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Non-polar gallium nitride thin films grown by metalorganic chemical vapor deposition

US9039834B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 2, 2011
Grant dateMay 26, 2015
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Expiry dateJun 2, 2031

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L21/02647
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Non-polar (11 20) a-plane gallium nitride (GaN) films with planar surfaces are grown on (1 102) r-plane sapphire substrates by employing a low temperature nucleation layer as a buffer layer prior to a high temperature growth of the non-polar (11 20) a-plane GaN thin films.

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