Single-crystalline GaN films of ≤ 110 µm in thickness have been fabricated on hydride vapor phase-grown (0001) GaN substrates by employing a relatively low-pressure (≤170 MPa) ammonothermal growth method with NH4Cl as mineralizer. Metallic Ga and polycrystalline GaN has been the chosen precursor. An average growth speed on the (0001) face of the substrate of ≥5 µm/day was observed when using metallic Ga and about 7 µm/day for GaN. The maximum growth speed of 27.5 µm/day was achieved for the film grown at a supersaturation from a combined Ga/GaN precursor. The surface morphology is not affected by the nature of the precursor.
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