Dielectric characterization of transparent epitaxial Ga2O3 thin film on n-GaN/Al2O3 prepared by pulsed laser deposition

(201)-oriented beta-Ga2O3/GaN thin films were epitaxially grown by pulsed laser deposition. These films have the specific in-plane orientation, which was confirmed by phi scans of Ga2O3 (111) and (311) reflections. When oxygen flow rate was increased, the surface morphologies and roughness of beta-Ga2O3 drastically changed. The beta-Ga2O3/GaN structure showed a stable and sharp interface and uniform elemental distribution in depth. The dielectric constant and memory window of beta-Ga2O3/GaN were about 13.9 and 0.50 V for oxygen flow rate of 5 SCCM (SCCM denotes cubic centimeter per minute at STP). (c) 2006 American Institute of Physics.