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13 Nov 2006

Volume 89, Issue 20, Articles (20xxxx)

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Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 202101 (2006); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2388049 (3 pages)

J. H. Lee, Zh. M. Wang, N. W. Strom, Yu. I. Mazur, and G. J. Salamo
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Role of Ti in the reversible dehydrogenation of Ti-doped sodium alanate

Kewu Bai and Ping Wu

Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 201904 (2006); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2388865 (3 pages) | Cited 4 times

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The role of Ti in the reversible dehydrogenation of NaAlH4 has been the subject of debate for many years. The authors resolve this controversy by calculating the phase stability diagram of Na–Al–H–Ti and defect formation enthalpy of Ti doped NaAlH4 from first principles. The calculations show that Ti substitutes Al in NaAlH4 and forms a defect pair with interstitial H under H-rich and Al-poor conditions. However, the defect pair is not stable under H-poor and Al-rich conditions resulting in the formation of a Ti–Al intermetallic compound. The doped Ti reduces the Al–H bonding via additional Al 2p and Ti 3d hybridizations. The results give a picture why and how doped Ti acts to enhance hydrogen storage related solid phase transitions.
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81.30.Dz Phase diagrams of other materials
84.60.-h Direct energy conversion and storage
61.72.J- Point defects and defect clusters
65.40.G- Other thermodynamical quantities
82.60.Cx Enthalpies of combustion, reaction, and formation
64.70.K- Solid-solid transitions

Remarkable solute trapping within rapidly growing dendrites

H. P. Wang, W. J. Yao, and B. Wei

Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 201905 (2006); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2387971 (3 pages) | Cited 8 times

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Solute microsegregation always takes place during dendritic crystal growth. Although this may be reduced with the increase of crystal growth velocity, the realization of segregationless dendritic growth is quite difficult. Here the authors present the results of remarkable solute trapping within the rapidly growing dendrites of highly undercooled liquid Ni–5 wt %Si alloy. The dendrites grow at a velocity of 15 m/s at the maximum experimental undercooling of 304 K. Such a high growth velocity results in the pronounced solute trapping and almost segregationless solidification. Furthermore, a model is proposed to describe the correlation between dendritic growth velocity and undercooling. It agrees well with the experimental results in the whole undercooling regime and provides a reasonable prediction for the dendritic growth trend under extremely great undercooling conditions.
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81.05.Bx Metals, semimetals, and alloys
81.30.Fb Solidification
68.70.+w Whiskers and dendrites (growth, structure, and nonelectronic properties)

Brewster angle phenomenon in two-dimensional metallic photonic crystals and its application to polarization beam splitting

Xinhua Hu and Kai-Ming Ho

Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 201906 (2006); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2387981 (3 pages)

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The authors show the Brewster angle phenomenon of p waves in two-dimensional metallic photonic crystals of rectangular lattices with effective medium theory and accurate multiple-scattering calculations. The Brewster angle can be tuned over a wide range by varying the structure parameters. Based on this phenomenon, the authors propose a polarization beam splitter which can completely separate the p and s waves at an incident angle of 45°±10° in a very wide wavelength range (1 ∼ 500 μm).
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42.70.Qs Photonic bandgap materials
42.79.Fm Reflectors, beam splitters, and deflectors
42.25.Ja Polarization

Visible band-gap ZnCdO heterostructures grown by molecular beam epitaxy

S. Sadofev, S. Blumstengel, J. Cui, J. Puls, S. Rogaschewski, P. Schäfer, and F. Henneberger

Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 201907 (2006); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2388250 (3 pages) | Cited 59 times

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Single-phase ZnCdO alloys with a band gap extending from the violet to yellow spectral range are fabricated by molecular beam epitaxy using extremely low growth temperatures in conjunction with O-rich growth conditions. The Cd concentration can be systematically adjusted via the Cd/Zn beam pressure ratio. Despite growth temperatures as low as 150 °C, layer-by-layer growth is accomplished allowing for the preparation of ZnCdO/ZnO quantum well structures. Both epilayers and quantum wells exhibit strong band-gap-related emission at room temperature in the whole composition range.
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81.15.Hi Molecular, atomic, ion, and chemical beam epitaxy
78.67.De Quantum wells
78.40.Fy Semiconductors
81.07.St Quantum wells
71.20.Nr Semiconductor compounds
68.55.A- Nucleation and growth

Mechanism for Ohmic contact formation on Si3N4 passivated AlGaN/GaN high-electron-mobility transistors

B. Van Daele, G. Van Tendeloo, J. Derluyn, P. Shrivastava, A. Lorenz, M. R. Leys, and M. Germain

Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 201908 (2006); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2388889 (3 pages) | Cited 2 times

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Recent experiments have shown that in situ passivation by Si3N4 of AlGaN/GaN high-electron-mobility transistors results in improved electrical characteristics. Transmission electron microscopy techniques have been applied to study the metal contact formation on top of passivated AlGaN/GaN structures. Contrary to unpassivated AlGaN/GaN, the AlGaN top layer is not consumed by a typical Au/Mo/Al/Ti metal stack. Instead, a thin AlN interface layer is formed, being the key factor in the Ohmic contact formation. The formation of this AlN is believed to be due to extraction of N atoms out of the AlGaN. The resulting N vacancies, electrical donors, create a conducting channel through the AlGaN.
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85.30.Tv Field effect devices

Role of shear stiffening in reducing hydrogenation in intermetallic compounds

I. Jacob, M. Bereznitsky, O. Yeheskel, and R. G. Leisure

Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 201909 (2006); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2390635 (3 pages) | Cited 3 times

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The authors report on a pronounced increase in the elastic shear modulus of a wide class of binary intermetallics upon pseudobinary substitution. They further claim that the aforementioned increase in the rigidity of these compounds is the mechanism underlying the well documented, sharp decline of hydrogen absorption in these compounds. They suggest that a clamping effect occurs in the bulk due to the high shear modulus, preventing the formation of dislocations and thus inhibits the hydrogenation. Identifying this mechanism suggests that, in order to reach good hydrogen absorbers, effort should be invested in designing compounds where shear stiffening does not occur.
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81.40.Jj Elasticity and anelasticity, stress-strain relations
62.20.D- Elasticity
68.43.-h Chemisorption/physisorption: adsorbates on surfaces
84.60.-h Direct energy conversion and storage

Structural basis for the fast phase change of Ge2Sb2Te5: Ring statistics analogy between the crystal and amorphous states

Shinji Kohara, Kenichi Kato, Shigeru Kimura, Hitoshi Tanaka, Takeshi Usuki, Kentaro Suzuya, Hiroshi Tanaka, Yutaka Moritomo, Toshiyuki Matsunaga, Noboru Yamada, Yoshihito Tanaka, Hiroyoshi Suematsu, and Masaki Takata

Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 201910 (2006); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2387870 (3 pages) | Cited 70 times

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The three-dimensional atomic configuration of amorphous Ge2Sb2Te5 and GeTe were derived by reverse Monte Carlo simulation with synchrotron-radiation x-ray diffraction data. The authors found that amorphous Ge2Sb2Te5 can be regarded as “even-numbered ring structure,” because the ring statistics is dominated by four- and six-fold rings analogous to the crystal phase. On the other hand, the formation of Ge–Ge homopolar bonds in amorphous GeTe constructs both odd- and even-numbered rings. They believe that the unusual ring statistics of amorphous Ge2Sb2Te5 is the key for the fast crystallization speed of the material.
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61.43.Dq Amorphous semiconductors, metals, and alloys
61.43.Bn Structural modeling: serial-addition models, computer simulation
64.70.K- Solid-solid transitions

Generation of misfit dislocations by basal-plane slip in InGaN/GaN heterostructures

R. Liu, J. Mei, S. Srinivasan, F. A. Ponce, H. Omiya, Y. Narukawa, and T. Mukai

Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 201911 (2006); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2388895 (3 pages) | Cited 21 times

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The authors have observed that for InxGa1−xN epitaxial layers grown on bulk GaN substrates exhibit slip on the basal plane, when in the presence of free surfaces that intercept the heterointerface and for indium compositions x ≥ 0.07. This leads to almost complete relaxation of the local misfit strain by generation of radial-shape dislocation half loops. For x ≥ 0.17, generation of straight misfit dislocations by glide on the secondary 〈11math3〉 {11math2} slip system is observed, in addition to the radial-shape half loops at surface pits. These two mechanisms act independently with no observed interaction between them, leading to the conclusion that slip on the basal plane occurs first during the growth process. The secondary slip system is activated later and involves a significantly higher critical stress energy.
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61.72.Hh Indirect evidence of dislocations and other defects (resistivity, slip, creep, strains, internal friction, EPR, NMR, etc.)
68.65.-k Low-dimensional, mesoscopic, nanoscale and other related systems: structure and nonelectronic properties

Protective layer formation during oxidation of Cu3Au(100) using hyperthermal O2 molecular beam

Michio Okada, Michihiro Hashinokuchi, Masayuki Fukuoka, Toshio Kasai, Kousuke Moritani, and Yuden Teraoka

Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 201912 (2006); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2390672 (3 pages) | Cited 9 times

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Oxidation of Cu3Au(100) using a hyperthermal O2 molecular beam (HOMB) was investigated by x-ray photoemission spectroscopy in conjunction with a synchrotron light source. From the incident energy dependence of the O-uptake curve, it was determined that the dissociative adsorption of O2 implies a higher activation barrier and therefore less reactivity compared to Cu, owing to the Au alloying. The dissociative adsorption progresses with the Cu segregation on the surface. No prominent growth of Cu2O even for 2 eV HOMB suggests that the Au alloying of Cu can serve as a protective layer against further oxidation into the bulk.
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81.05.Bx Metals, semimetals, and alloys
81.65.Mq Oxidation
79.60.Bm Clean metal, semiconductor, and insulator surfaces
68.43.Mn Adsorption kinetics
82.30.Lp Decomposition reactions (pyrolysis, dissociation, and fragmentation)
64.75.-g Phase equilibria
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InGaAs quantum dot molecules around self-assembled GaAs nanomound templates

J. H. Lee, Zh. M. Wang, N. W. Strom, Yu. I. Mazur, and G. J. Salamo

Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 202101 (2006); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2388049 (3 pages) | Cited 61 times

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Several distinctive self-assembled InGaAs quantum dot molecules (QDMs) are studied. The QDMs self-assemble around nanoscale-sized GaAs moundlike templates fabricated by droplet homoepitaxy. Depending on the specific InAs monolayer coverage, the number of QDs per GaAs mound ranges from two to six (bi-QDMs to hexa-QDMs). The Ga contribution from the mounds is analyzed in determining the morphologies of the QDMs, with respect to the InAs coverages ranging between 0.8 and 2.4 ML. Optical characterization shows that the resulting nanostructures are high-quality nanocrystals.
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68.65.Hb Quantum dots (patterned in quantum wells)
81.16.Dn Self-assembly
81.15.Hi Molecular, atomic, ion, and chemical beam epitaxy
78.55.Cr III-V semiconductors
78.67.Hc Quantum dots
61.46.Hk Nanocrystals

p-type Zn1−xMgxO films with Sb doping by radio-frequency magnetron sputtering

Peng Wang, Nuofu Chen, Zhigang Yin, Ruixuan Dai, and Yiming Bai

Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 202102 (2006); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2388254 (3 pages) | Cited 24 times

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Sb-doped Zn1−xMgxO films were grown on c-plane sapphire substrates by radio-frequency magnetron sputtering. The p-type conduction of the films (0.05 ⩽ x ⩽ 0.13) was confirmed by Hall measurements, revealing a hole concentration of 1015–1016 cm−3 and a mobility of 0.6–4.5 cm2/V s. A p-n homojunction comprising an undoped ZnO layer and an Sb-doped Zn0.95Mg0.05O layer shows a typical rectifying characteristic. Sb-doped p-type Zn1−xMgxO films also exhibit a changeable wider band gap as a function of x, implying that they can probably be used for fabrication of ZnO-based quantum wells and ultraviolet optoelectronic devices.
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81.05.Dz II-VI semiconductors
73.61.Ga II-VI semiconductors
68.55.A- Nucleation and growth
81.15.Cd Deposition by sputtering
68.55.Ln Defects and impurities: doping, implantation, distribution, concentration, etc.
73.40.Lq Other semiconductor-to-semiconductor contacts, p-n junctions, and heterojunctions

Mechanism analysis of periodicity and weakening surge of GaAs photoconductive semiconductor switches

Wei Shi and Liqiang Tian

Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 202103 (2006); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2387120 (3 pages) | Cited 11 times

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The authors analyze the periodicity and weakening surge of semi-insulating GaAs photoconductive semiconductor switches. It is shown that the periodicity and weakening surge of the output current wave form is caused by the self-excitation of the circuit. The electric field threshold ET and the sustaining electric field Es (the minimum electric field required to support the domain) are modulated by the ac electric field; the output wave form becomes two main modes of transelectron oscillator, namely, delayed domain mode and quenched domain mode.
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85.60.-q Optoelectronic devices

Realization of high hole concentrations in Mg doped semipolar (10mathmath) GaN

J. F. Kaeding, H. Asamizu, H. Sato, M. Iza, T. E. Mates, S. P. DenBaars, J. S. Speck, and S. Nakamura

Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 202104 (2006); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2378486 (3 pages) | Cited 9 times

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The authors report on the growth of Mg doped semipolar (10mathmath) GaN layers on vicinal (100) MgAl2O4 substrates miscut in the ⟨011⟩ direction by metal-organic chemical vapor deposition. A maximum hole concentration of 2.4×1018 cm−3 and a maximum mobility of 8 cm2 V−1 s−1, respectively, were achieved following a postgrowth thermal annealing step. Although the hole concentration decreased for Mg concentrations greater than 3.3×1019 cm−3, significant hole concentrations, combined with the reduction in internal polarization fields, make semipolar GaN layers suitable for the fabrication of high brightness optoelectronic devices.
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81.05.Ea III-V semiconductors
73.61.Ey III-V semiconductors
81.15.Gh Chemical vapor deposition (including plasma-enhanced CVD, MOCVD, ALD, etc.)
81.15.Kk Vapor phase epitaxy; growth from vapor phase
72.20.Fr Low-field transport and mobility; piezoresistance
61.72.Cc Kinetics of defect formation and annealing

Temperature dependence of the GaAsN conduction band structure

A. Grau, T. Passow, and M. Hetterich

Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 202105 (2006); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2387973 (3 pages) | Cited 5 times

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In this contribution the authors investigate the temperature-dependent conduction band structure of GaAs1−xNx for different nitrogen contents. An analysis of their experimental photoreflectance data based on the two-band version of the band anticrossing model shows that with decreasing temperature the energy of the effective nitrogen level EN in GaAsN epilayers shifts significantly to higher energies. Simultaneously, the coupling parameter CNM between the nitrogen states and the host conduction band also rises to higher values.
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71.20.Nr Semiconductor compounds
78.66.Fd III-V semiconductors
78.20.-e Optical properties of bulk materials and thin films
61.72.S- Impurities in crystals

Magnetic field dependence of valley splitting in realistic Si/SiGe quantum wells

Mark Friesen, M. A. Eriksson, and S. N. Coppersmith

Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 202106 (2006); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2387975 (3 pages) | Cited 16 times

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The authors investigate the magnetic field dependence of the energy splitting between low-lying valley states for electrons in a Si/SiGe quantum well tilted with respect to the crystallographic axis. The presence of atomic steps at the quantum well interface may explain the unexpected, strong suppression of the valley splitting observed in recent experiments. The authors find that the suppression is caused by an interference effect associated with multiple steps, and that the magnetic field dependence arises from the lateral confinement of the electronic wave function. Using numerical simulations, the authors clarify the role of step disorder, obtaining quantitative agreement with the experiments.
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73.21.Fg Quantum wells
73.20.At Surface states, band structure, electron density of states
68.65.Fg Quantum wells

Energy-band alignments at LaAlO3 and Ge interfaces

Y. Y. Mi, S. J. Wang, J. W. Chai, J. S. Pan, A. C. H. Huan, M. Ning, and C. K. Ong

Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 202107 (2006); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2387986 (3 pages) | Cited 13 times

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The energy-band alignments for LaAlO3 films on p-Ge(001) with and without GeOxNy interfacial layer have been studied using photoemission spectroscopy. The valence-band offsets at LaAlO3/GeOxNy/Ge and LaAlO3/Ge interfaces were measured to be 2.70 and 3.06 eV, respectively. The effect of interfacial GeOxNy layer on the band alignments is attributed to the modification of interface dipoles. The conduction-band offsets at LaAlO3/Si(001) and LaAlO3/Ge interfaces are found to have the same value of 2.25±0.05 eV, where the shift of valence-band top accounts for the difference in the energy-band alignment at two interfaces.
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73.20.At Surface states, band structure, electron density of states
79.60.Bm Clean metal, semiconductor, and insulator surfaces

High-performance microscale single-crystal transistors by lithography on an elastomer dielectric

Colin Reese, Wook-Jin Chung, Mang-mang Ling, Mark Roberts, and Zhenan Bao

Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 202108 (2006); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2388151 (3 pages) | Cited 48 times

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Organic single crystals have emerged as powerful tools for the exploration of the intrinsic charge transport properties of organic materials. To date, however, the limited number of fabrication techniques has forced a steep compromise between performance, reproducibility, range of feature sizes, gentle treatment of the single crystal, and facility of construction. Here the authors present a materials-general technique for the fabrication of single-crystal field-effect transistors with the use of a spin-coated elastomer gate dielectric and photolithographically defined source and drain electrodes. This allows the production of feature sizes and patterns previously impossible with reported elastomeric techniques yet yields devices with performance far superior to those fabricated on nonconformal dielectrics. The authors measure saturation-regime mobilities of 19.0 and 1.9 cm2/V s for the semiconductors rubrene and pentacene, comparable to the best published values, and 2.4 cm2/V s for tetracene, nearly double that previously reported. Device characteristics are indicative of good contact, with negligible hysteresis and exceptionally low normalized subthreshold swings.
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85.30.Tv Field effect devices
85.40.Hp Lithography, masks and pattern transfer

p-type semiconducting dendrimers bearing thiophenyl peripheral moieties for organic field effect transistors

Kyung Hwan Kim, Zhenguo Chi, Min Ju Cho, Dong Hoon Choi, Han Saem Kang, Mi Yeon Cho, and Jin-Soo Joo

Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 202109 (2006); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2388244 (3 pages) | Cited 3 times

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First generation thiophene-labeled conjugated dendrimers have been synthesized through the Heck coupling reaction between the 5-hexyl-5-propenyl thiophene derivative and 1, 2, 4, 5-tetrabromo-benzene as the core. They display a p-type semiconducting behavior and a considerably better solubility than the linear conjugated oligothiophene. Two crystalline dendrimers such as 4(HPBT)-benzene and 4(HPTT)-benzene showed carrier mobilities as high as 6.2×10−3 and 2.4×10−4 cm2 V−1 s−1, respectively.
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72.80.Le Polymers; organic compounds (including organic semiconductors)
85.30.Tv Field effect devices
64.75.-g Phase equilibria
72.20.Fr Low-field transport and mobility; piezoresistance

Transition from electron accumulation to depletion at InGaN surfaces

T. D. Veal, P. H. Jefferson, L. F. J. Piper, C. F. McConville, T. B. Joyce, P. R. Chalker, L. Considine, Hai Lu, and W. J. Schaff

Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 202110 (2006); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2387976 (3 pages) | Cited 27 times

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The composition dependence of the Fermi-level pinning at the oxidized (0001) surfaces of n-type InxGa1−xN films (0 ⩽ x ⩽ 1) is investigated using x-ray photoemission spectroscopy. The surface Fermi-level position varies from high above the conduction band minimum (CBM) at InN surfaces to significantly below the CBM at GaN surfaces, with the transition from electron accumulation to depletion occurring at approximately x = 0.3. The results are consistent with the composition dependence of the band edges with respect to the charge neutrality level.
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73.20.At Surface states, band structure, electron density of states
79.60.Bm Clean metal, semiconductor, and insulator surfaces

Gate-controlled nuclear magnetic resonance in an AlGaAs/GaAs quantum Hall device

S. Masubuchi, K. Hamaya, and T. Machida

Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 202111 (2006); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2387895 (3 pages)

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The authors study the resistively detected nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) in an AlGaAs/GaAs quantum Hall device with a side gate. The strength of the hyperfine interaction between electron and nuclear spins is modulated by tuning a position of the two-dimensional electron systems with respect to the polarized nuclear spins using the side-gate voltages. The NMR frequency is systematically controlled by the gate-tuned technique in a semiconductor device.
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85.30.-z Semiconductor devices

Effect of hydrogenation on the memory properties of Si nanocrystals obtained by inductively coupled plasma chemical vapor deposition

Young-Kwan Cha, Sangjin Park, Youngsoo Park, In-Kyeong Yoo, Daigil Cha, Jung H. Shin, and Suk-Ho Choi

Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 202112 (2006); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2388144 (3 pages) | Cited 2 times

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Effect of hydrogenation on memory properties has been studied for metal-oxide-semiconductor (MOS) structures with Si nanocrystals fabricated using inductively coupled plasma chemical vapor deposition and subsequent annealing. Hydrogenation induces a drastic increase of a dip in the quasistatic capacitance-voltage (C-V) curve of the MOS capacitor, caused by the reduction of the interface states due to hydrogen passivation. This is consistent with high-frequency C-V measurements showing more well-defined curves with less distortion in hydrogenated samples. After hydrogenation, the MOS device shows a significantly larger decrease of flatband voltage shift in electron charging than in hole charging, indicating more effective passivation of the defect states related to the electron charging. A longer retention time is found for electron charging after hydrogenation, but almost no change of charge loss rate for hole charging. These results suggest that an asymmetry exists in the effect of hydrogenation between electron and hole storage.
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73.40.Qv Metal-insulator-semiconductor structures (including semiconductor-to-insulator)
84.32.Tt Capacitors

Measurement of the GaSb surface band bending potential from the magnetotransport characteristics of GaSb–InAs–AlSb quantum wells

P. A. Folkes, Godfrey Gumbs, Wen Xu, and M. Taysing-Lara

Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 202113 (2006); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2388147 (3 pages) | Cited 12 times

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Low-temperature magnetotransport measurements on GaSb/InAs/AlSb coupled quantum well structures with a GaSb cap layer and self-consistent calculations of their electronic structure have led to the determination of the Fermi level at the surface, EFS, of undoped molecular-beam-epitaxy-grown GaSb. EFS is pinned around 0.2 eV above the top of the GaSb valence band when the GaSb cap layer width is greater than around 900 Å. For smaller GaSb cap widths, EFS decreases with the GaSb width. The undoped GaSb/InAs/AlSb heterostructure’s Fermi level is determined by bulk donor defects in the AlSb layer adjacent to the InAs quantum well.
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73.63.Hs Quantum wells
73.21.Fg Quantum wells
73.40.Kp III-V semiconductor-to-semiconductor contacts, p-n junctions, and heterojunctions
72.20.My Galvanomagnetic and other magnetotransport effects

Deep level transient spectroscopy study of Pd and Pt sputtering damage in n-type germanium

E. Simoen, K. Opsomer, C. Claeys, K. Maex, C. Detavernier, R. L. Van Meirhaeghe, and P. Clauws

Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 202114 (2006); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2388869 (3 pages) | Cited 4 times

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Defect formation during Pd and Pt germanidation of n-type germanium, using rapid thermal annealing in the range of 300–500 °C, is investigated by deep level transient spectroscopy. Small concentrations of an electron trap at ∼ EC−0.385 eV are found, which is believed to be associated with vacancy-related sputtering damage. This is supported by the observation of much higher concentrations of vacancy-related deep levels on as-deposited Pt and Pd Schottky barriers. A steep concentration profile rising towards the surface confirms the assignment to Ar ion-related damage. The applied thermal budget points out that the defects observed in the germanide samples are more stable than simple vacancy-related point defects and could correspond to vacancy clusters formed during the deposition and/or the annealing step.
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71.55.Cn Elemental semiconductors
61.72.J- Point defects and defect clusters
61.72.Cc Kinetics of defect formation and annealing
68.55.Ln Defects and impurities: doping, implantation, distribution, concentration, etc.
81.15.Cd Deposition by sputtering
73.30.+y Surface double layers, Schottky barriers, and work functions

Extended microtunnels in GaN prepared by wet chemical etch

Hsin-Hsiung Huang, Hung-Yu Zeng, Chi-Ling Lee, Shih-Chang Lee, and Wei-I Lee

Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 202115 (2006); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2374841 (3 pages) | Cited 10 times

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It is demonstrated in GaN that microtunnels extended beyond hundreds of microns can be easily achieved using wet chemical etch. To obtain this result, specially designed structures of GaN layers are first grown on sapphire substrates with metal-organic chemical vapor deposition and subsequently with hydride vapor phase epitaxy techniques. The prepared samples are then chemically etched in molten KOH. With the designed structure of GaN layers, extended microtunnels with triangular cross sections are formed. The crystallographic planes of the triangular bevels belong to the {11math2} family. The etch rate of the tunnel can be as high as 10 μm/min at proper etching conditions.
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81.05.Ea III-V semiconductors
81.65.Cf Surface cleaning, etching, patterning
68.47.Fg Semiconductor surfaces
68.55.-a Thin film structure and morphology
68.55.A- Nucleation and growth
81.15.Gh Chemical vapor deposition (including plasma-enhanced CVD, MOCVD, ALD, etc.)

Intermolecular and interlayer interactions in copper phthalocyanine films as measured with microspot photoemission spectroscopy

Takeharu Sugiyama, Toshihide Sasaki, Satoshi Kera, Nobuo Ueno, and Toshiaki Munakata

Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 202116 (2006); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2388922 (3 pages) | Cited 11 times

Online Publication Date: 16 November 2006

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The authors have applied photoemission microspectroscopy to copper phthalocyanine films grown on a graphite surface with a lateral resolution of 0.3 μm and an energy resolution of 30 meV. The photoemission peak due to the highest occupied molecular orbital was found to be at binding energies of 1.13, 1.23, 1.38, and 1.5 eV, depending on film thickness. From the thickness and light-polarization dependence, the peaks were assigned to originate from isolated molecules, the first layer, the second layer, and multilayer, respectively. They demonstrate the capability of photoemission microspectroscopy to resolve electronic states modified by fine differences of molecular environments.
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71.20.Rv Polymers and organic compounds
73.21.Ac Multilayers
79.60.Bm Clean metal, semiconductor, and insulator surfaces
71.15.Nc Total energy and cohesive energy calculations
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