Title | Growth modification via indium surfactant for InGaN/GaN green LED |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2023 |
Authors | M Taib, I. Md, M. A. Ahmad, E. A. Alias, A. I. Alhassan, I. A. Ajia, M. M. Muhammed, I. S. Roqan, S. P. DenBaars, J. S. Speck, S. Nakamura, and N. Zainal |
Journal | Semiconductor Science and Technology |
Volume | 38 |
Pagination | 035025 |
Date Published | feb |
Abstract | In this work, indium (In) was introduced as a surfactant during growth of high temperature GaN quantum barriers (QBs) and GaN interlayer of InGaN/GaN green LEDs. A reference LED grown without In-surfactant was also included for comparison. Results suggested that the LED growth was improved by introducing the In-surfactant, especially during the growth of the GaN interlayer. The In-surfactant improved the morphology of the interlayer, hence allowed it to serve as a good surface growth for the LED. Moreover, the LED showed the lowest full width at half maximum of each x-ray diffraction satellite peak when the In-surfactant was introduced in the GaN interlayer, suggesting an effective way to improve the multi-quantum wells. The introduction of the In-surfactant in the GaN interlayer and GaN QBs growths shifted the emission wavelength of the corresponding LEDs towards red (λ emission = 534 nm) with respect to the reference LED where λ emission = 526 nm. Furthermore, the In-surfactant introduction reduced the forward voltage, V f of the corresponding LEDs down to 4.56 V, compared to the reference LED with V f of 5.33 V. It also allowed the LEDs to show faster carrier decay lifetime, and hence higher radiative recombination, particularly when it was introduced in the GaN interlayer growth. |
URL | https://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1361-6641/acb2eb |
DOI | 10.1088/1361-6641/acb2eb |