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Title: Ultraviolet light-emitting diodes grown by plasma-assisted molecular beam epitaxy on semipolar GaN (2021) substrates

Journal Article · · Applied Physics Letters
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4796123· OSTI ID:22162789
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  1. Institute of High Pressure Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Sokolowska 29/37, 01-142 Warsaw (Poland)
  2. TopGaN Sp. z o.o., Sokolowska 29/37, 01-142 Warsaw (Poland)
  3. Paul-Drude-Institut fuer Festkoerperelektronik, Hausvogteiplatz 5-7, 10117 Berlin (Germany)
  4. Ammono S.A., Czerwonego Krzyza 2/31, 00-377 Warsaw (Poland)
  5. Leibniz Institute for Crystal Growth, Max-Born Strasse 2, Berlin 12489 (Germany)

Multi-quantum well (MQW) structures and light emitting diodes (LEDs) were grown on semipolar (2021) and polar (0001) GaN substrates by plasma-assisted molecular beam epitaxy. The In incorporation efficiency was found to be significantly lower for the semipolar plane as compared to the polar one. The semipolar MQWs exhibit a smooth surface morphology, abrupt interfaces, and a high photoluminescence intensity. The electroluminescence of semipolar (2021) and polar (0001) LEDs fabricated in the same growth run peaks at 387 and 462 nm, respectively. Semipolar LEDs with additional (Al,Ga)N cladding layers exhibit a higher optical output power but simultaneously a higher turn-on voltage.

OSTI ID:
22162789
Journal Information:
Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 102, Issue 11; Other Information: (c) 2013 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0003-6951
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English