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http://dx.doi.org/10.6111/JKCGCT.2014.24.6.237

Wet chemical etching of molten KOH/NaOH eutectic alloy to evaluate AlN single crystal  

Park, Cheol Woo (Division of Materials Science and Engineering, Hanyang University)
Park, Jae Hwa (Division of Materials Science and Engineering, Hanyang University)
Hong, Yoon Pyo (Division of Materials Science and Engineering, Hanyang University)
Oh, Dong Keun (Division of Materials Science and Engineering, Hanyang University)
Choi, Bong Geun (Division of Materials Science and Engineering, Hanyang University)
Lee, Seong Kuk (UNIMO Photron)
Shim, Kwang Bo (Division of Materials Science and Engineering, Hanyang University)
Abstract
We investigated the optimal etching conditions and properties of the surface change due to molten KOH/NaOH chemical wet etching using an AlN wafer which has been put to practical use in the present study. Results were observed using a scanning electron microscope after 5 minutes etching at $350^{\circ}C$, was found to have a surface form of the respective other Al-face, the N-face. In particular, etch-pit in the form of a hexagon, which is observed in the Al-face appeared, It was calculated at $2{\times}10^6/cm^2{\sim}10^{10}/cm^2$ dislocation density. In the case of N-face, lattice defects in the form of the hexagonal pyramids is formed. It was discovered that in order to observe the orientation of the wafer, which corresponds to the C-axis direction of the resulting hexagonal AlN which was analyzed using XRD (0002) and is a state of being oriented in the (0004) plane. The Radius of curvature of AlN wafer was 1.6~17 m measured by DC-XRD rocking curve position.
Keywords
AlN; Radius curvature; KOH/NaOH; Etching; Wet etching; Etch pit;
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