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American Institute of Physics, Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology A, 4(41), 2023

DOI: 10.1116/6.0002625

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Crystallinity degradation and defect development in (AlxGa1−x)2O3 thin films with increased Al composition

Journal article published in 2023 by Takumi Ohtsuki ORCID, Masataka Higashiwaki ORCID
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Abstract

We systematically analyzed the Al composition dependences of the structural properties of (AlxGa1−x)2O3 thin films grown on β-Ga2O3 (010) substrates. The crystal structure was characterized by x-ray diffraction, and the surface morphology was observed by reflection high-energy electron diffraction and atomic force microscopy. In the 100-nm-thick thin films, the crystallinity began to degrade and defects appeared on the surface when the Al composition x exceeded about 0.16. The defects developed mainly along the [201] direction and slightly along the [001] direction as x increased. The boundary where the thin film quality changed was close to a critical thickness curve calculated using the Matthews–Blakeslee model assuming the slip system of ⟨201⟩{102¯}.