High spatial resolution thermal conductivity and Raman spectroscopy investigation of hydride vapor phase epitaxy grown n-GaN/sapphire (0001): Doping dependence

2000 ◽  
Vol 88 (6) ◽  
pp. 3295-3300 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. I. Florescu ◽  
V. M. Asnin ◽  
Fred H. Pollak ◽  
R. J. Molnar ◽  
C. E. C. Wood
2000 ◽  
Vol 639 ◽  
Author(s):  
D.I. Florescu ◽  
Fred H. Pollak ◽  
William B. Lanfor ◽  
Farid Khan ◽  
I. Adesida ◽  
...  

ABSTRACTWe have measured high spatial/depth resolution (2-3 [.proportional]m) thermal conductivity (κk) at 300K before and after plasma-induced effects on a series of n-GaN/sapphire (0001) samples fabricated by hydride vapor phase epitaxy (HVPE) using a ThermoMicroscope'as scanning thermal microscope (SThM). The sample thicknesses were 50 ± 5 [.proportional]m and the carrier concentrations ~ 8 × 1016 cm-3, as determined by Hall effect measurements. The thermal conductivity before treatment was found to be in the 1.70 – 1.75 W/cm-K range, similar to that previously reported for HVPE material with this carrier concentration and thickness [D. I. Florescu et al., J. Appl. Phys. 88, 3295 (2000)]. The samples were processed under constant Ar gas flow and pressure fora fixed period of time (5 min). The only variable processing parameter was the DC bias voltage (125 – 500 V). After the initial 125 V procedure κ exhibited a decrease linear in the DC voltage in the investigated range. At 125 V the thermal conductivity was only slightly less (κ ~ 1.65 W/cm-K) than the untreated case. κ had dropped to ~ 0.3 W/cm-K for the 500 V situation. The implications of these results for device applications in the area of high power opto-electronics and high power electronics will be discussed.


2003 ◽  
Vol 83 (4) ◽  
pp. 629-631 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. V. Konenkova ◽  
Yu. V. Zhilyaev ◽  
V. A. Fedirko ◽  
D. R. T. Zahn

1999 ◽  
Vol 595 ◽  
Author(s):  
D.I. Florescu ◽  
V.A. Asnin ◽  
L.G. Mourokh ◽  
Fred H. Pollak ◽  
R. J. Molnar

AbstractWe have measured the doping concentration dependence of the room temperature thermal conductivity (κ) of two series of n-GaN/sapphire (0001) fabricated by hydride vapor phase epitaxy (HVPE). In both sets n decreased linearly with log n, the variation being about a factor two decrease in κ for every decade increase in n. κ ≈ 1.95 W/cm-K was obtained for one of the most lightly doped samples (n = 6.9×1016 cm−3), higher than the previously reported κ ≈ 1.7-1.8 W/cm-K on lateral epitaxial overgrown material [V.A. Asnin et al, Appl. Phys. Lett. 75, 1240 (1999)] and κ κ 1.3 W/cm-K on a thick HVPE sample [E.K. Sichel and J.I. Pankove, J. Phys. Chem. Solids 38, 330 (1977)]. The decrease in the lattice component of κ due to increased phonon scattering from both the impurities and free electrons outweighs the increase in the electronic contribution to κ.


2000 ◽  
Vol 5 (S1) ◽  
pp. 336-342 ◽  
Author(s):  
D.I. Florescu ◽  
V.A. Asnin ◽  
L.G. Mourokh ◽  
Fred H. Pollak ◽  
R. J. Molnar

We have measured the doping concentration dependence of the room temperature thermal conductivity (κ) of two series of n-GaN/sapphire (0001) fabricated by hydride vapor phase epitaxy (HVPE). In both sets κ decreased linearly with log n, the variation being about a factor two decrease in κ for every decade increase in n. κ ≈ 1.95 W/cm-K was obtained for one of the most lightly doped samples (n = 6.9×1016 cm−3), higher than the previously reported κ ≈ 1.7-1.8 W/cm-K on lateral epitaxial overgrown material [V.A. Asnin et al, Appl. Phys. Lett. 75, 1240 (1999)] and κ ≈ 1.3 W/cm-K on a thick HVPE sample [E.K. Sichel and J.I. Pankove, J. Phys. Chem. Solids 38, 330 (1977)]. The decrease in the lattice component of κ due to increased phonon scattering from both the impurities and free electrons outweighs the increase in the electronic contribution to κ.


2002 ◽  
Vol 14 (13-14) ◽  
pp. 991-993 ◽  
Author(s):  
H.-M. Kim ◽  
D.S. Kim ◽  
Y.S. Park ◽  
D.Y. Kim ◽  
T.W. Kang ◽  
...  

Author(s):  
Wondwosen Metaferia ◽  
Anna K. Braun ◽  
John Simon ◽  
Corinne E. Packard ◽  
Aaron J. Ptak ◽  
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