Effect of sapphire substrate nitridation on the elimination of rotation domains in ZnO epitaxial films

M Ying, X Du, Z Mei, Z Zeng, H Zhen Xue
2004 Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics  
The rotation domain structures in ZnO films grown on sapphire substrates under different pre-treatment conditions have been investigated by in situ reflection high-energy electron diffraction and ex situ x-ray diffraction (XRD). It was found that by appropriate nitridation treatment, forming a thin AlN film on the substrate, the rotation domains in ZnO films could be completely suppressed, and a full width at half maximum of only 180 arcsec was observed in the (0 0 0 2) reflection of XRD
more » ... curves. The mechanisms for the elimination of rotation domains in the ZnO films are discussed.
doi:10.1088/0022-3727/37/24/c01 fatcat:xwxixw7mpjaz7g5vwv76q7wh6a