GaN基紫光LED的高反射率p型欧姆接触

研究用于GaN基大功率倒装焊(Flip-chip)紫光LED(UV-LED)的高反射率p型欧姆接触的电学和光学性能。用磁控溅射的方法在GaN基LED外延片表面沉积了不同厚度Ag,Al,Au和Pd四种金属,测量了样品的反射率和透射率。结合同步辐射高强度X射线衍射和AFM对金属薄膜的晶体结构进行分析,并对表面形貌进行了观测,对由金属薄膜构成的多层膜结构及其对光反射率的作用机理进行了研究。测量结果表明,在入射光波长为400nm时,Ni/Au/Ag和Ni/Au/Al电极的反射率比Ni/Au的反射率提高了三倍。同时与p-GaN有良好的欧姆接触特性。     

Ni/Ag/Ti/Au与p-GaN的欧姆接触性能及光反射率

研究了不同Ni厚度的Ni/Ag/Ti/Au电极在不同退火温度和退火气氛下与p-GaN之间的欧姆接触性能以及电极的光反射率的变化.采用矩形传输线模型对各电极的比接触电阻率进行测算,利用分光光度计对电极在不同波长下的反射率进行测量.结果表明,Ni金属层的厚度越小,电极的光反射率越高,而Ni层厚度对比接触电阻率的影响较小;当退火温度高于400℃后,电极的光反射率降低,在氧气氛围中退火后光反射率比在氮气中退火后下降更加明显.但在氧气氛围中退火有利于减小比接触电阻率.综合考虑接触电阻和光反射率,电极Ni(1 nm)/Ag/Ti/Au在400℃氧气中快速退火后得到了较好的结果,其比接触电阻率为5.5×10-3Ω·cm2,在450 nm处反射率为85%.利用此电极制作了垂直结构发光二极管(LED)器件,LED在350 mA注入电流下,工作电压为3.2 V,发光功率为270 mW,电光转换效率达到24%.     

低接触电阻率Ni/Ag/Ti/Au反射镜电极的研究

研究了Ag的厚度、退火时间、沉积温度对于Ni/Ag/Ti/Au电极的反射率及与p-GaN欧姆接触性能的影响. 利用分光光度计测量反射率, 采用圆形传输线模型计算比接触电阻率. 结果表明: 随着Ag厚度的增加, Ni/Ag/Ti/Au电极的反射率逐渐增大; 在氧气氛围中, 随着退火时间从1 min增至10 min, 300 ℃退火时, 比接触电阻率持续下降, 而对于400-600 ℃退火, 比接触电阻率先减小后增大; 在300和400 ℃氧气中进行1-10 min 的退火后, Ni/Ag/Ti/Au的反射率变化较小, 退火温度高于400 ℃时, 随着退火时间的增加, 反射率急剧下降; 在400 ℃氧气中3 min退火后, 比接触电阻率可以达到3.6×10^-3 Ω·cm². 此外, 适当提高沉积温度可以增加Ni/Ag/Ti/Au的反射率并降低比接触电阻率, 沉积温度为120 ℃条件下的Ni/Ag/Ti/Au电极在450 nm处反射率达到90.1%, 比接触电阻率为6.4×10^-3 Ω·cm². 综合考虑电学和光学性能, 在沉积温度为120 ℃下蒸镀Ni/Ag/Ti/Au (1/200/100/100 nm)并在400 ℃氧气中进行3 min退火可以得到较优化的电极. 利用此电极制作的垂直结构发光二极管在350 mA电流下的工作电压为2.95 V, 输出光功率为387.1 mW, 电光转换效率达到37.5%.     

多层Ti/Al电极结构对Ga N/AlGaN HEMT欧姆接触特性的影响

研究了多层Ti/Al结构电极对GaN/AlGaN HEMT欧姆接触特性及表面形态的影响。采用传输线模型对各结构电极的比接触电阻率进行了测量,采用扫描电子显微镜对电极表面形态进行扫描。实验结果显示,在同样的退火条件下,随着Ti/Al层数的增加,比接触电阻率逐渐减小,表面形态趋于光滑;降低Ti/Al层的厚度会加剧Au向内扩散而增加比接触电阻率,但能稍微改善表面形态;Ti比例过高会影响Ti N的形成导致比接触电阻率增加,但能明显改善表面形态。     

GaN HEMT欧姆接触模式对电学特性的影响

本文制备了AlGaN/GaN HEMT器件中常规结构与带有纵向接触孔结构的两种接触电极,研究了该两种源欧姆接触模式对器件电学特性的影响.在相同条件下进行快速退火,发现在750?C下退火30 s后,常规结构还没有形成欧姆接触,而带有纵向欧姆接触孔的接触电极与外延片已经形成了良好的欧姆接触.同时,比较了Ti/Al/Ti/Au和Ti/Al/Ni/Au电极退火后表面形态,Ti/Al/Ni/Au具有更好的表面形貌.通过测试两种结构的HEMT器件后,发现采用纵向欧姆接触孔结构器件具有更高的跨导和饱和电流,但是也会在栅极电压为0.5—2 V之间产生严重的电流崩塌现象.     

硅衬底GaN基LED N极性n型欧姆接触研究

在Si衬底GaN基垂直结构LED的N极性n型面上,利用电子束蒸发的方法制作了Ti/Al电极,通过了I-V曲线研究了有无AlN缓冲层对这种芯片欧姆接触的影响.结果显示,去除AlN缓冲层后的N极性n型面与Ti/Al电极在500到600 ℃范围内退火才能形成欧姆接触.而保留AlN缓冲层的N极性n型面与Ti/Al电极未退火时就表现为较好的欧姆接触,比接触电阻率为2×10^-5 Ω·cm²,即使退火温度升高至600 ℃,也始终保持着欧姆接触特性.因此,AlN缓冲层的存在是Si衬底GaN基垂直结构LED获得高热稳定性n型欧姆接触的关键. 关键词： 硅衬底 N极性 AlN缓冲层 欧姆接触     

TiAl3 和Ti/TiAl3 非合金化电极n型GaN欧姆接触的实现

在不进行合金化的情况下,首次直接采用TiAl3合金材料作为金属接触电极.在蓝宝石衬底上生长的n型载流子浓度为2×1018 cm-3的GaN上,成功地得到低接触电阻的欧姆接触,并由环形传输线模型方法测得比接触电阻率为3×10-5 Ω*cm2.与通常n型欧姆接触采用的Ti/Al双层结构比较,TiAl3合金结构更容易形成非合金化的n型欧姆接触.在此实验基础上,进一步分析了N空位和界面层处的TiAl3在形成非合金化或低温退火欧姆接触中发挥的作用,由此设计的Ti/TiAl3/Ni/Au接触结构,在TiAl3合金结构基础上明显地降低了接触电阻率.     

刻蚀与退火对GaN欧姆接触的影响

使用干法刻蚀在GaN LED晶片上刻蚀n区,用电子束蒸发方法在n型GaN表面上淀积Ti/Al双金属层作为接触电极,在N2环境中进行退火.探讨不同的刻蚀方法和刻蚀条件及不同的退火条件对Ti/Al-n型GaN间欧姆接触的影响.     

电极结构优化对大功率GaN基发光二极管性能的影响

在台面结构的GaN基发光二极管(LED)里，电流要侧向传输，当尺寸与电流密度加大之后，由于n型GaN层和下限制层的横向电阻不能忽略，造成了横向电流分布不均匀.通过优化电极结构，以减小电流横向传输距离，制作出两种不同电极结构的大功率GaN基倒装LED.通过比较这两种不同电极结构的GaN基倒装大功率LED的电、光性能，发现在350mA正向电流下，插指电极结构的倒装大功率GaN基LED的正向电压为3.35V，比环形插指电极结构的倒装大功率GaN基LED高0.15V.尽管环形插指电极结构GaN基LED的发光面积略小于插指电极结构GaN基LED，但在大电流下，环形插指电极结构倒装GaN基LED的光输出功率比插指电极结构的倒装大功率LED的光输出功率大.并且在大电流下，环形插指电极结构的倒装大功率LED光输出功率饱和速度慢，而插指电极结构的倒装大功率LED光输出功率饱和明显.这说明优化电极结构能提高电流扩展均匀性，减小焦耳热的产生，改善GaN基LED的性能.     

基底复制技术研究

研究了基于Au和Ag两种分离材料,环氧复制和电镀Ni后再环氧复制的基底复制技术.采用直流磁控溅射技术在不同工艺的复制基底上镀制Mo/Si多层膜反射镜,利用反射率计测量其反射率.测量结果表明:电镀Ni后再环氧复制的Au基底反射率最高.     

Improvement of interfacial adhesion in vertical GaN-based LEDs by introducing O2 plasma cleaning and intermediate layers

Interfacial adhesion between an indium tin oxide (ITO)/Ni/Ag/Ni/Au p-electrode, and Au and Ni/Au seeds in vertical GaN-based light emitting diodes (LEDs) was enhanced by O₂ plasma cleaning treatment of the Au surface in the p-electrode. However, AES and REELS analyses of the Au surface in the p-electrode detected surface damage to the p-electrode and photoresist (PR) passivation structure from O₂ plasma cleaning. W/Ni and Al/Ni adhesion layers were introduced in the Au seed to increase interfacial adhesion between Au seed and untreated PR passivation. Forward leakage current as low as 0.91 nA at 2 V was observed for the vertical LED with the Al/Ni/Au seed, for which adhesion strength to O₂ plasma-cleaned Au and untreated PR was 141.2 MPa and 62.8 MPa, respectively.     

980 nm 垂直腔面发射激光器低欧姆接触电阻制备

研究了980 nm的垂直腔面发射激光器(VCSEL)欧姆接触技术.降低VCSEL的欧姆接触电阻,可有效地提高VCSEL的输出功率和延长其可靠性.P面采用高掺杂的P-GaAs/Ti/Pt/Au系统,N面采用N-GaAs/Ge/Au/Ni/Au系统,通过优化合金温度,得到了最佳优化合金温度为440 ℃,最低欧姆接触电阻值为0.04 Ω,同时对比了440 ℃和450 ℃器件的输出功率和转换效率之间的对比关系.测试结果表明,440 ℃器件的欧姆接触电阻0.04 Ω,峰值波长980.1 nm,光谱的半高宽0.8 nm,平行发散角θ_‖ 15.2°,垂直发散角θ_⊥ 13.5°,输出功率1.4 W,转换效率最大值为14.4%,而450℃的器件欧姆接触电阻为0.049 Ω,输出功率为1.3 W,转换效率为12.8%.通过优化合金温度能有效地降低980 nm的VCSEL欧姆接触电阻.     

Study of Ti/Au,Ti/Al/Au,and Ti/Al/Ni/Au ohmic contacts to <Emphasis Type="Italic">n</Emphasis>-GaN

The contacts of Ti/Au, Ti/Al/Au, and Ti/Al/Ni/Au films deposited on n-GaN were studied by current–voltage (I–V) and transmission-line-method measurements. The effect of annealing temperature on specific contact resistivity has been investigated by changing the annealing temperature from 400 to 900 °C. Ti/Al/Au and Ti/Al/Ni/Au films were superior to the bilayer (Ti/Au) in ohmic contact characteristics and thermal stability. The Ti/Al/Ni/Au composite showed the best thermal stability due to the fact that Ni plays a more important role than the alloy of Ti/Al in preventing the interdiffusion of Ti, Al, and Au. The lowest contact resistivity (10^-7cm²) to n-GaN was obtained for the Ti/Al/Ni/Au sample by short-time/high-temperature annealing. The formation mechanism of ohmic contacts to n-GaN is also discussed. PACS 73.40.Cg; 73.61.Ey     

热退火处理对AuGeNi/n-AlGaInP欧姆接触性能的影响

本文在n-(Al0.27Ga0.73)0.5In0.5P表面通过电子束蒸发Ni/Au/Ge/Ni/Au叠层金属并优化退火工艺成功制备了具有较低接触电阻的欧姆接触,其比接触电阻率在445℃退火600 s时达到1.4×10–4 W·cm2.二次离子质谱仪测试表明,叠层金属Ni/Au/Ge/Ni/Au与n-AlGaInP界面发生固相反应,Ga,In原子由于热分解发生外扩散并在晶格中留下Ⅲ族空位.本文把欧姆接触形成的原因归结为Ge原子内扩散占据Ga空位和In空位作为施主提高N型掺杂浓度.优化退火工艺对低掺杂浓度n-(Al0.27Ga0.73)0.5In0.5P的欧姆接触性能有显著改善效果,但随着n-(Al0.27Ga0.73)0.5In0.5P掺杂浓度提高,比接触电阻率与退火工艺没有明显关系.本文为n面出光的AlGaInP薄膜发光二极管芯片的n电极制备提供了一种新的方法,有望大幅简化制备工艺,降低制造成本.     

GaInN light-emitting diodes with omnidirectional reflector using nanoporons SnO2 film

Enhancement of light extraction in a GaInN light-emitting diode(LED)employing an omni-directional reflector(ODR)consisting of GaN,SnO2 nanorod and an Ag layer was presented.The ODR comprises a transparent,quaxterwave layer of SnO2 nanorod claded by silver and serves as an ohmic contact to p-type were prepared by dip-coating technique.The average size of the spherical SnO2 particles obtained is 200 nm.The refractive index of the nanorod SnO2 film layer is 2.01.The GaInN LEDs with GaN/SnO2/Ag ODR show a lower forward voltage.This was attributed to the enhanced reflectivity of the ODR that employs the nanorod SnO2 film layer.Experimental results show that ODR-LEDs have lower optical losses and higher extraction efficiency as compared to conventional LEDs with Ni/Au contacts and conventional LEDs employing a distributed Bragg reflector(DBR).     

Simulation on effect of metal/graphene hybrid transparent electrode on characteristics of GaN light emitting diodes

In order to decrease the Schottky barrier height and sheet resistance between graphene(Gr) and the p-GaN layers in GaN-based light-emitting diodes(LEDs), some transparent thin films with good conductivity and large work function are essential to insert into Gr and p-GaN layers. In this work, the ultra-thin films of four metals(silver(Ag), golden(Au), nickel(Ni), platinum(Pt)) are explored to introduce as a bridge layer into Gr and p-GaN, respectively. The effect of a different combination of Gr/metal transparent conductive layers(TCLs) on the electrical, optical, and thermal characteristics of LED was investigated by the finite element methods. It is found that both the TCLs transmittance and the surface temperature of the LED chip reduces with the increase of the metal thickness, and the transmittance decreases to about 80% with the metal thickness increasing to 2 nm. The surface temperature distribution, operation voltage, and optical output power of the LED chips with different metal/Gr combination were calculated and analyzed. Based on the electrical, optical, and thermal performance of LEDs, it is found that 1.5-nm Ag or Ni or Pt, but 1-nm Au combined with 3 layered(L) Gr is the optimal Gr/metal hybrid transparent and current spreading electrode for ultra-violet(UV) or near-UV LEDs.