Suppression of indium clustering and quantum confined stark effect of InGaN LED on silicon (111)

Richard Liu; Callan McCormick; Can Bayram

doi:10.1117/12.2506426

1 March 2019 Suppression of indium clustering and quantum confined stark effect of InGaN LED on silicon (111)

Richard Liu, Callan McCormick, Can Bayram

Proceedings Volume 10918, Gallium Nitride Materials and Devices XIV; 1091822 (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2506426
Event: SPIE OPTO, 2019, San Francisco, California, United States

Abstract

Optical properties of InGaN/GaN multi-quantum-well (MQWs) grown on sapphire and on Si(111) are reported. The tensile strain in the MQW on Si is shown to be beneficial for indium incorporation and Quantum-confined Stark Effect reduction in the multi-quantum wells. Raman spectroscopy reveals compressive strains of -0.107% in MQW on sapphire and tensile strain of +0.088% in MQW on Si. Temperature-dependent photoluminescence shows in MQW on sapphire a strong (30 meV peak-to-peak) S-shaped wavelength shift with decreasing temperature (6 K to 300K), whereas MQW on Si luminescence wavelength is stable and red-shifts monotonically. Micro-photoluminescence mapping over 200 by 200 μm² shows the emission wavelength spatial uniformity of MQW on Si is 2.6 times higher than MQW on sapphire, possibly due to a more uniform indium incorporation in the multi-quantum-wells as a result of the tensile strain in MQW on Si. A positive correlation between emission energy and intensity is observed in MQW on sapphire but not in those on Si. Despite the lower crystal quality of MQW on Si revealed by atomic force microscopy, it exhibits a higher internal quantum efficiency (IQE) than MQW on sapphire from 6 K to 250 K, and equalizes at 300 K. Overall, MQW on Si exhibits a high IQE, higher wavelength spatial uniformity and temperature stability, while providing a much more scalable platform than MQW on sapphire for next generation integrated photonics.

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Richard Liu, Callan McCormick, and Can Bayram "Suppression of indium clustering and quantum confined stark effect of InGaN LED on silicon (111)", Proc. SPIE 10918, Gallium Nitride Materials and Devices XIV, 1091822 (1 March 2019); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2506426

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Silicon

Gallium nitride

Indium gallium nitride

Light emitting diodes

Raman spectroscopy

Sapphire

Quantum wells

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