Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1621220 | Journal of Alloys and Compounds | 2010 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Epitaxially grown ZnO thin films on 4H-SiC (0 0 0 1) substrates were prepared by using a pulsed laser deposition (PLD) technique at various substrate temperatures from room temperature to 600 °C. The crystallinity, in-plane relationship, surface morphology and optical properties of the ZnO films were investigated by X-ray diffraction (XRD), atomic force microscopy (AFM) and photoluminescence (PL) measurements, respectively. XRD analysis showed that highly c-axis oriented ZnO films were grown epitaxially on 4H-SiC (0 0 0 1) with no lattice rotation at all substrate temperatures, unlike on other hexagonal-structured substrates, due to the very small lattice mismatch between ZnO and 4H-SiC of â¼5.49%. Further characterization showed that the substrate temperature has a great influence on the properties of the ZnO films on 4H-SiC substrates. The crystalline quality of the films was improved, and surfaces became denser and smoother as the substrate temperature increased. The temperature-dependent PL measurements revealed the strong near-band-edge (NBE) ultraviolet (UV) emission and the weak deep-level (DL) blue-green band emission at a substrate temperature of 400 °C.
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Authors
Ji-Hong Kim, Dae-Hyung Cho, Wonyong Lee, Byung-Moo Moon, Wook Bahng, Sang-Cheol Kim, Nam-Kyun Kim, Sang-Mo Koo,