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The zincblende polytypes of GaN and InN were studied with the intent of evaluating their potential as a wide bandgap semiconductor system for short wavelength optical devices. The metastability of these crystals has led us to the conclusion that the zincblende nitrides are not a promising candidate for these applications due to their tendency to nucleate wurtzite domains. Bulk samples of zincblende GaN and InN and wurtzite GaN, AlN and InN were studied by x-ray photoemission spectroscopy (XPS) in an effort to determine their valence band structure. We report the various energies of the valence band density of states maxima as well as the ionicity gaps of each material. Wurtzite GaN/AlN and InN/AlN heterostructures were also investigated by XPS in order to estimate the valence band discontinuities of these heterojunctions. We measured valence band discontinuities of $\\Delta$E$\\rm\\sbsp{v}{GaN/AlN}$ = 0.4 $\\pm$ 0.4 eV and $\\Delta$E$\\rm\\sbsp{v}{InN/AlN}$ = 1.1 $\\pm$ 0.4 eV. 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Wurtzite GaN/AlN and InN/AlN heterostructures were also investigated by XPS in order to estimate the valence band discontinuities of these heterojunctions. We measured valence band discontinuities of $\\Delta$E$\\rm\\sbsp{v}{GaN/AlN}$ = 0.4 $\\pm$ 0.4 eV and $\\Delta$E$\\rm\\sbsp{v}{InN/AlN}$ = 1.1 $\\pm$ 0.4 eV. Our results indicate that both systems have heterojunction band lineups fundamentally suitable for common optical device applications.","Made available in DSpace on 2011-05-07T11:56:05Z (GMT). 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