Abstract
Ni films on (0001) and (000 1 ̄) InN exhibited different reaction kinetics upon annealing at 673K. Structural and chemical analysis using grazing incidence X-ray diffraction, transmission electron microscopy, and X-ray energy dispersive spectrometry indicated that an interfacial reaction did not occur between the Ni film and the In-polar (0001) InN layer. However, the N-polar face reacted with Ni to form the Ni3InNx ternary phase with an anti-perovskite structure. The difference in reactivity for Ni on In-face and N-face InN indicates that polarity alters the reaction and may also affect interactions between other metals and group III-nitride semiconductors.
Original language | English (US) |
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Article number | 021607 |
Journal | Applied Physics Letters |
Volume | 102 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 14 2013 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)