Coherently strained (001) β-(AlxGa1−x)2O3 thin films on β-Ga2O3: Growth and compositional analysis

In this work, we report on the growth of (001) β-(AlxGa1−x)2O3 films in molecular beam epitaxy via metal oxide-catalyzed epitaxy. Films with Al contents up to 15% were grown and the Al content was measured with atom probe tomography. A relationship between the Al content and the out-of-plane lattice parameter was derived for both (001) and (100) orientations. Transmission electron microscopy showed no evidence of extended defects in (001) β-(AlxGa1−x)2O3, and reciprocal space maps confirmed that β-(AlxGa1−x)2O3 films were coherently strained to (001) β-Ga2O3. Sn was also demonstrated to act as a surfactant for (001) β-(AlxGa1−x)2O3 growth, allowing for high-quality, uniform films with smooth morphologies.

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