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Observation of a Two-Dimensional Electron Gas in the AlGaN/GaN on SiC Substrates

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 February 2011

G. C. Chi ,
C. F. Lin ,
H. C. Cheng ,
J. A. Huang ,
M. S. Feng  and
J. D. Guo
G. C. Chi
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, Natioinal Central University, Chungli, Taiwan.
C. F. Lin
Affiliation:
Department of Electronics Engineering and Institute of Electronics, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 30049, Taiwan.
H. C. Cheng
Affiliation:
Department of Electronics Engineering and Institute of Electronics, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 30049, Taiwan.
J. A. Huang
Affiliation:
Department of Electronics Engineering and Institute of Electronics, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 30049, Taiwan.
M. S. Feng
Affiliation:
Institute of Materials Science and Engineering, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 30049, Taiwan.
J. D. Guo
Affiliation:
Institute of Materials Science and Engineering, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 30049, Taiwan.
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Abstract

GaN/Al0.08 Ga0.92 N heterostructure has been grown on(0001) 6H-SiC substrates using low pressure metalorganic chemical vapor deposition(LP-MOCVD). Triethylgallium (TEGa), trimethylaluminum(TMA) and ammonia(NH3) were used as the Ga, Al and N sources, respectively. The carrier gas is hydrogen(H2)and the growth pressure is kept at 76 torr. Five pairs of GaN/Al0.08 Ga0.92N(100Å/100Å)were used as buffer layer, then follow by an 1.3 μ m GaN film. The 500Å AlGaN bulk structure was grown on the GaN and Finally an 100Å GaN cap layer to prevent the oxidation of AlGaN layer. The full width half maxima(FWHM) of x-ray peak is 115 arc second for the thick layer of GaN (1.3 μ m), this value is smaller than we reported for the GaN on sapphire substrate (It was about 300 arc second). The Hall mobility and sheet carrier concentration are 887 cm2/Vs, 1.0 × 1016cm-2 at 300K and 4661 cm2/Vs, 7.2 × 1012cm-2 at 77K. This high electron mobility is an indication of a two-dimensional electron gas(2DEG) formed at the GaN/AlGaN interface.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 449: Symposium N – III-V Nitrides , 1996 , 627
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1997

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