Distinguishing cubic and hexagonal phases within InGaN/GaN microstructures using electron energy loss spectroscopy
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Griffiths, Ian J; Cherns, David; Albert, Susanne; Bengoechea-Encabo, A; Angel Sanchez, M; Calleja, E; Schimpke, T; Strassburg, M
- Source
- Journal of Microscopy
Griffiths, I J, Cherns, D, Albert, S, Bengoechea-Encabo, A, Angel Sanchez, M, Calleja, E, Schimpke, T & Strassburg, M 2016, ' Distinguishing cubic and hexagonal phases within InGaN/GaN microstructures using electron energy loss spectroscopy ', Journal of Microscopy, vol. 262, no. 2, pp. 167-170 . https://doi.org/10.1111/jmi.12285
- Subject
- Themed Issue Paper
Condensed Matter::Materials Science
EELS
InGaN micro‐structures
STEM
Themed Issue Papers
light emitting diodes
InGaN micro-structures
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1365-2818
0022-2720
Summary 3D InGaN/GaN microstructures grown by metal organic vapor phase epitaxy (MOVPE) and molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) have been extensively studied using a range of electron microscopy techniques. The growth of material by MBE has led to the growth of cubic GaN material. The changes in these crystal phases has been investigated by Electron Energy Loss Spectroscopy, where the variations in the fine structure of the N K‐edge shows a clear difference allowing the mapping of the phases to take place. GaN layers grown for light emitting devices sometimes have cubic inclusions in the normally hexagonal wurtzite structures, which can influence the device electronic properties. Differences in the fine structure of the N K‐edge between cubic and hexagonal material in electron energy loss spectra are used to map cubic and hexagonal regions in a GaN/InGaN microcolumnar device. The method of mapping is explained, and the factors limiting spatial resolution are discussed.