Dataset for Impact of Inductively Coupled Plasma Etching Conditions on the Formation of Semi-Polar (11-22) and Non-Polar (11-20) GaN Nanorods

The formation of gallium nitride (GaN) semi-polar and non-polar nanostructures is of importance for improving light extraction/absorption of optoelectronic devices, creating optical resonant cavities or reducing the defect density. However, very limited studies of nanotexturing via dry etching have been performed, in comparison to wet etching. In the paper associated with this dataset, we investigate the formation and morphology of semi-polar (11-22) and non-polar (11-20) GaN nanorods using inductively coupled plasma (ICP) etching. The impact of gas chemistry, pressure, temperature, radio-frequency (RF) and ICP power and time are explored. The scanning electron microscopy images contained in this dataset indicate that a chemical component of the etch process is found to have a significant impact on the morphology, being impacted by the polarity of the planes. In contrast, the images show that increasing the physical component enables the impact of crystal orientation to be minimized to achieve a circular nanorod profile with inclined sidewalls. These conditions were obtained for a small percentage of chlorine (Cl2) within the Cl2 + argon (Ar) plasma combined with a low pressure. Damage to the crystal was reduced by lowering the direct current (DC) bias through a reduction of the RF power and an increase of the ICP power.

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Coulon, P., 2020. Dataset for Impact of Inductively Coupled Plasma Etching Conditions on the Formation of Semi-Polar (11-22) and Non-Polar (11-20) GaN Nanorods. Bath: University of Bath Research Data Archive. Available from: https://doi.org/10.15125/BATH-00950.

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Full details of the methodology may be found in the Materials and Methods section of the associated paper.

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Secondary electron images were captured using a Hitachi S-4300 scanning electron microscope (SEM).

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Coulon, P.-M., Feng, P., Wang, T., and Shields, P., 2020. Impact of Inductively Coupled Plasma Etching Conditions on the Formation of Semi-Polar (\({11\overline{2}2}\)) and Non-Polar (\({11\overline{2}0}\)) GaN Nanorods. Nanomaterials, 10(12), 2562. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3390/nano10122562.

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Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
https://doi.org/10.13039/501100000266

Manufacturing of Nano-Engineered III-Nitride Semiconductors
EP/M015181/1

Publication details

Publication date: 20 December 2020
by: University of Bath

Version: 1

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15125/BATH-00950

URL for this record: https://researchdata.bath.ac.uk/id/eprint/950

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Coulon, P.-M., Feng, P., Wang, T., and Shields, P., 2020. Impact of Inductively Coupled Plasma Etching Conditions on the Formation of Semi-Polar (\({11\overline{2}2}\)) and Non-Polar (\({11\overline{2}0}\)) GaN Nanorods. Nanomaterials, 10(12), 2562. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3390/nano10122562.

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Contact person: Pierre-Marie Coulon

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Faculty of Engineering & Design
Electronic & Electrical Engineering

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Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology