Deposition of thin layers containing Ga, C and N by sequential pulses of Trimethylgallium and Ammonia

Gallium nitride (GaN) is a semiconductor with broad applications in the (opto-)electronic industry. State-of-the-art fabrication of GaN demands a nanometer-level control over layer thickness, which can be achieved with atomic layer deposition (ALD). Introducing carbon (C) into GaN layers, similar to introducing C into BN [1] or as a dopant in GaN [2], can facilitate control over material properties such as the band-gap and resistivity, respectively. In this work, we report on our results obtained from thermal deposition of layers, containing varying concentration of gallium (Ga), carbon (C) and nitrogen (N), from trimethylgallium (TMG) and ammonia (NH3) precursors. The precursors were sequentially introduced in a pulsed mode, i.e., without mixing them.