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Measurement of strain in InGaN/GaN nanowires and nanopyramids

Stankevic, Tomas ; Mickevicius, Simas ; Nielsen, Mikkel Schou ; Kryliouk, Olga ; Ciechonski, Rafal ; Vescovi, Giuliano ; Bi, Zhaoxia LU orcid ; Mikkelsen, Anders LU ; Samuelson, Lars LU and Gundlach, Carsten , et al. (2015) In Journal of Applied Crystallography 48. p.344-349
Abstract
The growth and optoelectronic properties of core-shell nanostructures are influenced by the strain induced by the lattice mismatch between core and shell. In contrast with planar films, nanostructures contain multiple facets that act as independent substrates for shell growth, which enables different relaxation mechanisms. In this study, X-ray diffraction data are presented that show that InGa1-N shells grown on GaN cores are strained along each of the facets independently. Reciprocal space maps reveal multiple Bragg peaks, corresponding to different parts of the shell being strained along the individual facet planes. The strained lattice constants were found from the positions of the Bragg peaks. Vegard's law and Hooke's law for an... (More)
The growth and optoelectronic properties of core-shell nanostructures are influenced by the strain induced by the lattice mismatch between core and shell. In contrast with planar films, nanostructures contain multiple facets that act as independent substrates for shell growth, which enables different relaxation mechanisms. In this study, X-ray diffraction data are presented that show that InGa1-N shells grown on GaN cores are strained along each of the facets independently. Reciprocal space maps reveal multiple Bragg peaks, corresponding to different parts of the shell being strained along the individual facet planes. The strained lattice constants were found from the positions of the Bragg peaks. Vegard's law and Hooke's law for an anisotropic medium were applied in order to find the composition and strain in the InGaN shells. A range of nanowire samples with different InGaN shell thicknesses were measured and it is concluded that, with an In concentration of around 30%, major strain relaxation takes place when the thickness reaches 23nm. InGaN shells of 6 and 9nm thickness remain nearly fully strained biaxially along each of the facets of the nanowires and the facets of the nanopyramids. (Less)
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nanowires, nanopyramids, InGaN, GaN, core-shell nanostructures, optoelectronics
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Journal of Applied Crystallography
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48
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344 - 349
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International Union of Crystallography
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1600-5767
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10.1107/S1600576715000965
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English
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  abstract     = {{The growth and optoelectronic properties of core-shell nanostructures are influenced by the strain induced by the lattice mismatch between core and shell. In contrast with planar films, nanostructures contain multiple facets that act as independent substrates for shell growth, which enables different relaxation mechanisms. In this study, X-ray diffraction data are presented that show that InGa1-N shells grown on GaN cores are strained along each of the facets independently. Reciprocal space maps reveal multiple Bragg peaks, corresponding to different parts of the shell being strained along the individual facet planes. The strained lattice constants were found from the positions of the Bragg peaks. Vegard's law and Hooke's law for an anisotropic medium were applied in order to find the composition and strain in the InGaN shells. A range of nanowire samples with different InGaN shell thicknesses were measured and it is concluded that, with an In concentration of around 30%, major strain relaxation takes place when the thickness reaches 23nm. InGaN shells of 6 and 9nm thickness remain nearly fully strained biaxially along each of the facets of the nanowires and the facets of the nanopyramids.}},
  author       = {{Stankevic, Tomas and Mickevicius, Simas and Nielsen, Mikkel Schou and Kryliouk, Olga and Ciechonski, Rafal and Vescovi, Giuliano and Bi, Zhaoxia and Mikkelsen, Anders and Samuelson, Lars and Gundlach, Carsten and Feidenhans'l, Robert}},
  issn         = {{1600-5767}},
  keywords     = {{nanowires; nanopyramids; InGaN; GaN; core-shell nanostructures; optoelectronics}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  pages        = {{344--349}},
  publisher    = {{International Union of Crystallography}},
  series       = {{Journal of Applied Crystallography}},
  title        = {{Measurement of strain in InGaN/GaN nanowires and nanopyramids}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1107/S1600576715000965}},
  doi          = {{10.1107/S1600576715000965}},
  volume       = {{48}},
  year         = {{2015}},
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