Abstract
We reveal the existence of interfacial, epitaxial, Pd grains in an as-deposited Pd film evaporated on GaN(0001) at room temperature. The crystallization of the remnant, disordered Pd was caused by the growth of the interfacial grains during annealing up to 600 °C. The origin of the Pd epitaxy on GAN(0001) was attributed to a 6/7 matched interface structure, wherein 6-Ga atomic distances match 7-Pd atomic distances. Remarkably, the Pd film was, by the Pd-Ga reaction, completely transformed to Ga2Pd5 and Ga5Pd gallides in epitaxial relationships with GaN at higher a temperature of 700 °C.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 335-337 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Electrochemical and Solid-State Letters |
Volume | 3 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2000 Jul |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Chemical Engineering(all)
- Materials Science(all)
- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
- Electrochemistry
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering