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Abstract: A dramatic reduction in threading dislocation density and stress-relaxation was simultaneously achieved in GaN epilayer using a silica nanosphere embedded structure on V-groove patterned sapphire substrate by metal-organic chemical vapor deposition. By depositing silica nanospheres at two different instances during a growth process, a two-step growth that included selective area growth and lateral overgrowth was initiated. This approach led to GaN template of high crystal quality, which was confirmed from x-ray diffraction rocking curve and micro-Raman measurements and further corroborated by transmission electron microscopy. GaN light-emitting diode fabricated by this strategy showed a significant enhancement in the light output power. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

Abstract: Graphene oxide coated on GaN was simultaneously reduced and doped with nitrogen via excimer laser irradiation. Nitrogen dopant was originated from the GaN during the laser-induced dissociation at high energies. This phenomenon was confirmed by the absence of C–N bond formation in laser irradiated graphene oxide on SiO2. A top-gated field-effect transistor based on laser reduction of graphene oxide channel on GaN showed n-type behavior via the gate voltage modulation. The present findings indicate a paradigm for the formation of graphene-nitride semiconductor interfaces. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]