Determination of dislocation density in MOVPE grown GaN layers using KOH defect etching
P.J. Wellmanna, S.A. Sakwea, F. Oehlschlägera, V. Hoffmannb, U. Zeimerb, A. Knauerb
Published in:
J. Cryst. Growth, vol. 310, no. 5, pp. 955-958 (2008).
Abstract:
We report on molten KOH-based defect etching of GaN epitaxial layers for the quantitative determination of the dislocation density. Etching process parameters were established at 450 °C that are suitable to reveal threading edge and threading screw dislocations at the same time and, hence, allow for the quantitative determination of the total dislocation density in the metal organic vapor-phase epitaxy (MOVPE) grown GaN layers. The determined dislocation numbers in the 108 cm-2 range are correlated (i) with the full-width half-maximum of rocking curves of the (3 0 2) reflection and (ii) dark spots observed by cathodoluminescence of the etched GaN surfaces.
a Institute of Materials Science 6, University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Martens-Street 7, D-91058 Erlangen, Germany
b Ferdinand-Braun-Institut für Höchstfrequenztechnik, Gustav-Kirchhoff-Straße 4, D-12489 Berlin, Germany
Keywords:
A1. Defect etching; B1. GaN; B1. KOH
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