Author : Çağla Özgit-Akgün
Publisher : LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9783659208232
Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (82 download)
Book Synopsis Plasma-Assisted Atomic Layer Deposition of III-Nitride Thin Films by : Çağla Özgit-Akgün
Download or read book Plasma-Assisted Atomic Layer Deposition of III-Nitride Thin Films written by Çağla Özgit-Akgün and published by LAP Lambert Academic Publishing. This book was released on 2014-03 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: III-nitride compound semiconductors (AlN, GaN, InN) and their alloys have emerged as versatile and high-performance materials for a wide range of electronic and optoelectronic device applications. Although high quality III-nitride thin films can be grown at high temperatures (>1000 C) with significant rates, deposition of these films on temperature-sensitive device layers and substrates necessitates the adaptation of low-temperature methods such as atomic layer deposition (ALD). When compared to other low-temperature thin film deposition techniques, ALD stands out with its self-limiting growth mechanism, which enables the deposition of highly uniform and conformal thin films with sub-angstrom thickness control. These unique characteristics make ALD a powerful method especially for depositing films on nanostructured templates, as well as preparing alloy thin films with well-defined compositions. This monograph reports on the development of low-temperature ( 200 C) plasma-assisted ALD processes for III-nitrides, and presents detailed characterization results for the deposited thin films and fabricated nanostructures."