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Optical properties of InN studied by spectroscopic ellipsometry

Chunya Ye, Wei Lin, Jin Zhou, Shuping Li, Li Chen, Heng Li, Xiaoxuan Wu, Songqing Liu and Junyong Kang

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 Corresponding author: Li Shuping, Email: lsp@xmu.edu.cn

DOI: 10.1088/1674-4926/37/10/102002

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Abstract: With recently developed InN epitaxy via a controlling In bilayer, spectroscopic ellipsometry (SE) measurements had been carried out on the grown InN and the measured ellipsometric spectra were fitted with the Delta Psi2 software by using a suitable model and the dispersion rule. The thickness was measured by a scanning electron microscope (SEM). Insight into the film quality of InN and the lattice constant were gained by X-ray diffraction (XRD). By fitting the SE, the thickness of the InN film is consistent with that obtained by SEM cross-sectional thickness measurement. The optical bandgap of InN was put forward to be 1.05 eV, which conforms to the experimental results measured by the absorption spectrum and cathodoluminescence (CL). The refractive index and the extinction coefficient of interest were represented for InN, which is useful to design optoelectronic devices.

Key words: InN, spectroscopic ellipsometry, refractive index, extinction coefficient



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Fig. 1.  Optical models used in data analysis.

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Fig. 2.  XRD characterizations with ω-2θ scans.

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Fig. 3.  SEM images of InN sample.

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Fig. 4.  (a) The transmission spectrum of the sample. (b) The (ahν)2 versus photon energy of the InN film. (c) CL spectra of the InN film.

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Fig. 5.  The SE spectra of sample.

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Fig. 6.  (a) Experimental spectra of Is (squares) and Ic (solid circles) and best-fit spectra (solid lines) at 70 ℃ of InN film with the photon energy ranging from 0.59 to 1.0 eV. (b) The refractive index and the extinction coefficient as a function of photon energy of InN material.

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Table 1.   The lattice constant and thermal expansion coefficient of GaN and InN.
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Nakamura S, Fasol G. The blue laser diode—GaN-based light emitting diode and lasers. Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag, 1997
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Laskar M R, Ganguli T, Kadir A, et al. Influence of buffer layers on the microstructure of MOVPE grown a-plane InN. J Cryst Growth, 2011, 315(1): 233 doi: 10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2010.08.019
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[25]
Zhao Y, Wang H, Yang H, et al. Growth temperature induced physical property variation of InN films grown on nitrided sapphire substrate by PAMBE. Vacuum, 2015, 112: 55 doi: 10.1016/j.vacuum.2014.11.016
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Tanguy C. Optical dispersion by Wannier excitons. Phys Rev Lett, 1995, 75: 4090 doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.75.4090
[28]
Yu Yangjing, Zhang Bin, Li Hongyi, et al. Study on the GaN film by spectroscopic ellipsometry. Semiconductor Technology, 2011, 36(11): 821 http://cn.bing.com/academic/profile?id=1967417357&encoded=0&v=paper_preview&mkt=zh-cn
[29]
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[31]
Wang Dongpo, Li Weitu. Determining of infrared transition of InN film grown on c-plane sapphire by photoreflectance. Applied Mechanics and Materials, 2012, 110: 985 http://cn.bing.com/academic/profile?id=1966995937&encoded=0&v=paper_preview&mkt=zh-cn

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      Chunya Ye, Wei Lin, Jin Zhou, Shuping Li, Li Chen, Heng Li, Xiaoxuan Wu, Songqing Liu, Junyong Kang. Optical properties of InN studied by spectroscopic ellipsometry[J]. Journal of Semiconductors, 2016, 37(10): 102002. doi: 10.1088/1674-4926/37/10/102002 ****
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      Optical properties of InN studied by spectroscopic ellipsometry

      DOI: 10.1088/1674-4926/37/10/102002

      • Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Semiconductors and Applications, Collaborative Innovation Center for Optoelectronic Semiconductors and Efficient Devices, Department of Physics, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China

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      State Key Development Program for Basic Research of China 2012CB619301

      National Natural Science Foundation of China 11204254

      National High Technology Research and Development Program of China 2014AA032608

      Project supported by the State Key Development Program for Basic Research of China (No. 2012CB619301), the National High Technology Research and Development Program of China (No. 2014AA032608), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 11204254, 11404271), and the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (Nos. 2012121014, 20720150027).

      National Natural Science Foundation of China 11404271

      Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities 20720150027

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      • Corresponding author: Li Shuping, Email: lsp@xmu.edu.cn
      • Received Date: 2016-02-22
      • Revised Date: 2016-04-27
      • Published Date: 2016-10-01

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