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Tomasz Sochacki1, Robert Kucharski1, Karolina Grabianska1
1Institute of High Pressure Physics of thePolish Academy of Sciences, Sokolowska 29/37, 01-142 Warsaw, Poland.
Abstract:
In this paper, a detailed investigation of the basic ammonothermal growth process of GaN is presented. By analyzing the crystallization on a native seed with a lenticular shape, thus with an intentionally varying off-cut, we wanted to answer some basic questions: (i) Which crystallographic planes play the most important role during growth (which planes are formed and which disappear)? (ii) What is the relationship between the growth rates in different crystallographic directions? (iii) What is the influence of the off-cut of the seed on the growth process? Two non-polar slices, namely, 12¯10 and 1¯100, as well as a 0001 basal plane slice of an ammonothermal crystal were analyzed. The examined planes were selectively etched in order to reveal the characteristic features of the growth process. The applied characterization methods included: optical microscopy with Nomarski contrast and ultraviolet illumination, X-ray topography and high-resolution X-ray diffraction, and secondary ion mass spectrometry. The obtained results allowed for creating a growth model of an ammonothermal GaN crystal on a lenticular seed. These findings are of great importance for the general understanding of the basic ammonothermal crystal growth process of GaN.
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