Li Xuan, Liu Jianping, Su Xujun, Huang Siyi, Tian Aiqin, Zhou Wei, Jiang Lingrong, Ikeda Masao, Yang Hui
Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou 215123, China.
Key Laboratory of Nanodevices and Applications, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou 215123, China.
Materials (Basel). 2021 Apr 9;14(8):1877. doi: 10.3390/ma14081877.
We have improved the material quality of the high indium composition InGaN/GaN multiple quantum wells (MQWs) grown on free-standing GaN substrates using the graded-indium-content superlattice. We found that by adopting a graded-indium-content superlattice structure, the spectral FWHM of the yellow emitting InGaN/GaN MQW was reduced from 181 meV to 160 meV, and the non-radiative recombination lifetime increased from 13 ns to 44 ns. Besides, the graded-indium-content superlattice can mitigate strain relaxation in high indium composition MQWs as shown by the TEM diffraction patterns.
我们利用渐变铟含量超晶格提高了在自支撑GaN衬底上生长的高铟组分InGaN/GaN多量子阱(MQW)的材料质量。我们发现,通过采用渐变铟含量超晶格结构,发射黄光的InGaN/GaN MQW的光谱半高宽从181 meV降低到160 meV,非辐射复合寿命从13 ns增加到44 ns。此外,如TEM衍射图所示,渐变铟含量超晶格可以减轻高铟组分MQW中的应变弛豫。