Improved performance of 375 nm InGaN/AlGaN light-emitting diodes by incorporating a heavily Si-doped transition layer

Shih-Cheng Huang; Kun-Ching Shen; Po-Min Tu; Dong-Sing Wuu; Hao-Chung Kuo; Ray-Hua Horng

doi:10.1117/12.909580

27 February 2012 Improved performance of 375 nm InGaN/AlGaN light-emitting diodes by incorporating a heavily Si-doped transition layer

Shih-Cheng Huang, Kun-Ching Shen, Po-Min Tu, Dong-Sing Wuu, Hao-Chung Kuo, Ray-Hua Horng

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Proceedings Volume 8262, Gallium Nitride Materials and Devices VII; 82621L (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.909580
Event: SPIE OPTO, 2012, San Francisco, California, United States

Abstract

High performance 375-nm ultraviolet (UV) InGaN/AlGaN light-emitting diodes (LEDs) was developed using a heavy Si-doping technique with metalorganic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD). From the transmission electron microcopy (TEM) image, the dislocation density was reduced after inserting a heavily Si-doping growth mode transition layer (GMTL) between un-doped GaN layer and Si-doped Al_0.02Ga_0.98N contact layer. The internal quantum efficiency (IQE) of the sample with GMTL measured by power-dependent photoluminescence shows 39.4% improved compared with the sample without GMTL. When the vertical type LED chips (size: 1mm×1mm) driving by a 350-mA current, the output powers of the LEDs with and without GMTL were measured to be 286.7 mW and 204.2 mW, respectively. As much as 40.4% increased light output power was achieved. Therefore, using the GMTL to reduce dislocation defects would be a promising prospective for InGaN/AlGaN UV LEDs to achieve high internal quantum efficiency.

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Shih-Cheng Huang, Kun-Ching Shen, Po-Min Tu, Dong-Sing Wuu, Hao-Chung Kuo, and Ray-Hua Horng "Improved performance of 375 nm InGaN/AlGaN light-emitting diodes by incorporating a heavily Si-doped transition layer", Proc. SPIE 8262, Gallium Nitride Materials and Devices VII, 82621L (27 February 2012); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.909580

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