B.S. Zhang
Chinese Academy of Sciences
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Journal of Crystal Growth | 2003
B.S. Zhang; M. Wu; Xu Shen; J. Chen; J.J. Zhu; Junhua Liu; G. Feng; D. G. Zhao; Y.T. Wang; H. Yang
The influences of AlN buffer thickness on the optical and the crystalline properties of metalorganic chemical vapor deposition wurtzite GaN layers on Si(I 11) substrate have been investigated. High-resolution X-ray diffraction and photoluminescence measurement reveal that the thickness of AlN buffer exerts a strong influence on the distribution of dislocation and stress in GaN epilayer. The evidence is further reinforced by atomic force microscopic observation of AlN nucleation process. The optimum thickness of AlN buffer to effectively suppress Si diffusion has been determined by secondary-ion mass spectroscopy to be in the range of 13-20 nm. In addition, it is found that appropriate Si diffusion in AlN buffer helps to compensate the tensile strain in GaN, which subsequently improves the optical quality of GaN on Si(I 1, 1), and reduces the cracks over the GaN surface
Journal of Crystal Growth | 2003
J. Chen; Suyun Zhang; B.S. Zhang; J.J. Zhu; G. Feng; Xiaoming Shen; Y.T. Wang; H. Yang; W.C. Zheng
The influence of reactor pressure on GaN nucleation layer (NL) and the quality of subsequent GaN on sapphire is studied. The layers were grown by low-pressure metalorganic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) on c-plane sapphire substrates and investigated by in situ laser reflectometry, atomic force microscope, scanning electron microscope, X-ray diffraction and photoluminescence. With the increase of reactor pressure prior to high-temperature GaN growth, the size of GaN nuclei formed after annealing decreases, the spacing between nucleation sites increases and the coalescence of GaN nuclei is deferred. The optical and crystalline qualities of GaN epilayer were improved when NLs were deposited at high pressure. The elongated lateral overgrowth of GaN islands is responsible for the quality improvement
Semiconductor Science and Technology | 2013
Liang-Liang Wu; D. G. Zhao; D. S. Jiang; P. Chen; L. C. Le; L. Li; Z. S. Liu; Suyun Zhang; J.J. Zhu; H. Wang; B.S. Zhang; H. Yang
The growth condition of thin heavily Mg-doped GaN capping layer and its effect on ohmic contact formation of p-type GaN were investigated. It is confirmed that the excessive Mg doping can effectively enhance the Ni/Au contact to p-GaN after annealing at 550 degrees C. When the flow rate ratio between Mg and Ga gas sources is 6.4% and the layer width is 25 nm, the capping layer grown at 850 degrees C exhibits the best ohmic contact properties with respect to the specific contact resistivity (rho(c)). This temperature is much lower than the conventional growth temperature of Mg-doped GaN, suggesting that the deep-level-defect induced band may play an important role in the conduction of capping layer.
Journal of Applied Physics | 2014
Xi-Shan Li; D. G. Zhao; D. S. Jiang; Z. S. Liu; P. Chen; J.J. Zhu; L. C. Le; J. Yang; Xiaoguang He; Suyun Zhang; B.S. Zhang; J. P. Liu; H. Yang
The significant effect of the thickness of Ni film on the performance of the Ohmic contact of Ni/Au to p-GaN is studied. The Ni/Au metal films with thickness of 15/50 nm on p-GaN led to better electrical characteristics, showing a lower specific contact resistivity after annealing in the presence of oxygen. Both the formation of a NiO layer and the evolution of metal structure on the sample surface and at the interface with p-GaN were checked by transmission electron microscopy and energy-dispersive x-ray spectroscopy. The experimental results indicate that a too thin Ni film cannot form enough NiO to decrease the barrier height and get Ohmic contact to p-GaN, while a too thick Ni film will transform into too thick NiO cover on the sample surface and thus will also deteriorate the electrical conductivity of sample.
Journal of Applied Physics | 2011
D. G. Zhao; Suyun Zhang; D. S. Jiang; J.J. Zhu; Z. S. Liu; H. Wang; Suode Zhang; B.S. Zhang; Hui Yang
The spectral responses of back-illuminated p-i-n AlGaN ultraviolet photodetector under different bias voltage are investigated. The device structure is composed of p-GaN/p-Al0.3Ga0.7N/i-Al0.3Ga0.7N/n-Al0.6Ga0.4N and Ohmic contacts, where the p-GaN layer is very thin. There are two peaks in the spectral response of photocurrent located at 350 and 290 nm, respectively. It is found that in some devices the relative intensity and phase of these two peaks may change strongly with applied forward bias. A detailed analysis suggests that the possible Schottky-type-like behavior of metal and p-GaN contact and an unsatisfactory doping of p-GaN and p-AlGaN are responsible for the abnormal phenomenon.
Journal of Crystal Growth | 2003
J. Chen; Suyun Zhang; B.S. Zhang; J.J. Zhu; Xiaoming Shen; G. Feng; J. Liu; Y.T. Wang; H. Yang; W.C. Zheng
The morphological evolution of GaN thin films grown on sapphire by metalorganic chemical vapor deposition was demonstrated to depend strongly on the growth pressure of GaN nucleation layer (NL). For the commonly used two-step growth process, a change in deposition pressure of NL greatly influences the growth mode and morphological evolution of the following GaN epitaxy. By means of atomic force microscopy and scanning electron microscope, it is shown that the initial density and the spacing of nucleation sites on the NL and subsequently the growth mode of FIT GaN epilayer may be directly controlled by tailoring the initial low temperature NL growth pressure. A mode is proposed to explain the TD reduction for NL grown at relatively high reactor pressure
Journal of Crystal Growth | 2003
Xiaoming Shen; G. Feng; B.S. Zhang; Lihong Duan; Y.T. Wang; H. Yang
Selective area growth (SAG) of GaN on SiO2 stripe-patterned GaN/GaAs(001) substrates was carried out by metalorganic vapor-phase epitaxy. The SAG samples were investigated by using X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). SEM observations showed that the morphology of SAG GaN is strongly dependent on the window stripe orientation and slightly affected by the orientation relationship between the window stripes and the gas flow. The (I 1 1)B sidewalls formed on the SAG GaN stripes are found to be stable. XRD measurements indicated the full-widths at half-maximum (FWHMs) of cubic GaN (0 0 2) rocking curves are reduced after SAG. The measured FWHMs with omega-axis parallel to [1(1) over bar 0] are always larger than the FWHM values obtained with omega-axis parallel to [I 10], regardless of the orientation relationship between the w-axis and the GaN stripes
IEEE Electron Device Letters | 2014
Kai Ding; C. Wang; B.S. Zhang; Yang Zhang; Min Guan; Lijie Cui; Yuwei Zhang; Yiping Zeng; Zhang Lin; Feng Huang
Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) is a typical tumor marker in early diagnosis. Highly specific detection of the AFP was demonstrated using AlGaAs/GaAs high electron mobility transistors (HEMTs). Anti-AFP antibody was immobilized to the Au-coated gate area of the HEMT by a covalent modification method. To avoid any nonspecific binding, the gate was blocked by bovine serum albumin after the reduction of the carbonyl group. A detection limit for the AFP as low as a few picograms/milliliter was achieved, and cross reactivity of the sensor was found negligible, demonstrating its high selectivity. Successful detection with minute quantity of the sample indicates that the sensor has great potential in practical screening for a wide population.
Journal of Crystal Growth | 2002
G. Feng; Xinhe Zheng; Yingying Fu; J.J. Zhu; Xu Shen; B.S. Zhang; D. G. Zhao; Y.T. Wang; H. Yang; J.W. Liang
The crystallographic tilt of the lateral epitaxial overgrown (LEO) GaN on sapphire Substrate with SiNx mask is investiaated by double crystal X-ray diffraction. Two wing peaks beside the GaN 0002 peak can be observed for the as-grown LEO GaN. During the selective etching of SiNx mask, each wing peak splits into two peaks, one of which disappears as the mask is removed, while the other remains unchanged. This indicates that the crystallographic tilt of the overgrown region is caused not only by the plastic deformation resulted from the bending of threading dislocations, but by the non-uniformity elastic deformation related with the GaN, SiNx interfacial forces. The widths of these two peaks are also studied in this paper
Journal of Crystal Growth | 2002
Xu Shen; Yingying Fu; G. Feng; B.S. Zhang; Z.H Feng; Y.T. Wang; H. Yang
Epitaxial lateral overgrown (ELO) cubic GaN (c-GaN) on SiO2 patterned GaN/GaAs(0 0 1) substrates by metalorganic vapor phase epitaxy was investigated using transmission electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction (XRD) measurements. The density of stacking faults (SFs) in ELO c-GaN was similar to6 x 10(8) cm(-2), while that in underlying GaN template was similar to5 x 10(9) cm(-2). XRD measurements showed that the full-width at half-maximum of c-GaN (0 0 2) rocking curve decreased from 33 to 17.8 arcmin, indicating the improved crystalline quality of ELO c-GaN. The mechanism of SF reduction in ELO c-GaN was also discussed