High-frequency and below bandgap anisotropic dielectric constants in alpha-(AlxGa1-x)(2)O-3 (0 <= x <= 1)Show others and affiliations
2021 (English)In: Applied Physics Letters, ISSN 0003-6951, E-ISSN 1077-3118, Vol. 119, no 9, article id 092103Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
A Mueller matrix spectroscopic ellipsometry approach was used to investigate the anisotropic dielectric constants of corundum alpha-(AlxGa1-x)(2)O-3 thin films in their below bandgap spectral regions. The sample set was epitaxially grown using plasma-assisted molecular beam epitaxy on m-plane sapphire. The spectroscopic ellipsometry measurements were performed at multiple azimuthal angles to resolve the uniaxial dielectric properties. A Cauchy dispersion model was applied, and high-frequency dielectric constants are determined for polarization perpendicular (epsilon(infinity,perpendicular to)) and parallel (epsilon(infinity,parallel to)) to the thin film c-axis. The optical birefringence is negative throughout the composition range, and the overall index of refraction substantially decreases upon incorporation of Al. We find small bowing parameters of the highfrequency dielectric constants with b(perpendicular to) = 0:386 and b(parallel to) = 0:307. Published under an exclusive license by AIP Publishing.
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AIP Publishing , 2021. Vol. 119, no 9, article id 092103
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Condensed Matter Physics
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URN: urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-183077DOI: 10.1063/5.0064528ISI: 000754541700001OAI: oai:DiVA.org:liu-183077DiVA, id: diva2:1640318
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Funding Agencies|National Science Foundation (NSF)National Science Foundation (NSF)National Research Foundation of Korea [NSF DMR 1808715]; NSF/EPSCoR RII Track-1: Emergent Quantum Materials and Technologies (EQUATE) [OIA-2044049]; Air Force Office of Scientific ResearchUnited States Department of DefenseAir Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) [FA9550-18-1-0360, FA9550-19-S-0003, FA9550-21-1-0259]; ACCESS, an AFOSR Center of Excellence [FA9550-18-1-0529]; Knut and Alice Wallenbergs FoundationKnut & Alice Wallenberg Foundation; University of Nebraska Foundation; J. A. Woollam Foundation; JSPS Overseas Challenge Program for Young Researchers [1080033]
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