Journal
APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
Volume 292, Issue -, Pages 531-536Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2013.12.005
Keywords
GaN substrate; Mechanical polishing; Chemical mechanical polishing; Subsurface damage; Cathodoluminescence; Brittle materials
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- JSPS [24226005]
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The relationship between the depth of the subsurface damage (SSD) and the size of the diamond abrasive used for mechanical polishing (MP) of GaN substrates was investigated in detail. GaN is categorized as a hard, brittle material, and material removal in MP proceeds principally to the fracture of GaN crystals. Atomic force microscopy and cathodoluminescence imaging revealed that the mechanical processing generated surface scratches and SSD. The SSD depth reduced as the diamond abrasive size reduced. A comparison of the relationship between the SSD depth and the diamond abrasive size used in the MP of GaN with the same relationship for typical brittle materials such as glass substrates suggests that the MP of GaN substrates proceeds via the same mechanism as glass. (C) 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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