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The effects of H2 etching on 6H-SiC(0001) substrate morphology and the crystal quality of subsequently grown AlN films have been studied. Etching removes polishing damage and produces step structures on the substrate surface. The properties of these steps subsequently influence the quality of epitaxial AlN layers.
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Hageman et al. (2001) studied this question.
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