ratio of N in as-grown, as-implanted and annealed GaN film is 47 at.%, 44 at.% and 40 at.%, respectively. As a result, a rough Ga-rich layer is formed at the surface, though the lattice defects are partly removed after high temperature annealing.

Surface decompositionAnnealing behaviorGaNImplantation
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