Growth defects in GaN films on 6H-SiC substrates

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Chien, FR [1 ]
Ning, XJ [1 ]
Stemmer, S [1 ]
Pirouz, P [1 ]
Bremser, MD [1 ]
Davis, RF [1 ]
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[1] N CAROLINA STATE UNIV, DEPT MAT SCI & ENGN, RALEIGH, NC 27695 USA
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10.1063/1.116279
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Lattice defects in GaN epilayers grown on 6H-SiC(0001) by metalorganic vapor phase epitaxy (MOVPE) have been characterized by transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The predominant defects in the film were threading dislocations and half-loops with Burgers vectors 1/3[11(2) over bar 0], [0001], and 1/3[11(2) over bar 3]. Planar faults were also observed in the film that are thought to be inversion domain boundaries (IDBs). (C) 1996 American Institute of Physics.
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