Abstract
We report the formation of nanoclusters on the surface of gallium nitride (GaN) epilayers due to irradiation with 70 MeV Si ions with the fluences of 1 × 1012 ions/cm2 at the liquid nitrogen temperature (77 K). GaN epilayers were grown using a metal organic chemical vapor deposition system. Omega scan rocking curves of (002) and (101) plane reflection shows irradiation-induced broadening. Atomic force microscopy imagery revealed the formation of nanoclusters on the surface of the irradiated samples. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy confirms that the surface features are composed of GaN. The effects of ion-beam-produced lattice defects on the surface, electrical, and optical properties of GaN were studied and possible mechanisms responsible for the formation of nanoclusters during irradiation have been discussed.
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