• 한국진공학회지
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.50-58
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• 2002

Si 기판 위에 GaN의 성장은 Si이 사파이어보다 값이 저렴하고, 기존의 Si의 직접회로 공정에 GaN를 쉽게 접목시킬 수 있는 측면에서 다양한 장점이 있다. 그러나, Si은 GaN와의 격자상수와 열팽창계수의 차이가 사파이어보다 크며, 이로 인해 격자부정합에 의한 여러 결함을 발생시킨다. 따라서, Si 기판 위에 고품질의 GaN를 얻기 위해서는 AlN과 같은 완충층을 사용하여 격자부정합에 의한 결함을 줄여야 한다. 본 연구에서는 Si (111) 기판 위에 MOCVD, 스퍼터링과 MOMBE의 3가지 방법으로 결정성이 다른 3가지 유형의 AlN 완충층을 얻은 후, MOCVD법으로 GaN를 증착시켜 각각의 성장특성을 비교하였다. AlN 완충층과 GaN의 격자결합, 완충층의 표면 거칠기가 격자결함에 미치는 영향, 결정성, 성장방향, 결함(공공, 적층결함, 전위) 등을 TEM, XRD를 이용해 비교 분석하였다. AlN완충층의 결정성은 GaN의 성장에 있어 매우 큰 영향을 미치는 것을 확인할 수 있었다. 초기 성장과정에서 MOCVD과 MOMBE 법으로 성장시킨 AlN 완충층은 GaN 초기 성장에서 out-of-plane의 성장방향이 틀어지는 것을 감소시켜 주었다.

• 한국전기전자재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전기전자재료학회 1994년도 추계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.50-53
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• 1994

In this study. we report the properties of optically pumped stimulated emission at room temperature (RT) from column-III nitride semiconductors of GaN, GaInN, AlGaN/GaN double hetero-structure (DH) and AlGaN/GaInN DH which grown by low pressure metal-organic vapor phase epitaxy on sapphire substrate using an AIN buffer-layer. The peak wavelength of the stimulated emission at RT from AlGaN/GaN DH is 370nm and the threshold of excitation pumping power density (P$\_$th/) is about 89㎾/$\textrm{cm}^2$, and they from AlGaN/GaInN DH are 403nm and 130㎾/$\textrm{cm}^2$, respectively. The P$\_$th/ of AlGaN/GaN and AlGaN/GaInN DHs are lower than the bulk materials due to optical confinement within the active layers of GaN and GaInN. The optical gain and the polarization of stimulated emission characteristics are presented in this article.

• 한국전기전자재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전기전자재료학회 2009년도 춘계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.13-16
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• 2009

In this study, AlN thin films were deposited on a polycrystalline (poly) 3C-SiC buffer layer for surface acoustic wave (SAW) applications using a pulsed reactive magnetron sputtering system. AFM, XRD and FT-IR were used to analyze structural properties and preferred orientation of the AlN/3C-SiC thin film. Suitability of the film in SAW applications was investigated by comparing the SAW characteristics of an interdigital transducer (IDT)/AlN/3C-SiC structure with the IDT/AIN/Si structure at 160 MHz in the temperature range $30-150^{\circ}C$. These experimental results showed that AlN films on the poly 3C-SiC layer were highly (002) oriented. Furthermore, the film showed improved temperature stability for the SAW device, $TCF\;=\;-18\;ppm//^{\circ}C$. The change in resonance frequency according to temperature was nearly linear. The insertion loss decrease was about $0.033dB/^{\circ}C$. However, some defects existed in the film, which caused a slight reduction in SAW velocity.

• E2M - 전기 전자와 첨단 소재
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• 제8권3호
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• pp.272-277
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• 1995

We report the properties of optically pumped stimulated emission at room temperature (RT) from column-III nitride semiconductors of GaN, AlGaN/GaN double heterostructure (DH) and AlGaN/GaInN DH which prepared on a sapphire substrate using an AIN buffer-layer by the nietalorganic vapor phase epitaxy (MOVPE) method. The peak wavelength of the stimulated emission at RT from AIGaN/GaN DH is 369nm and the threshold of excitation pumping power density (P$\_$th/) is about 84kW/cm$\^$2/, and they from AlGaN/GaInN DH are 402nm and 130kW/cm$\^$2/ at the pumping power density of 200kW/cm$\^$2/, respectively. The P$\_$th/ of AIGaN/GaN and AlGaN/GaInN DHs are lower than the single layers of GaN and GaInN due to optical confinement within the active layers of GaN and GaInN, respectively.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제12권5호
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• pp.387-390
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• 2002

A new approach of using double buffer layers of AlN and GaN for growth of GaN films on Si has been undertaken via molecular beam epitaxy using ammonia. The first buffers layer of AlN was grown using $N_2$plasma and the second of GaN was grown using ammonia. The surface roughness of the grown films was investigated by atomic force microscope and was compared with the normally grown films on sapphire. Double crystal x-ray rocking curve and low temperature photoluminescence techniques were employed for structural and optical properties examination. Donor bound exciton peak at 3.481 eV with full width half maximum of 41 meV was observed at 13K.