Nanomaterials (Feb 2022)

Large-Sized Nanocrystalline Ultrathin β-Ga<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> Membranes Fabricated by Surface Charge Lithography

  • Vladimir Ciobanu,
  • Giacomo Ceccone,
  • Irina Jin,
  • Tudor Braniste,
  • Fei Ye,
  • Francesco Fumagalli,
  • Pascal Colpo,
  • Joydeep Dutta,
  • Jan Linnros,
  • Ion Tiginyanu

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/nano12040689
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 4
p. 689

Abstract

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Large-sized 2D semiconductor materials have gained significant attention for their fascinating properties in various applications. In this work, we demonstrate the fabrication of nanoperforated ultrathin β-Ga2O3 membranes of a nanoscale thickness. The technological route includes the fabrication of GaN membranes using the Surface Charge Lithography (SCL) approach and subsequent thermal treatment in air at 900 °C in order to obtain β-Ga2O3 membranes. The as-grown GaN membranes were discovered to be completely transformed into β-Ga2O3, with the morphology evolving from a smooth topography to a nanoperforated surface consisting of nanograin structures. The oxidation mechanism of the membrane was investigated under different annealing conditions followed by XPS, AFM, Raman and TEM analyses.

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