Lateral growth and optical properties of ZnO microcrystal on sapphire substrate

  • Zhenjun Li
  • , Zuofu Hu
  • , Fengjuan Liu
  • , Haiqin Hang
  • , Xiqing Zhang*
  • , Yongsheng Wang
  • , Li Jiang
  • , Penggang Yin
  • , Lin Guo
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Without catalysis, hexagonal zinc oxide (ZnO) microcrystals were successfully grown on (0001) sapphire substrate in a home made chemical vapor deposition system under atmospheric pressure. A rapid lateral growth at rate of 15 l m/h and a dense growth of ZnO crystals were realized in the growth regions of 800 and 850 °C, respectively. The growth mechanisms were explained similarly with the selective epitaxy. The high quality of the crystals was attested by the X-ray diffraction pattern, Raman scattering and temperature dependent photoluminescence. These results showed the potential of lateral growth ZnO crystals at low cost.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1908-1912
Number of pages5
JournalOptical Materials
Volume34
Issue number11
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 2012

Keywords

  • Chemical vapor deposition
  • Growth models
  • Semiconducting materials
  • Zinc oxide

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