Mechanisms of Damage Formation during Rare Earth Ion Implantation in Nitride Semiconductors
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概要
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The damage generated in wurtzite nitride semiconductors (AlN, GaN, and InN) by 300 keV rare earth ions has been studied following implantation at room temperature of Eu from 10^{12} to above 10^{17} ions/cm<sup>2</sup>. X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and Rutherford backscattering (RBS) were used to investigate the evolution of damage and the deformation mechanisms versus the fluence. The behavior of the three compounds is clearly different; whereas InN breaks down at low fluences ({\sim}10^{12} ions/cm<sup>2</sup>), it is shown that the damage formation mechanisms are similar in AlN and GaN. In both compounds, extended defects such as stacking faults play a critical role but exhibit different stability, as a consequence, GaN transforms to nanocrystalline state from the surface at a fluence of around 2.5\times 10^{15} ions/cm<sup>2</sup>. In contrast, AlN amorphizes starting at the projected range (R_{\text{p}}), when the fluence exceeds 10^{17} ions/cm<sup>2</sup>.
- 2013-11-25
著者
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Lorenz Katharina
IPFN, Campus Tecnológico e Nuclear, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Estrada Nacional 10, 2695-066 Bobadela LRS, Portugal
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Chauvat Marie-Pierre
CIMAP, UMR 6252, CNRS-ENSICAEN-CEA-UCBN, 6, Bd Maréchal Juin, 14050 Caen, France
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Ruterana Pierre
CIMAP, UMR 6252, CNRS-ENSICAEN-CEA-UCBN, 6, Bd Maréchal Juin, 14050 Caen, France