Deep-ultraviolet stimulated emission from AlGaN/AlN multiple-quantum-wells on nano-patterned AlN/sapphire templates with reduced threshold power density

被引:11
作者
Chen, Xiang [1 ,2 ]
Zhang, Yun [1 ,2 ,3 ,4 ]
Yan, Jianchang [1 ,3 ,4 ]
Guo, Yanan [1 ,2 ]
Zhang, Shuo [1 ,2 ]
Wang, Junxi [1 ,2 ,3 ,4 ]
Li, Jinmin [1 ,2 ,3 ,4 ]
机构
[1] Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Semicond, Res & Dev Ctr Solid State Lighting, Beijing 100083, Peoples R China
[2] Univ Chinese Acad Sci, Beijing 100049, Peoples R China
[3] Beijing Engn Res Ctr 3rd Generat Semicond Mat & A, Beijing, Peoples R China
[4] State Key Lab Solid State Lighting, Beijing 100083, Peoples R China
基金
国家重点研发计划;
关键词
Nano-patterned substrate; Nanoscale ELOG; Nitride materials; AlN; UV LD; HIGH-QUALITY ALN; SAPPHIRE; EFFICIENCY;
D O I
10.1016/j.jallcom.2017.06.240
中图分类号
O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
学科分类号
070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
We first report deep-ultraviolet (DUV) stimulated emission by optical pumping of AlGaN/AlN multiple-quantum-wells (MQWs) on nano-patterned AlN/sapphire (NP-AlN/sapphire) templates with significant threshold power density (P-th) reduction. Thanks to nanoscale lateral overgrowth on nano-holes patterns, the full width at half-maximum values of (0002) and (10 (1) over bar2) X-ray diffraction rocking curves of the NPAlN/sapphire template are 85 and 338 arcsec, deducing 71% less threading dislocations than the planar AlN/sapphire template. AlGaN/AlN MQWs on the NP-AlN/sapphire template exhibit DUV stimulated emission at 271.9 nm with spectral linewidth of 0.66 nm and P-th of 810 kW/cm(2), 68% lower compared to the same MQWs structure on a traditional planar AlN/sapphire template. (C) 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
引用
收藏
页码:192 / 196
页数:5
相关论文
共 20 条
[1]   Improved Crystalline Quality of AIN by Epitaxial Lateral Overgrowth Using Two-Phase Growth Method for Deep-Ultraviolet Stimulated Emission [J].
Chen, Xiang ;
Yan, Jianchang ;
Zhang, Yun ;
Tian, Yingdong ;
Guo, Yanan ;
Zhang, Shuo ;
Wei, Tongbo ;
Wang, Junxi ;
Li, Jinmin .
IEEE PHOTONICS JOURNAL, 2016, 8 (05)
[2]   Epitaxial lateral overgrowth of AlN on self-assembled patterned nanorods [J].
Conroy, Michele ;
Zubialevich, Vitaly Z. ;
Li, Haoning ;
Petkov, Nikolay ;
Holmes, Justin D. ;
Parbrook, Peter J. .
JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY C, 2015, 3 (02) :431-437
[3]   AlGaN-based deep ultraviolet light-emitting diodes grown on nano-patterned sapphire substrates with significant improvement in internal quantum efficiency [J].
Dong, Peng ;
Yan, Jianchang ;
Zhang, Yun ;
Wang, Junxi ;
Zeng, Jianping ;
Geng, Chong ;
Cong, Peipei ;
Sun, Lili ;
Wei, Tongbo ;
Zhao, Lixia ;
Yan, Qingfeng ;
He, Chenguang ;
Qin, Zhixin ;
Li, Jinmin .
JOURNAL OF CRYSTAL GROWTH, 2014, 395 :9-13
[4]   COMPARISON OF DISLOCATION DENSITIES OF PRIMARY AND SECONDARY RECRYSTALLIZATION GRAINS OF SI-FE [J].
DUNN, CG ;
KOCH, EF .
ACTA METALLURGICA, 1957, 5 (10) :548-554
[5]   Growth of high-quality AlN at high growth rate by high-temperature MOVPE [J].
Fujimoto, N. ;
Kitano, T. ;
Narita, G. ;
Okada, N. ;
Balakrishnan, K. ;
Iwaya, M. ;
Kamiyama, S. ;
Amano, H. ;
Akasaki, I. ;
Shimono, K. ;
Noro, T. ;
Takagi, T. ;
Bandoh, A. .
PHYSICA STATUS SOLIDI C - CURRENT TOPICS IN SOLID STATE PHYSICS, VOL 3, NO 6, 2006, 3 (06) :1617-1619
[6]   231-261 nm AlGaN deep-ultraviolet light-emitting diodes fabricated on AlN multilayer buffers grown by ammonia pulse-flow method on sapphire [J].
Hirayama, Hideki ;
Yatabe, Tohru ;
Noguchi, Norimichi ;
Ohashi, Tomoaki ;
Kamata, Norihiko .
APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS, 2007, 91 (07)
[7]   Reduction of threading dislocation density for AlN epilayer via a highly compressive-stressed buffer layer [J].
Huang, Jun ;
Niu, Mu Tong ;
Zhang, Ji Cai ;
Wang, Wei ;
Wang, Jian Feng ;
Xu, Ke .
JOURNAL OF CRYSTAL GROWTH, 2017, 459 :159-162
[8]   Plasma-assisted molecular beam epitaxy of Al(Ga)N layers and quantum well structures for optically pumped mid-UV lasers on c-Al2O3 [J].
Ivanov, S. V. ;
Nechaev, D. V. ;
Sitnikova, A. A. ;
Ratnikov, V. V. ;
Yagovkina, M. A. ;
Rzheutskii, N. V. ;
Lutsenko, E. V. ;
Jmerik, V. N. .
SEMICONDUCTOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, 2014, 29 (08)
[9]   Migration enhanced lateral epitaxial overgrowth of AlN and AlGaN for high reliability deep ultraviolet light emitting diodes [J].
Jain, R. ;
Sun, W. ;
Yang, J. ;
Shatalov, M. ;
Hu, X. ;
Sattu, A. ;
Lunev, A. ;
Deng, J. ;
Shturm, I. ;
Bilenko, Y. ;
Gaska, R. ;
Shur, M. S. .
APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS, 2008, 93 (05)
[10]   Maskless lateral epitaxial overgrowth of high-aluminum-content AlxGa1-xN [J].
Katona, TM ;
Cantu, P ;
Keller, S ;
Wu, Y ;
Speck, JS ;
DenBaars, SP .
APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS, 2004, 84 (24) :5025-5027