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Papers by Z. Liliental-weber

Acta Materialia, 2012

ABSTRACT Explanted worn alumina orthopaedic hip replacements show characteristic wear regions, ra... more ABSTRACT Explanted worn alumina orthopaedic hip replacements show characteristic wear regions, ranging from severe wear, dominated by intergranular fracture, to regions in which minimal damage has occurred during articulation. The surface damage accumulation mechanisms are complex and not fully understood. This paper presents a detailed transmission electron microscopy (TEM) study of the surface damage accumulation mechanisms following in vitro tested worn alumina hip replacement prostheses. TEM of focused ion beam cross-section samples indicated extensive surface dislocation activity, which is restricted in the outer grain layer. Except for one example of basal slip, all slips were found to be on pyramidal planes. Both inter- and transgranular cracks were observed in regions of high wear. Grooves, largely associated with third-body abrasion, were generally associated with extensive dislocation activity. Three types of wear debris were seen from the worn surface, namely: granular wear debris, nanocrystalline wear debris and oblong wear debris. Wear debris were shown to arise from grain pull-out and severe plastic deformation at the surface. The observations allow a mechanistic model of the damage accumulations leading to wear and ultimately failure.

MRS Proceedings, 2000

ABSTRACTWe report on high quality GaN layers grown with the use of one intermediate layer. The de... more ABSTRACTWe report on high quality GaN layers grown with the use of one intermediate layer. The defect analysis shows that the density of dislocation is only 8×107/cm2 in these layers, compared to over 1010/cm2 for layers grown without the intermediate layer (IL). Electron microscopy on cross-section samples shows that deposition under certain specific conditions of a low- temperature IL directly benefits the quality of the subsequently deposited GaN layer. The growth of the GaN top layer appears to be similar to growth observed for lateral epitaxial overgrowth layers. This first time observation opens the possibility for using standard growth methods of GaN compounds to achieve a dislocation density comparable to that achieved with lateral overgrowth epitaxy.

MRS Proceedings, 1994

Gallium nitride is one of the most promising materials for ultraviolet and blue light-emitting di... more Gallium nitride is one of the most promising materials for ultraviolet and blue light-emitting diodes and lasers. Both Molecular Beam Epitaxy (MBE) and Metal-Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition (MOCVD) have recently made strong progress in fabricating high-quality epitaxial GaN thin films. In this paper, we review materials-related issues involved in MBE growth. We show that a strong understanding of the unique meta-stable growth process allows us to correctly predict the optimum conditions for epitaxial GaN growth. The resulting structural, electronic and optical properties of the GaN films are described in detail.

Physical Review Letters, 1992

A reply to the Comment on Evidence for superconductivity in low-temperature-grown GaAs is given. ... more A reply to the Comment on Evidence for superconductivity in low-temperature-grown GaAs is given. It is argued that the authors findings are clearly distinguished from the scope of the previous work.(AIP)

Journal of Electronic Materials, 1993

Page 1. Journal of Electronic Materials, Vol. 22, No. 12, 1993 Special Issue Paper First Direct O... more Page 1. Journal of Electronic Materials, Vol. 22, No. 12, 1993 Special Issue Paper First Direct Observation of EL2-Like Defect Levels in Annealed LT-GaAs ND JAGER, **^ AK VERMA,* P. DRESZER,** N. NEWMAN,** Z. LILIENTAL ...

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Journal of Electronic Materials, 2007

The polytype and surface and defect microstructure of epitaxial layers grown on 4H(1120), 4H(0001... more The polytype and surface and defect microstructure of epitaxial layers grown on 4H(1120), 4H(0001) on-axis, 4H(0001) 8°off-axis, and 6H(0001) on-axis substrates have been investigated. High-resolution x-ray diffraction (XRD) revealed the epitaxial layers on 4H(1120) and 4H(0001) 8°off-axis to have the 4H-SiC (silicon carbide) polytype, while the 3C-SiC polytype was identified for epitaxial layers on 4H(0001) and 6H(0001) on-axis substrates. Cathodoluminescence (CL), Raman spectroscopy, and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) confirmed these results. The epitaxial surface of 4H(1120) films was specular with a roughness of 0.16-nm root-mean-square (RMS), in contrast to the surfaces of the other epitaxial layer-substrate orientations, which contained curvilinear boundaries, growth pits (~3 • 10 4 cm)2), triangular defects >100 lm, and significant step bunching. Molten KOH etching revealed large defect densities within 4H(1120) films that decreased with film thickness tõ 10 6 cm)2 at 2.5 lm, while cross-sectional TEM studies showed areas free of defects and an indistinguishable film-substrate interface for 4H(1120) epitaxial layers.

Journal of Crystal Growth, 2000

The growth and properties of AlGaN/GaN heterojunction bipolar transistors grown by low-pressure m... more The growth and properties of AlGaN/GaN heterojunction bipolar transistors grown by low-pressure metalorganic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) are described. The`emitter-upa structures are grown on (0 0 0 1) sapphire substrates. Common-emitter characteristics and Gummel plots were measured on 120;120 m devices and useable DC current gains of &8}14 were achieved at room temperature. The resistance of the base was a limiting factor in high-current operation of these devices.

Journal of Crystal Growth, 2006

... 2×10 4 cm −1 , respectively. The defects in the wing material were observed primarily at the ... more ... 2×10 4 cm −1 , respectively. The defects in the wing material were observed primarily at the bottom of the film where lateral growth of the GaN occurred from the AlN and the SiC. Plan view AFM also revealed different microstructures ...

Journal of Crystal Growth, 2000

We have investigated the time decay of the photoluminescence (PL) at room temperature of high-qua... more We have investigated the time decay of the photoluminescence (PL) at room temperature of high-quality (HQ) and low-quality (LQ) GaN epitaxial layers grown on sapphire by metalorganic chemical vapor deposition. For undoped and Si-doped HQ GaN, the full-width at half-maximum of the (1 0 2) X-ray di!raction curve is 562 and 427 arcsec and the dislocation density is 4;10 and 2;10 cm\, respectively. It is found that the PL of HQ GaN has a higher intensity and decays slower than that of LQ GaN. The PL decay time is found to be much longer in HQ GaN. The dual-exponential decay times are 50 and 250 ps for undoped HQ GaN, and 150 and 740 ps for Si-doped HQ GaN. To our knowledge, the decay times of 150 and 740 ps are the longest ever reported in GaN thin "lms at room temperature. Furthermore, the characteristics of PL decay with di!erent excitation intensities and laser beam focusing conditions are also reported.

Journal of Crystal Growth, 2003

Surface pits in the form of v-shaped defects and resulting surface roughening, previously associa... more Surface pits in the form of v-shaped defects and resulting surface roughening, previously associated solely with InGaN films, were observed and investigated using atomic force microscopy on GaN films grown at 780°C via metalorganic vapor phase epitaxy on conventionally and pendeo-epitaxially deposited GaN thin film templates. The density of the v-shaped defects was similar to the density of threading dislocations of ∼3×109cm−2 (that originate from the heteroepitaxial interface between the GaN template layer and the SiC substrate). Moreover, the v-defect density was diminished with decreases in the dislocation density via increases in the template layer thickness or the use of pendeo-epitaxial seed layers. A concomitant reduction in the full-width half-maxima of the X-ray rocking curves was also observed. A qualitative model is presented that describes the formation of v-shaped defects as a result of interactions between the movement of surface steps, screw-type dislocation cores, and clusters of atoms on the terraces that form under conditions of high surface undercooling.

Journal of Applied Physics, 1998

The controlled incorporation of excess As into GaAs grown by molecular beam epitaxy at low growth... more The controlled incorporation of excess As into GaAs grown by molecular beam epitaxy at low growth temperatures (LT-GaAs) is explored. The substrate temperature and the As/Ga flux ratio were systematically varied to investigate the influence of growth parameters on the formation of native defects and structural properties. Near infrared absorption, magnetic circular dichroism of absorption, and slow positron annihilation were applied to determine point defect concentrations of As antisites (AsGa) and Ga vacancies (VGa). Structural properties of as-grown and annealed LT-GaAs layers were investigated by x-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy. In a well defined parameter range the lattice expansion of the LT-GaAs layers correlates with the amount of AsGa. The VGa acceptor concentration can quantitatively account for the ionization of the AsGa donors.

Journal of Applied Physics, 2013

Typically only dilute (up to ∼10%) highly mismatched alloys can be grown due to the large differe... more Typically only dilute (up to ∼10%) highly mismatched alloys can be grown due to the large differences in atomic size and electronegativity of the host and the alloying elements. We have overcome the miscibility gap of the GaN1−xAsx system using low temperature molecular beam epitaxy. In the intermediate composition range (0.10 < x < 0.75), the resulting alloys are amorphous. To gain a better understanding of the amorphous structure, the local environment of the As and Ga atoms was investigated using extended x-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS). The EXAFS analysis shows a high concentration of dangling bonds compared to the crystalline binary endpoint compounds of the alloy system. The disorder parameter was larger for amorphous films compared to crystalline references, but comparable with other amorphous semiconductors. By examining the Ga local environment, the dangling bond density and disorder associated with As-related and N-related bonds could be decoupled. The N-rela...

Applied Physics Letters, 1995

We present structural and electronic data which indicate that the dominant defects in GaAs grown ... more We present structural and electronic data which indicate that the dominant defects in GaAs grown at low temperatures (LT GaAs) by molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) are As antisites (AsGa) and Ga vacancies (VGa), with negligible amounts of As interstitials (Asi). We show that the change of lattice parameter correlates with the concentration of AsGa, and that AsGa alone can account for the lattice expansion. We also show that the total concentration of AsGa has a characteristic second power dependence on the concentration of AsGa in the positive charge state for the material grown at different temperatures. This can be understood provided that VGa defects are the acceptors responsible for the carrier compensation. Our results are consistent with most experimental results and the theoretical expectation from the calculation of defect formation energies. We find that the conclusion may also be true in As-rich bulk GaAs.

Applied Physics Letters, 1993

Transmission electron microscopy is applied to investigate the effect of annealing on misfit disl... more Transmission electron microscopy is applied to investigate the effect of annealing on misfit dislocations in an In0.2Ga0.8As/GaAs(001) heterostructure. In as-grown samples, an orthogonal array of 60° dislocations along 〈110〉 directions is observed in the interface. During annealing, the 60° dislocations along 〈110〉 directions are bent from 〈110〉 directions toward 〈100〉 directions. The process represents a new strain relaxation mechanism in semiconductor heterostructures. As the dislocation segments along 〈100〉 can relieve the strain more effectively than 60° dislocations, we propose that the dislocations move nonconservatively in or near the interface by diffusion along the dislocation cores or in the heterointerface.

Applied Organometallic Chemistry, 2003

A simple procedure for the synthesis of an important standard, isotopically enriched methylmercur... more A simple procedure for the synthesis of an important standard, isotopically enriched methylmercury, which is not commercially available, has been established successfully. The isotopically enriched standard synthesized is utilized in conventional isotope dilution mass spectrometry (IDMS), as well as in speciated IDMS (SIDMS), for determination of the true concentration of methylmercury in environmental samples. The CH3201Hg+ standard has been synthesized from commercially available 201HgO and tetramethyltin. The synthesis time required is 1 h at 60°C. The product is highly pure, yielding more than 90% as 201Hg in CH3201Hg+. Hazardous dimethylmercury does not occur during this synthesis procedure. The product synthesized was analyzed using high-performance liquid chromatography coupled with inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) and ICP-MS alone in order to determine its concentration, isotopic composition and purity. The stability of the product was also evaluated for over 6 months and found to be stable at 4°C in the dark. The isotopically enriched methylmercury synthesized can be used in SIDMS and IDMS analyses as a standard. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

^74Ge and ^70Ge nanocrystals were synthesized in 500nm thick SiO2 layers on silicon substrates by... more ^74Ge and ^70Ge nanocrystals were synthesized in 500nm thick SiO2 layers on silicon substrates by multi-energy ion implantation followed by thermal annealing.[1] Raman spectroscopy(RS) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) were used to confirm the existence of nanocrystalline Ge. Raman spectra exhibited asymmetrically broadened line-shapes due to phonon confinement and the nanocrystals' size distribution, consistent with an average particle size between

Applied Physics Express, 2011

300-nm-thick AlN layers were grown directly on 6H-SiC(0001) with six Si–C bilayer-height (1.5 nm)... more 300-nm-thick AlN layers were grown directly on 6H-SiC(0001) with six Si–C bilayer-height (1.5 nm) steps by rf-plasma-assisted molecular-beam epitaxy (MBE). To avoid unintentional active-nitrogen exposure, AlN was grown just after the nitrogen plasma ignition. By combining optimized Ga pre-deposition and no active-nitrogen exposure, layer-by-layer growth was realized from the first layer of AlN. Screw-type and edge-type threading dislocation densities in the AlN layer were reduced to 6×104 and 4×108 cm-2, respectively. Most of the edge-type dislocations were located at the step edge of the SiC substrate. The dislocation density of the AlN grown on the terrace of the SiC substrate was as low as 8×107 cm-2.

Point and Extended Defects in Semiconductors, 1989

Acta Materialia, 2012

ABSTRACT Explanted worn alumina orthopaedic hip replacements show characteristic wear regions, ra... more ABSTRACT Explanted worn alumina orthopaedic hip replacements show characteristic wear regions, ranging from severe wear, dominated by intergranular fracture, to regions in which minimal damage has occurred during articulation. The surface damage accumulation mechanisms are complex and not fully understood. This paper presents a detailed transmission electron microscopy (TEM) study of the surface damage accumulation mechanisms following in vitro tested worn alumina hip replacement prostheses. TEM of focused ion beam cross-section samples indicated extensive surface dislocation activity, which is restricted in the outer grain layer. Except for one example of basal slip, all slips were found to be on pyramidal planes. Both inter- and transgranular cracks were observed in regions of high wear. Grooves, largely associated with third-body abrasion, were generally associated with extensive dislocation activity. Three types of wear debris were seen from the worn surface, namely: granular wear debris, nanocrystalline wear debris and oblong wear debris. Wear debris were shown to arise from grain pull-out and severe plastic deformation at the surface. The observations allow a mechanistic model of the damage accumulations leading to wear and ultimately failure.

MRS Proceedings, 2000

ABSTRACTWe report on high quality GaN layers grown with the use of one intermediate layer. The de... more ABSTRACTWe report on high quality GaN layers grown with the use of one intermediate layer. The defect analysis shows that the density of dislocation is only 8×107/cm2 in these layers, compared to over 1010/cm2 for layers grown without the intermediate layer (IL). Electron microscopy on cross-section samples shows that deposition under certain specific conditions of a low- temperature IL directly benefits the quality of the subsequently deposited GaN layer. The growth of the GaN top layer appears to be similar to growth observed for lateral epitaxial overgrowth layers. This first time observation opens the possibility for using standard growth methods of GaN compounds to achieve a dislocation density comparable to that achieved with lateral overgrowth epitaxy.

MRS Proceedings, 1994

Gallium nitride is one of the most promising materials for ultraviolet and blue light-emitting di... more Gallium nitride is one of the most promising materials for ultraviolet and blue light-emitting diodes and lasers. Both Molecular Beam Epitaxy (MBE) and Metal-Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition (MOCVD) have recently made strong progress in fabricating high-quality epitaxial GaN thin films. In this paper, we review materials-related issues involved in MBE growth. We show that a strong understanding of the unique meta-stable growth process allows us to correctly predict the optimum conditions for epitaxial GaN growth. The resulting structural, electronic and optical properties of the GaN films are described in detail.

Physical Review Letters, 1992

A reply to the Comment on Evidence for superconductivity in low-temperature-grown GaAs is given. ... more A reply to the Comment on Evidence for superconductivity in low-temperature-grown GaAs is given. It is argued that the authors findings are clearly distinguished from the scope of the previous work.(AIP)

Journal of Electronic Materials, 1993

Page 1. Journal of Electronic Materials, Vol. 22, No. 12, 1993 Special Issue Paper First Direct O... more Page 1. Journal of Electronic Materials, Vol. 22, No. 12, 1993 Special Issue Paper First Direct Observation of EL2-Like Defect Levels in Annealed LT-GaAs ND JAGER, **^ AK VERMA,* P. DRESZER,** N. NEWMAN,** Z. LILIENTAL ...

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Journal of Electronic Materials, 2007

The polytype and surface and defect microstructure of epitaxial layers grown on 4H(1120), 4H(0001... more The polytype and surface and defect microstructure of epitaxial layers grown on 4H(1120), 4H(0001) on-axis, 4H(0001) 8°off-axis, and 6H(0001) on-axis substrates have been investigated. High-resolution x-ray diffraction (XRD) revealed the epitaxial layers on 4H(1120) and 4H(0001) 8°off-axis to have the 4H-SiC (silicon carbide) polytype, while the 3C-SiC polytype was identified for epitaxial layers on 4H(0001) and 6H(0001) on-axis substrates. Cathodoluminescence (CL), Raman spectroscopy, and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) confirmed these results. The epitaxial surface of 4H(1120) films was specular with a roughness of 0.16-nm root-mean-square (RMS), in contrast to the surfaces of the other epitaxial layer-substrate orientations, which contained curvilinear boundaries, growth pits (~3 • 10 4 cm)2), triangular defects >100 lm, and significant step bunching. Molten KOH etching revealed large defect densities within 4H(1120) films that decreased with film thickness tõ 10 6 cm)2 at 2.5 lm, while cross-sectional TEM studies showed areas free of defects and an indistinguishable film-substrate interface for 4H(1120) epitaxial layers.

Journal of Crystal Growth, 2000

The growth and properties of AlGaN/GaN heterojunction bipolar transistors grown by low-pressure m... more The growth and properties of AlGaN/GaN heterojunction bipolar transistors grown by low-pressure metalorganic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) are described. The`emitter-upa structures are grown on (0 0 0 1) sapphire substrates. Common-emitter characteristics and Gummel plots were measured on 120;120 m devices and useable DC current gains of &8}14 were achieved at room temperature. The resistance of the base was a limiting factor in high-current operation of these devices.

Journal of Crystal Growth, 2006

... 2×10 4 cm −1 , respectively. The defects in the wing material were observed primarily at the ... more ... 2×10 4 cm −1 , respectively. The defects in the wing material were observed primarily at the bottom of the film where lateral growth of the GaN occurred from the AlN and the SiC. Plan view AFM also revealed different microstructures ...

Journal of Crystal Growth, 2000

We have investigated the time decay of the photoluminescence (PL) at room temperature of high-qua... more We have investigated the time decay of the photoluminescence (PL) at room temperature of high-quality (HQ) and low-quality (LQ) GaN epitaxial layers grown on sapphire by metalorganic chemical vapor deposition. For undoped and Si-doped HQ GaN, the full-width at half-maximum of the (1 0 2) X-ray di!raction curve is 562 and 427 arcsec and the dislocation density is 4;10 and 2;10 cm\, respectively. It is found that the PL of HQ GaN has a higher intensity and decays slower than that of LQ GaN. The PL decay time is found to be much longer in HQ GaN. The dual-exponential decay times are 50 and 250 ps for undoped HQ GaN, and 150 and 740 ps for Si-doped HQ GaN. To our knowledge, the decay times of 150 and 740 ps are the longest ever reported in GaN thin "lms at room temperature. Furthermore, the characteristics of PL decay with di!erent excitation intensities and laser beam focusing conditions are also reported.

Journal of Crystal Growth, 2003

Surface pits in the form of v-shaped defects and resulting surface roughening, previously associa... more Surface pits in the form of v-shaped defects and resulting surface roughening, previously associated solely with InGaN films, were observed and investigated using atomic force microscopy on GaN films grown at 780°C via metalorganic vapor phase epitaxy on conventionally and pendeo-epitaxially deposited GaN thin film templates. The density of the v-shaped defects was similar to the density of threading dislocations of ∼3×109cm−2 (that originate from the heteroepitaxial interface between the GaN template layer and the SiC substrate). Moreover, the v-defect density was diminished with decreases in the dislocation density via increases in the template layer thickness or the use of pendeo-epitaxial seed layers. A concomitant reduction in the full-width half-maxima of the X-ray rocking curves was also observed. A qualitative model is presented that describes the formation of v-shaped defects as a result of interactions between the movement of surface steps, screw-type dislocation cores, and clusters of atoms on the terraces that form under conditions of high surface undercooling.

Journal of Applied Physics, 1998

The controlled incorporation of excess As into GaAs grown by molecular beam epitaxy at low growth... more The controlled incorporation of excess As into GaAs grown by molecular beam epitaxy at low growth temperatures (LT-GaAs) is explored. The substrate temperature and the As/Ga flux ratio were systematically varied to investigate the influence of growth parameters on the formation of native defects and structural properties. Near infrared absorption, magnetic circular dichroism of absorption, and slow positron annihilation were applied to determine point defect concentrations of As antisites (AsGa) and Ga vacancies (VGa). Structural properties of as-grown and annealed LT-GaAs layers were investigated by x-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy. In a well defined parameter range the lattice expansion of the LT-GaAs layers correlates with the amount of AsGa. The VGa acceptor concentration can quantitatively account for the ionization of the AsGa donors.

Journal of Applied Physics, 2013

Typically only dilute (up to ∼10%) highly mismatched alloys can be grown due to the large differe... more Typically only dilute (up to ∼10%) highly mismatched alloys can be grown due to the large differences in atomic size and electronegativity of the host and the alloying elements. We have overcome the miscibility gap of the GaN1−xAsx system using low temperature molecular beam epitaxy. In the intermediate composition range (0.10 < x < 0.75), the resulting alloys are amorphous. To gain a better understanding of the amorphous structure, the local environment of the As and Ga atoms was investigated using extended x-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS). The EXAFS analysis shows a high concentration of dangling bonds compared to the crystalline binary endpoint compounds of the alloy system. The disorder parameter was larger for amorphous films compared to crystalline references, but comparable with other amorphous semiconductors. By examining the Ga local environment, the dangling bond density and disorder associated with As-related and N-related bonds could be decoupled. The N-rela...

Applied Physics Letters, 1995

We present structural and electronic data which indicate that the dominant defects in GaAs grown ... more We present structural and electronic data which indicate that the dominant defects in GaAs grown at low temperatures (LT GaAs) by molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) are As antisites (AsGa) and Ga vacancies (VGa), with negligible amounts of As interstitials (Asi). We show that the change of lattice parameter correlates with the concentration of AsGa, and that AsGa alone can account for the lattice expansion. We also show that the total concentration of AsGa has a characteristic second power dependence on the concentration of AsGa in the positive charge state for the material grown at different temperatures. This can be understood provided that VGa defects are the acceptors responsible for the carrier compensation. Our results are consistent with most experimental results and the theoretical expectation from the calculation of defect formation energies. We find that the conclusion may also be true in As-rich bulk GaAs.

Applied Physics Letters, 1993

Transmission electron microscopy is applied to investigate the effect of annealing on misfit disl... more Transmission electron microscopy is applied to investigate the effect of annealing on misfit dislocations in an In0.2Ga0.8As/GaAs(001) heterostructure. In as-grown samples, an orthogonal array of 60° dislocations along 〈110〉 directions is observed in the interface. During annealing, the 60° dislocations along 〈110〉 directions are bent from 〈110〉 directions toward 〈100〉 directions. The process represents a new strain relaxation mechanism in semiconductor heterostructures. As the dislocation segments along 〈100〉 can relieve the strain more effectively than 60° dislocations, we propose that the dislocations move nonconservatively in or near the interface by diffusion along the dislocation cores or in the heterointerface.

Applied Organometallic Chemistry, 2003

A simple procedure for the synthesis of an important standard, isotopically enriched methylmercur... more A simple procedure for the synthesis of an important standard, isotopically enriched methylmercury, which is not commercially available, has been established successfully. The isotopically enriched standard synthesized is utilized in conventional isotope dilution mass spectrometry (IDMS), as well as in speciated IDMS (SIDMS), for determination of the true concentration of methylmercury in environmental samples. The CH3201Hg+ standard has been synthesized from commercially available 201HgO and tetramethyltin. The synthesis time required is 1 h at 60°C. The product is highly pure, yielding more than 90% as 201Hg in CH3201Hg+. Hazardous dimethylmercury does not occur during this synthesis procedure. The product synthesized was analyzed using high-performance liquid chromatography coupled with inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) and ICP-MS alone in order to determine its concentration, isotopic composition and purity. The stability of the product was also evaluated for over 6 months and found to be stable at 4°C in the dark. The isotopically enriched methylmercury synthesized can be used in SIDMS and IDMS analyses as a standard. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

^74Ge and ^70Ge nanocrystals were synthesized in 500nm thick SiO2 layers on silicon substrates by... more ^74Ge and ^70Ge nanocrystals were synthesized in 500nm thick SiO2 layers on silicon substrates by multi-energy ion implantation followed by thermal annealing.[1] Raman spectroscopy(RS) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) were used to confirm the existence of nanocrystalline Ge. Raman spectra exhibited asymmetrically broadened line-shapes due to phonon confinement and the nanocrystals' size distribution, consistent with an average particle size between

Applied Physics Express, 2011

300-nm-thick AlN layers were grown directly on 6H-SiC(0001) with six Si–C bilayer-height (1.5 nm)... more 300-nm-thick AlN layers were grown directly on 6H-SiC(0001) with six Si–C bilayer-height (1.5 nm) steps by rf-plasma-assisted molecular-beam epitaxy (MBE). To avoid unintentional active-nitrogen exposure, AlN was grown just after the nitrogen plasma ignition. By combining optimized Ga pre-deposition and no active-nitrogen exposure, layer-by-layer growth was realized from the first layer of AlN. Screw-type and edge-type threading dislocation densities in the AlN layer were reduced to 6×104 and 4×108 cm-2, respectively. Most of the edge-type dislocations were located at the step edge of the SiC substrate. The dislocation density of the AlN grown on the terrace of the SiC substrate was as low as 8×107 cm-2.

Point and Extended Defects in Semiconductors, 1989