X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy has been used to measure the valence band offset (VBO) of the w-InN/h-BN heterojunction. We find that it is a type-II heterojunction with the VBO being −0.30 ± 0.09 eV and the corresponding conduction band offset (CBO) being 4.99 ± 0.09 eV. The accurate determination of VBO and CBO is important for designing the w-InN/h-BN-based electronic devices.
The valence band offset (VBO) of the wurtzite ZnO∕4H-SiC heterojunction is directly determined to be 1.61±0.23eV by x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The conduction band offset is deduced to be 1.50±0.23eV from the known VBO value, which indicates a type-II band alignment for this heterojunction. The experimental VBO value is confirmed and in good agreement with the calculated value based on the transitive property of heterojunctions between ZnO, SiC, and GaN.
MgO may be a promising gate dielectric and surface passivation film for InN based devices and the valence band offset of MgO∕InN heterojunction has been measured by x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The valence band offset is determined to be 1.59±0.23eV. Given the experimental band gap of 7.83 for the MgO, a type-I heterojunction with a conduction band offset of 5.54±0.23eV is found. The accurate determination of the valence and conduction band offsets is important for use of MgO∕InN electronic devices.
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