Polarity in GaN and ZnO: Theory, measurement, growth, and devices

J Zuniga-Perez, V Consonni, L Lymperakis… - Applied Physics …, 2016 - pubs.aip.org
The polar nature of the wurtzite crystalline structure of GaN and ZnO results in the existence
of a spontaneous electric polarization within these materials and their associated alloys (Ga …

Polarity in oxide nano-objects

C Noguera, J Goniakowski - Chemical reviews, 2013 - ACS Publications
Polar surfaces of compound materials have been the subject of intense activity in the past.
Electrostatic arguments, based on a model of rigid charges, predict that they should have an …

Polarity of oxide surfaces and nanostructures

J Goniakowski, F Finocchi… - Reports on Progress in …, 2007 - iopscience.iop.org
Whenever a compound crystal is cut normal to a randomly chosen direction, there is an
overwhelming probability that the resulting surface corresponds to a polar termination and is …

Controlled growth of high‐quality ZnO‐based films and fabrication of visible‐blind and solar‐blind ultra‐violet detectors

X Du, Z Mei, Z Liu, Y Guo, T Zhang, Y Hou… - Advanced …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
ZnO is a wide‐bandgap (3.37 eV at room temperature) oxide semiconductor that is attractive
for its great potential in short‐wavelength optoelectronic devices, in which high quality films …

Impact of sapphire nitridation on formation of Al-polar inversion domains in N-polar AlN epitaxial layers

N Stolyarchuk, T Markurt, A Courville, K March… - Journal of Applied …, 2017 - pubs.aip.org
In this work, we study the basic processes during the initial stages of growth which control
polarity in N-polar AlN films grown on c-plane sapphire substrates by metalorganic chemical …

Direct structural evidences of Mn11Ge8 and Mn5Ge2 clusters in Ge0. 96Mn0. 04 thin films

Y Wang, J Zou, Z Zhao, X Han, X Zhou… - Applied Physics …, 2008 - pubs.aip.org
Mn-rich clusters in Mn-doped Ge thin films epitaxially grown on Ge (001) have been
investigated by various transmission electron microscopy techniques. Both the mysterious …

ZnO nanofiber (NFs) growth from ZnO nanowires (NWs) by controlling growth temperature on flexible Teflon substrate by CBD technique for UV photodetector

OF Farhat, MM Halim, NM Ahmed, MA Qaeed - Superlattices and …, 2016 - Elsevier
In this study, ZnO nanofibers (ZnO NFs) were successfully grown for the first time on Teflon
substrates using CBD technique. The well-aligned ZnO nanorods (ZnO NRs) were …

Confinement effects in ultrathin ZnO polymorph films: Electronic and optical properties

L Sponza, J Goniakowski, C Noguera - Physical Review B, 2016 - APS
Relying on generalized-gradient and hybrid first-principles simulations, this work provides a
complete characterization of the electronic properties of ZnO ultrathin films, cut along the …

Polarity control of ZnO films on (0001) Al2O3 by Cr-compound intermediate layers

JS Park, SK Hong, T Minegishi, SH Park, IH Im… - Applied Physics …, 2007 - pubs.aip.org
This letter presents a reliable and very easy method for selective growth of polarity
controlled ZnO films on (0001) Al 2 O 3 substrates by plasma-assisted molecular-beam …

Mn behavior in Ge0. 96Mn0. 04 magnetic thin films grown on Si

Y Wang, J Zou, Z Zhao, X Han, X Zhou… - Journal of Applied …, 2008 - pubs.aip.org
Mn behaviors in the Ge 0.96 Mn 0.04 thin films grown on Si (001) substrates by molecular
beam epitaxy were investigated by high resolution transmission electron microscopy …