Article comprising an oxide layer on GaN, and method of making the article

A high quality oxide layer has been formed on a GaN surface by a method that involves preparation of the GaN such that the surface is essentially atomically clean and essentially atomically ordered, and that further involves exposing the surface to evaporant from a GGG (gallium gadolinium garnet) evaporation source. MOS structures comprising the GaN/oxide combination have shown low leakage current, as well as charge accumulation and depletion.