Effect of Annealing Temperature on Two-Step Method of GaN Films

Abstract:

GaN thin films have been deposited on Si (111) substrates by pulsed laser deposition (PLD) of a GaN target in nitrogen atmosphere. An Nd: YAG pulsed laser with a wavelength of 1064 nm was used as a laser source. The results indicate that the GaN thin films deposited only by PLD are amorphous. By annealing in an NH3 atmosphere, the quality of the GaN thin films is improved, and the crystallzinity GaN thin films were obtained. The influence of annealing temperature on the crystallinity, structure, surface morphology and optical properties of GaN films have been examined by X-ray diffraction (XRD), atomic force microscopy (AFM) and infrared spectrum. In our experimental conditions, the GaN thin films deposited by PLD with a laser energy of 250 mJ, growth temperature of 800 °C and annealed at 1000 °C have the best surface morphology and crystalline quality.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volume 629)
• Pages: 9-13
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.629.9
• Online since: December 2012
• Authors: Mei Liu, Xue You Xu, Bao Yuan Man, De Min Kong
• Keywords: Anneal, Annealing Temperature Effects, Gan Thin Films, PLD

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