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Surface degradation of InxGa1-xN thin films by sputter-anneal processing: A scanning photoemission microscope study

Downes, JE ; Smith, KE ; Matsuura, AY ; Lindau, Ingolf LU ; Iliopoulos, E and Moustakas, TD (2003) In Applied Physics Reviews 94(9). p.5820-5825
Abstract
The effects of nitrogen ion sputtering and thermal anneal processing on the surface electronic structure of the ternary III-V semiconductor In0.12Ga0.88N have been studied using scanning photoemission microscopy. No phase separation of the material is observed for annealing temperatures up to 650degreesC. However, samples annealed at 700degreesC for 5 h show clear evidence of phase separation. Furthermore, annealing at these temperatures with the sample surface directly exposed to ultrahigh vacuum produces a surface greatly deficient in In and with considerable surface roughness. This can be circumvented by using a sacrificial sample in physical contact with the film to artificially increase the local vapor pressure of Ga, In, and N during... (More)
The effects of nitrogen ion sputtering and thermal anneal processing on the surface electronic structure of the ternary III-V semiconductor In0.12Ga0.88N have been studied using scanning photoemission microscopy. No phase separation of the material is observed for annealing temperatures up to 650degreesC. However, samples annealed at 700degreesC for 5 h show clear evidence of phase separation. Furthermore, annealing at these temperatures with the sample surface directly exposed to ultrahigh vacuum produces a surface greatly deficient in In and with considerable surface roughness. This can be circumvented by using a sacrificial sample in physical contact with the film to artificially increase the local vapor pressure of Ga, In, and N during annealing. (C) 2003 American Institute of Physics. (Less)
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  author       = {{Downes, JE and Smith, KE and Matsuura, AY and Lindau, Ingolf and Iliopoulos, E and Moustakas, TD}},
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  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{9}},
  pages        = {{5820--5825}},
  publisher    = {{American Institute of Physics (AIP)}},
  series       = {{Applied Physics Reviews}},
  title        = {{Surface degradation of InxGa1-xN thin films by sputter-anneal processing: A scanning photoemission microscope study}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1617356}},
  doi          = {{10.1063/1.1617356}},
  volume       = {{94}},
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