HVPE growth of AlXGa1-XN templates for UV-LED applications

Chi-Tsung Tsai; Jia-Hao Liang; Tsung-Yen Tsai; Ray-Hua Horng; Dong-Sing Wuu

doi:10.1117/12.2079573

13 March 2015 HVPE growth of Al_XGa_1-XN templates for UV-LED applications

Chi-Tsung Tsai, Jia-Hao Liang, Tsung-Yen Tsai, Ray-Hua Horng, Dong-Sing Wuu

Proceedings Volume 9363, Gallium Nitride Materials and Devices X; 93630E (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2079573
Event: SPIE OPTO, 2015, San Francisco, California, United States

Abstract

In this work, the Al_xGa_1-xN-on-sapphire template was successfully prepared by halide vapor phase epitaxy (HVPE) at 1100oC. The flow ratio (R) of the HCl flow rate through Al metal to the total HCl flow rates through Al and Ga metals was adjusted to control the Al content. The Al_xGa_1-xN films without phase separation can be obtained as the R value exceeds 0.67. The low R value strongly enhances the formation probability of GaN instead of Al_xGa_1-xN. This indicates that a sufficient concentration of the Al precursor is certainly vital for the formation of Al_xGa_1-xN compounds. The Al_xGa_1-xN prepared at the R value of 0.80 can achieve best crystallinity and the lowest surface roughness. Furthermore, the optical transmittance of the Al_xGa_1-xN under R=0.80 is above 70% between the wavelength of 225 nm and 400 nm. As a result, the Al_xGa_1-xN under R=0.80 can be regarded as a suitable growth template for the ultraviolet light-emitting diodes. The internal quantum efficiency of the 370 nm-quantum wells on the Al_xGa_1-xN/sapphire prepared under R=0.80 shows 127% improvement as compared with that on the undoped-GaN/sapphire.

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Chi-Tsung Tsai, Jia-Hao Liang, Tsung-Yen Tsai, Ray-Hua Horng, and Dong-Sing Wuu "HVPE growth of Al_XGa_1-XN templates for UV-LED applications", Proc. SPIE 9363, Gallium Nitride Materials and Devices X, 93630E (13 March 2015); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2079573

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