Abstract
Nanoindentation hardness tests were conducted on various AlxGa1-xN alloys grown by metal-organic vapor-phase epitaxy. AlGaN alloys showed the hardness of 16.5−19.5 GPa strongly dependent on the alloy composition with a maximum at x~0.5, while the Young’s modulus was ~ 300GPa, almost constant in the whole composition range investigated. The observed alloy hardening was confirmed under considering the effects of residual in-plane strain and threading dislocation densities.
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