Research Article

Structural and Electronic Properties of GaN (0001)/α-Al2O3 (0001) Interface

Table 1

Some relevant interatomic distances and their variations (in parentheses) for the GaN/Al2O3  N-terminated interface. The numbers identifying the distances refer to Figure 1(b).

Distances (Å)

1-2 = 1.897 (0.073) 17-18 = 1.951 (0.000)
2-3 = 1.842 (0.129) 18-19 = 1.901 (0.011)
3-4 = 1.787 (0.433) 19-20 = 2.013 (−0.108)
4-5 = 1.896 (−0.041) 20-21 = 1.871 (0.041)
5-6 = 1.976 (−0.005) 21-22 = 1.991 (−0.025)
6-7 = 1.874 (0.097) 22-23 = 1.862 (0.051)
7-8 = 1.870 (−0.015) 23-24 = 1.906 (0.000)
8-9 = 1.855 (0.116) 24-25 = 1.855 (0.058)
9-10 = 1.753 (0.219) 25-26 = 1.902 (0.003)
10-11 = 1.890 (0.082) 26-27 = 1.859 (0.053)
11-12 = 1.991 (0.231) 27-28 = 1.902 (0.004)
12-13 = 1.882 (−0.027) 28-29 = 1.861 (0.051)
13-14 = 1.885 (0.086) 29-30 = 1.895 (0.011)
14-15 = 1.865 (0.107) 30-31 = 1.869 (0.043)
15-16 = 1.761 (0.094) 31-32 = 1.881 (0.025)
16-17 = 1.881 (0.090) 32-33 = 1.897 (0.015)