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Abbreviated epitaxial growth mode (AGM) method for reducing cost and improving quality of LEDs and lasers

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OSTI ID:1096022
The use of an abbreviated GaN growth mode on nano-patterned AGOG sapphire substrates, which utilizes a process of using 15 nm low temperature GaN buffer and bypassing etch-back and recovery processes during epitaxy, enables the growth of high-quality GaN template on nano-patterned AGOG sapphire. The GaN template grown on nano-patterned AGOG sapphire by employing abbreviated growth mode has two orders of magnitude lower threading dislocation density than that of conventional GaN template grown on planar sapphire. The use of abbreviated growth mode also leads to significant reduction in cost of the epitaxy. The growths and characteristics of InGaN quantum wells (QWs) light emitting diodes (LEDs) on both templates were compared. The InGaN QWs LEDs grown on the nano-patterned AGOG sapphire demonstrated at least a 24% enhancement of output power enhancement over that of LEDs grown on conventional GaN templates.
Research Organization:
Lehigh University (Bethlehem, PA)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
FC26-08NT01581
Assignee:
Lehigh University (Bethlehem, PA)
Patent Number(s):
8,541,252
Application Number:
12/972,418
OSTI ID:
1096022
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

References (3)

Patterning of sapphire substrates via a solid state conversion process journal February 2005
Metalorganic Vapor Phase Epitaxy of III-Nitride Light-Emitting Diodes on Nanopatterned AGOG Sapphire Substrate by Abbreviated Growth Mode journal July 2009
Abbreviated MOVPE nucleation of III-nitride light-emitting diodes on nano-patterned sapphire journal April 2010

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