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http://dx.doi.org/10.4313/JKEM.2009.22.8.677

Energy-band-gap Variation of InxGaN1-x Thin Films with Indium Composition  

Park, Ki-Cheol (경상대학교 전기전자공학부 및 공학연구원)
Ma, Tae-Young (경상대학교 전기전자공학부 및 공학연구원)
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Journal of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers / v.22, no.8, 2009 , pp. 677-681 More about this Journal
Abstract
$In_xGa_{1-x}N$ alloys with 20-nm-thickness were deposited onto Mg:GaN/AlN/SiC substrates by MOCVD at $800\;^{\circ}C$. TMGa, TMIn and $NH_3$ were used as the precursor of gallium, indium and nitrogen, respectively. The mole ratio of indium in $In_xGa_{1-x}N$ films varied between 0 and 0.2. The energy-band-gaps of the films were obtained from the photoluminescence and cathodoluminescence peaks. The mole ratios of $In_xGa_{1-x}N$ films were calculated by applying Vegard's law to XRD results. The energy-band-gap versus indium composition plot for $In_xGa_{1-x}N$ alloys were well fit with a bowing parameter of 2.27.
Keywords
$In_xGa_{1-x}N$ alloys; Photoluminescence; Cathodoluminescence; Vegard's law; Bowing parameter;
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