Table 1 Comparison of spontaneous polarization reported for WZ III-nitride semiconductors

From: Experimental determination of giant polarization in wurtzite III-nitride semiconductors

Materials

Measured polarization

DFT calculated polarization

 

Local polarization

measurements

Electrical

measurements34,39,40

Ref. ZB1,16,21,38

Ref. LH21,25,41

AlN

1.37a

1.40

−0.081 to −0.090

1.339–1.351

GaN

1.29a

 

−0.022 to −0.035

1.299–1.312

InN

1.04a

 

−0.032 to −0.053

1.026–1.032

ScAlN

 

0.5–1.5

−0.089 to −0.296

1.35–1.00

ScAlNa

1.34–1.43 (i)

1.48 (i)

 

1.37–1.15 (ii)

  1. aThis work: the values are obtained from ScAlN with Sc content of (i) 0.18 and (ii) 0–0.375.
  2. All listed values correspond to III-nitrides with an M-polar lattice configuration.