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Deep Ultraviolet Light Emitting Diodes Based on Short Period Superlattices of AlN/AlGa(In)N
(The Japan Society of Applied Physics, 2003-11-15)We report a systematic study of the optical properties of superlattices of AlN/Al0:08Ga0:92(In)N with periods in the range of 1.25–2.25 nm. The superlattices were grown on sapphire substrates using gas source molecular ... -
Structural properties of fluorinated amorphous carbon films
(American Institute of Physics, 2001-01-01)Fluorinated amorphous carbon films have been deposited in a plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition system, and the optical properties examined by Fourier transform infrared and ultraviolet-visible absorption spectroscopy. ... -
Electrical properties of fluorinated amorphous carbon films
(American Institute of Physics, 2001-04-15)We have studied the capacitance–voltage (C–V), conductance–voltage (G–V), and current– voltage characteristics of fluorinated amorphous carbon (a-C:Fx) films using metal/a-C:Fx /Si and metal/a-C:Fx /metal structures, ... -
Determination of oscillator strength of C–F vibrations in fluorinated
(American Institute of Physics, 2001-05-01)Fluorinated amorphous-carbon (a-CFx) films deposited by plasma-enhanced chemical-vapor deposition were investigated by Fourier transform infrared transmission spectroscopy and Rutherford backscattering. The proportionality ... -
Plasma enhanced metalorganic chemical vapor deposition of amorphous
(American Institute of Physics, 2001-12-01)Plasma enhanced deposition of amorphous aluminum nitride ~AlN! using trimethylaluminum, hydrogen, and nitrogen was performed in a capacitively coupled plasma system. Temperature was varied from 350 to 550 °C, and pressure ... -
DIELECTRIC FUNCTION OF AlN GROWN ON Si (111) BY MBE
(Materials Research Society, 2000)We measured the ellipsometric response from 0.7-5.4 eV of c-axis oriented AlN on Si (111) grown by molecular beam epitaxy. We determine the film thicknesses and find that for our AlN the refractive index is about 5-10% ... -
Visible and ultraviolet Raman scattering studies of Si1ÀxGex alloys
(American Institute of Phsyics, 2000-09)We report Raman studies of the Si–Si phonon band in Si12xGex alloys, where the excitation is by visible and ultraviolet ~351 nm! light. At a wavelength 351 nm, the optical penetration depth is extremely shallow ~'5 nm!. ... -
Selective growth of high quality GaN on Si 111 substrates
(American Institute of Physics, 2000-04-03)We demonstrate selective growth of high-quality GaN by gas-source molecular beam epitaxy on Si~111! wafers patterned with SiO2. GaN was grown on wafers having two different buffer layers. The first buffer layer contains ... -
HfO2 gate dielectric with 0.5 nm equivalent oxide thickness
(American Institute of Physics, 2002-08-05)Hafnium dioxide films have been deposited using reactive electron beam evaporation in oxygen on hydrogenated Si(100) surfaces. The capacitance–voltage curves of as-deposited metal(Ti)–insulator–semiconductor structures ... -
Vibrational properties of AlN grown on 111 -oriented siliconPHYSICAL REVIEW B, VOLUME 63, 125313
(American Physical Society, 2001)We study the vibrational spectrum of AlN grown on Si~111!. The AlN was deposited using gas-source molecular beam epitaxy. Raman backscattering along the growth c axis and from a cleaved surface perpendicular to the wurtzite ... -
AlGaInN-based ultraviolet light-emitting diodes grown on Si 111
(American Institute of Physics, 2002-05-20)Ultraviolet light-emitting diodes grown on Si(111) by gas-source molecular-beam epitaxy with ammonia are described. The layers are composed of superlattices of AlGaN/GaN and AlN/AlGaInN. The layers are doped n and p type ... -
Plasma etching of AlNÕAlGaInN superlattices for device fabrication
(American Institute of Physics, 2002)We report a study of plasma etching of GaN, AlN, and AlN/AlGaN superlattices for the processing of deep ultraviolet light emitting diodes. Etching was carried out using inductively coupled plasma of chlorine diluted with ... -
Deep Ultraviolet AlGaInN-Based Light-Emitting Diodes
(Wiley, 2002)Ultraviolet light-emitting diodes (LEDs) with emission wavelength as short as 280 nm, grown by gas source molecular beam epitaxy with ammonia, are described. The typical multi-quantum well (MQW) structure LED consists of ... -
Optical properties of GaN grown on Si 111 by gas source molecular beam
(American Institute of Physics, 2002-02-01)We report a study of the optical properties of GaN grown on Si~111! by gas source molecular beam epitaxy with ammonia. Temperature dependence of edge luminescence was studied in the range of 77–495 K for samples with low ... -
Effects of power truncation on the insertion loss and crosstalk
(American Institute of Physics, 2003-09)A measurement of the insertion loss and crosstalk in folded, 100 GHz, arrayed waveguide multiplexers as a function of the number of grating waveguides is described. The number of grating waveguides can be varied in a single ... -
Reflective Arrayed Waveguide Grating Multiplexer
(IEEE, 2003-10)High-performance reflective arrayed waveguide grating multiplexer/demultiplexer designed for compatibility with silicon integrated circuit processing is described. The grating, folded by a flat reflecting surface, can be ... -
Silicon-Dioxide Waveguides With Low Birefringence
(IEEE, 2003-07)We describe the use of highly boron-doped silicon dioxide for the preparation of optical waveguides with very low birefringence. Plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition was used to vary the boron content from 5 wt% to ... -
Influence of nanocrystal growth kinetics on interface roughness
(American Institute of Physics, 2003-12-29)We study the layer morphology of Ni/Al multilayer structures, with 50 nm period, as deposited and following 10 min anneals up through the melting temperature of Al. X-ray reflectivity measurement of the as-deposited film ... -
Microfabrication and Characterization of Teflon AF-Coated Liquid Core Waveguide Channels in Silicon
(Institute of Elecrtonics and Electrical Engineers., 2003-12-06)The fabrication and testing of Teflon AF-coated channels on silicon and bonding of the same to a similarly coated glass wafer are described.With water or aqueous solutions in such channels, the channels exhibit much better ... -
AlNÕAlGaInN superlattice light-emitting diodes at 280 nm
(American Institute of Physics, 2003-02-01)Ultraviolet light-emitting diodes operating at 280 nm, grown by gas source molecular-beam epitaxy with ammonia, are described. The device is composed of n- and p-type superlattices of AlN~1.2 nm thick!/AlGaInN~0.5 nm thick! ...