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Title: Effect of the barrier growth mode on the luminescence and conductivity micron scale uniformity of InGaN light emitting diodes

Journal Article · · Journal of Applied Physics
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4915628· OSTI ID:22399327
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  1. Department of Physics, SUPA, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow G4 0NG (United Kingdom)
  2. Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB3 0FS (United Kingdom)
  3. Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, University of Bath, Bath BA2 7AY (United Kingdom)

In this paper, we present a combined cathodoluminescence (CL) and electron beam induced current (EBIC) study of the optical and electrical properties of InGaN light emitting diodes grown using different active region growth methods. In one device, both the quantum wells and quantum barriers were deposited at their optimum temperatures (2 T), whereas in the other device, each barrier was grown in a two step process with the first few nanometers at a lower temperature (Q2T). It was found that in the Q2T sample, small micron scale domains of lower emission intensity correlate strongly to a lower EBIC signal, whereas in the 2 T sample which has a more uniform emission pattern and an anti-correlation exists between CL emission intensity and EBIC signal.

OSTI ID:
22399327
Journal Information:
Journal of Applied Physics, Vol. 117, Issue 11; Other Information: (c) 2015 Author(s); Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0021-8979
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English