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In-Plane Polarities of Nonpolar Wurtzite Epitaxial Films Deposited on m- and r-plane Sapphire Substrates

Nicolas Grandjean, Denis Martin
2009
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The in-plane polarities of GaN and ZnO non-polar films deposited on r- and m-sapphire are compared. The polarity is unique on r-sapphire and mixed on m-sapphire because the direction on the substrate surface parallel to the wurztite c-direction is polar in the first case and non-polar in the second case. Furthermore, on r-sapphire where GaN and ZnO have a unique polarity, the directions of the polar c-axis relative to a reference sense in the substrate surface are opposite for both materials. This difference may be related to the nitridation which is the first step of the of III-nitride growth. (C) 2009 The Japan Society of Applied Physics

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Nicolas Grandjean, Denis Martin
2009
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Duality (projective geometry)

In geometry, a striking feature of projective planes is the symmetry of the roles played by points and lines in the definitions and theorems, and (plane) duality is the formalization of this concept. There are two approaches to the subject of duality, one through language () and the other a more functional approach through special mappings. These are completely equivalent and either treatment has as its starting point the axiomatic version of the geometries under consideration.

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