Dependence of the MgO sputtering power on the characteristics of MgZnO thin films grown by radio-frequency magnetron sputtering |
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Authors: | Jin Young Moon Young Yi Kim |
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Affiliation: | a School of Materials Science and Engineering, Kyungpook National University, 1370 Sangyeok-dong, Buk-gu, Daegu 702-701, Republic of Korea b School of Advanced Materials Science and Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 440-746, Republic of Korea c Department of Nano Semiconductor Engineering, Korea Maritime University, Busan 606-791, Republic of Korea |
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Abstract: | The dependence of the MgO sputtering power on the structural and optical properties of epitaxially grown MgZnO thin films on GaN/sapphire substrates by radio-frequency magnetron sputtering was investigated. The photoluminescence investigation showed blue shift of 170 meV in MgZnO film grown at the MgO power of 300 W, compared with the ZnO films grown at the MgO power of 0 W, which was attributed to the enhancement of the Mg incorporation at higher power. In addition, increase in Mg mole fraction with increase in sputtering power of MgO was observed from the PL results, and a maximum of 6.6 at.% Mg was obtained at the MgO power of 300 W. The high-resolution X-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) investigations revealed that the threading dislocation density in the MgZnO thin films increased with increase in sputtering power. Furthermore, microstructural analysis performed by TEM revealed formation of a thin cubic-like phase in the interface between GaN template and MgZnO thin film, together with increased thickness of the interfacial layer with sputtering power. |
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Keywords: | 61 16 Bg 68 35 Ct 78 66 Hf |
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