MOVPE低温生长的n型GaN电学特性研究

系统研究了采用金属有机物化学气相外延方法在740℃和900℃条件下生长的n型GaN的电学特性. 电化学电容-电压测试表明,在低温条件下采用三乙基镓作为Ga源生长有利于降低非故意掺杂n型GaN的背景杂质浓度. 另外,对重掺Si的n型GaN的霍耳效应测试表明,随着Si掺杂浓度增大,电子浓度相应线性增大,表现出杂质带导电特性,而迁移率则相应减小. 同时,原子力显微镜测试和X射线衍射测试均表明生长温度和掺杂浓度对外延材料的表面形貌和晶体质量有影响,特别是在高掺杂浓度的情况下,样品的表面形貌恶化更严重. 在所研究的 关键词： n型GaN 电子浓度 迁移率     

热退火对Mn离子注入非故意掺杂GaN微结构、光学及磁学特性的影响

通过Mn离子注入非故意掺杂GaN外延层制备了GaN:Mn薄膜,并研究了退火温度对GaN:Mn薄膜的微结构、光学及磁学特性的影响.对不同退火温度处理后的GaN:Mn薄膜的拉曼谱测试显示,出现了由与离子注入相关的缺陷的局域振动(LV)和(Ga,Mn)N中Mn离子的LV引起的新的声子模.在GaN:Mn薄膜的光致发光谱中观察到位于2.16,2.53和2.92 eV处的三个新发光峰(带),其中位于2.16 eV处的新发光带不能排除来自Mn相关辐射复合的贡献.对GaN:Mn薄膜的霍尔测试显示,退火处理后样品表现出n型体材料特征.对GaN:Mn薄膜的振动样品磁强计测试显示,GaN:Mn薄膜具有室温铁磁性,其强弱受Mn相关杂质带中参与调节磁相互作用的空穴浓度的影响.     

SiC衬底上外延GaN:Mg材料特性研究

利用扫描电子显微镜、拉曼散射光谱和光致发光谱对在SiC衬底上采用MOCVD异质外延的GaN:Mg薄膜特性进行研究发现：除了一部分Mg原子替代Ga原子呈现受主性外，大部分Mg原子以间隙原子状态（Mg_i）存在，并且在缺陷或者位错处大量聚集引起薄膜张力应力减小，薄膜在降温过程中由于应力不均匀会在部分区域内出现大量的裂纹；Mg的掺杂会加剧GaN无序化程度，致使薄膜质量变差；而室温下的PL谱测量表明蓝带发光由DAP（深施主—浅受主）复合引起，其中D为Mg_GaV_{N 关键词： GaN∶Mg 异质外延 扫描电子显微镜 拉曼散射 光致发光谱}     

MOCVD生长InGaN/AlGaN双异质结构与GaN过渡层的工艺与特性

评述利用MOCVD技术在α-Al2O3衬底上生长GaN薄膜及InGaN／A1GaN双异质结(DH)结构的工艺与特性;从表面动力学观点着重讨论了GaN过渡层MOCVD生长条件(温度、气流束源等)对表面形貌、结晶形态、掺杂及其光电性能的影响。分析表明,GaN薄膜生长速率主要依赖于反应炉温度,气流束源摩尔流量速率。若生长温度太高,引起PL发光谱峰向长波侧移动;GaN缓冲层生长温度必须控制在550℃。高的V／Ⅲ双气束流比率能够抑制GaN发光谱中550nm辐射峰产生。为了获得高质量p-A1GaN、GaN层,控制生长温度和以Cp2Mg为杂质源的Mg受主掺杂量,并在N2气氛中800℃快速退火,有助于提高InGaN／AlGaN双异质结辐射复合效率。     

SiC衬底上异质外延GaN薄膜XPS谱和PL谱研究

利用X射线光电子能谱,对在SiC衬底上采用MOCVD异质外延的未故意掺杂的GaN进行N、Ga组份测试,同时用光致发光技术对样品进行发光特性的研究.结果表明,随着GaN薄膜中Ga百分含量逐渐减小,室温下黄光输出峰值强度却逐渐增加.因此,在Ga含量相对低的GaN薄膜中容易形成Ga空位(即Ga空位浓度较高),而此时,黄光辐射强度单调递增证明,黄光辐射与VGa密切相关.     

SiC/AlN上外延GaN薄膜的黄带发光与晶体缺陷的关系

利用室温光致发光(PL)技术研究了在6HSiC(0001)上用金属有机物化学汽相沉积(MOCVD)外延生长的GaN薄膜“黄带”发光(YL)特点,与扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、X射线衍射(XRD)技术得到的GaN薄膜的表面形貌质量和内部结晶质量的结果相对照,表明“YL”发光强度与GaN薄膜的扩展缺陷多少直接相对应通过二次离子质谱(SIMS)技术获取的GaN薄膜中Ga元素深度分布揭示出镓空位(V_Ga)最可能是“YL”发光的微观来源分析认为,虽然宏观扩展缺陷(丝状缺陷、螺形位错等)和微观点缺陷V_Ga及其与杂质的络合物(complexes)都表现出与“YL”发射密切相关,但V_Ga及其与杂质的络合物更可能是“YL”发射的根本微观来源室温下获得的样品“YL”发射强度和光谱精细结构可用于分析GaN薄膜缺陷和晶体质量.     

电子辐照GaN基LED的缺陷光学性能研究

采用基于第一性原理计算的平面波超软赝势方法,计算电子辐照后由简单缺陷引起的GaN外延材料的光学性能变化。首先计算出本征GaN晶体的性质作为研究缺陷性质变化的参照,着重分析了VN、V_(Ga)、GaN、Mg_(Ga)、Mg_(Ga)-O_N、Mg_(Ga)-VN、V_(Ga)-O_N等缺陷对光吸收谱的影响。由于In GaN多量子阱是主要的LED发光来源,还对不同In摩尔分数掺杂下的GaN进行了光学性质研究。结果表明:VN、GaN和In掺杂等缺陷使GaN主吸收峰出现红移且吸收系数均降低;而V_(Ga)、Mg_(Ga)、Mg_(Ga)-O_N、V_(Ga)-O_N均使GaN的主吸收峰出现蓝移,只是Mg_(Ga)缺陷使主吸收峰峰值增加,其余缺陷均使主峰吸收系数降低;Mg_(Ga)-VN仅仅减小了主峰峰值,并未改变光子吸收波长。研究结果表明,电子辐照后的缺陷会使材料性能发生变化。     

InGaN/GaN多量子阱蓝光LED外延片的变温光致发光谱

利用MOCVD在Al_2O_3(0001)衬底上制备InGaN/GaN MQW结构蓝光LED外延片。以400 mW中心波长405 nm半导体激光器作为激发光源,采用自主搭建的100～330 K低温PL谱测量装置,以及350～610 K高温PL测量装置,测量不同温度下PL谱。通过Gaussian分峰拟合研究了InGaN/GaN MQW主发光峰、声子伴线峰、n-GaN黄带峰峰值能量、相对强度、FWHM在100～610 K范围的温度依赖性。研究结果表明:在100～330 K温度范围内,外延片主发光峰及其声子伴线峰值能量与FWHM温度依赖性,分别呈现S与W形变化;载流子的完全热化分布温度约为150 K,局域载流子从非热化到热化分布的转变温度为170～190 K;350～610 K高温范围内,InGaN/GaN MQW主发光峰峰值能量随温度变化满足Varshni经验公式,可在MOCVD外延生长掺In过程中,通过特意降温在线测PL谱,实时推算掺In量,在线监测外延片生长。以上结果可为外延片的PL发光机理研究、高温在线PL谱测量设备开发、掺In量的实时监测等提供参考。     

高空穴浓度Mg掺杂InGaN外延材料性能的研究

采用金属有机物化学气相沉积方法生长得到具有不同Mg掺杂浓度In_xGa_1-xN (0≤x≤0.3)外延材料样品. 对样品的电学特性和光学特性进行了系统的研究. 研究发现：在固定Mg掺杂浓度下，随In组分的提高，样品空穴浓度显著提高,最高达2.4×10¹⁹cm^-3,Mg的活化效率提高了近两个数量级；通过对Mg掺杂InGaN(InGaN：Mg)样品的光致发光(PL)谱的分析，解释了InGaN：Mg样品的载流子跃迁机理，并确定了样品中Mg受主激活能和深施主能级的位置. 关键词： Mg掺杂InGaN 高空穴浓度 光致发光 金属有机物化学气相沉积     

钝化低温法生长多层InGaN量子点的结构和光学特性

采用一种新方法生长多层InGaN/GaN量子点,研究所生长样品的结构和光学特性。该方法采用了低温生长和钝化工艺,所以称之为钝化低温法。第一层InGaN量子点的尺寸平均宽度40nm,高度15nm,量子点密度为6.3×10¹⁰/cm²。随着层数的增加,量子点的尺寸也逐渐增大。在样品的PL谱测试中,观察到在In(Ga)As材料系中普遍观察到的量子点发光的温度特性---超长红移现象。它们的光学特性表明:采用钝化低温法生长的纳米结构中存在零维量子限制效应。     

Smooth surface morphology and low dislocation density of p-GaN using indium-assisted growth

Mg-doped, 1-μm-thick, p-type GaN films were grown by metal-organic chemical vapor deposition using indium-assisted method. The influence of flow rate ratio of indium to magnesium (In/Mg ratio) on the quality of p-GaN thin films was investigated by atomic force microscope, X-ray diffraction, Hall measurement and secondary ion mass spectroscopy. The surface roughness, crystalline quality and hole concentrations of p-GaN present a different variation tendency below and above 0.183 In/Mg ratio. The evolution process of indium-adlayer model considering adsorption, desorption and the transformation of indium mono-adlayer was proposed to explain the above phenomenon. Indium-assisted growth method can improve surface smoothness and crystalline quality of p-GaN effectively without affecting its electrical properties.     

Low-temperature activation of Mg-doped GaN with thin Co and Pt films

The activation of metallorganic chemical vapor deposition-grown Mg-doped GaN by N₂ annealing with thin Co and Pt films has been investigated. The Hall effect measurements revealed that both the Co and Pt films enhance activation of Mg acceptors as catalysts at low temperatures. A maximum hole concentration of p-type GaN was achieved at annealing temperature of 600 °C for the samples activated with both the Co and Pt films. It was also revealed that the activation of the acceptors is strongly affected by the thickness of the Co film.     

The beneficial effects of a p-type GaInN spacer layer on the efficiency of GaInN/GaN light-emitting diodes

Light-emitting diodes (LEDs) with a Mg-doped p-type Ga_1−xIn_xN (0 ≤ x ≤ 0.07) spacer layer located between an undoped GaN spacer layer and the electron blocking layer are investigated. The LEDs are found to have comparable peak efficiency but less efficiency droop when the crystal quality of the p-type Ga_1−xIn_xN spacer layer is well-controlled by lowering the growth temperature and by using a suitable In composition and Mg doping concentration. All LED samples with the p-type spacer layer show a smaller efficiency droop compared to a reference LED having an undoped GaN spacer. Among the sample sets investigated, an optical power enhancement of 12% at 111 A/cm² is obtained when inserting a 5 nm-thick p-type Ga_0.97In_0.03N spacer layer. The results support that carrier transport is the key factor in the efficiency droop observed in GaN-based LEDs.     

Electrical characteristics of Mg-doped GaN activated with Ni catalysts

Electrical characteristics of Mg-doped p-GaN activated with Ni catalytic layers have been investigated by means of temperature-dependent Hall effect measurements. It has been revealed that the Ni layer on GaN enhances activation of the acceptor in the whole annealing temperature range. This enhancement is remarkable especially at temperatures below 500 °C and can be attributed to the catalytic effect for the hydrogen desorption. We have found that the donor concentrations in the samples activated with the Ni catalysts are also higher than those activated without Ni. This is probably due to the catalytic effect of Ni for the nitrogen desorption. In addition, it has been found that the ionization energies of the Mg acceptors in GaN activated with the Ni layer are decreased from 170 to 118 meV as the acceptor concentration increases.     

p型氮化镓的低温生长及发光二极管器件的研究

采用金属有机物化学气相淀积技术(MOCVD)在蓝宝石衬底上低温(870—980℃)生长p型氮化镓 (p-GaN).用Hall测试仪测量材料的电学性能，发现当温度低于900℃时，材料的电阻率较高 ；在900—980℃均可获得导电性能良好的p-GaN.另外，电导性能除与掺杂浓度有关，还与p- GaN生长条件有关，氮镓摩尔比过低导电性能就较差，过高则会引起表面粗糙.采用优化后的 p-GaN制作了绿光发光二极管器件，发现生长温度越低器件发光强度越高，反向电压也越高 ，但正向电压只是略有升高. 关键词： Ⅲ-Ⅴ族半导体 氮化镓 发光二极管 金属有机物化学气相淀积     

Effect of Mg-Preflow for p-AlGaN Electron Blocking Layer on the Electroluminescence of Green LEDs with V-Shaped Pits

In GaN-based green light-emitting diodes(LEDs) with and without Mg-preflow before the growth of p-Al GaN electron blocking layer(EBL) are investigated experimentally.A higher Mg doping concentration is achieved in the EBL after Mg-preflow treatment,effectively alleviating the commonly observed efficiency collapse and electrons overflowing at cryogenic temperatures.However,unexpected decline in quantum efficiency is observed after Mg-preflow treatment at room temperature.Our conclusions are drawn such that the efficiency decline is probably the result of different emission positions.Higher Mg doping concentration in the EBL after Mg-preflow treatment will make it easier for a hole to be injected into multiple quantum wells with emission closer to pGaN side through the(8-plane rather than the V-shape pits,which is not favorable to luminous efficiency due to the preferred occurrence of accumulated strain relaxation and structural defects in upper QWs closer to p-GaN.Within this framework,apparently disparate experimental observations regarding electroluminescence properties,in this work,are well reconciled.     

1000 V p-GaN混合阳极AlGaN/GaN二极管

GaN材料具有优异的电学特性,如大的禁带宽度(3.4 eV)、高击穿场强(3.3 MV/cm)和高电子迁移率(600 cm~2/(V·s)). AlGaN/GaN异质结由于压电极化和自发极化效应,产生高密度(1×10~(13)cm~(-2))和高迁移率(2000 cm~2/(V·s))的二维电子气(2DEG),在未来的功率系统中, AlGaN/GaN二极管具有极大的应用前景.二极管的开启电压和击穿电压是影响其损耗和功率处理能力的关键参数,本文提出了一种新型的具有高阻盖帽层(high-resistance-cap-layer, HRCL)的p-GaN混合阳极AlGaN/GaN二极管来优化其开启电压和击穿特性.在p-GaN/AlGaN/GaN材料结构基础上,通过自对准的氢等离子体处理技术,在沟道区域形成高阻盖帽层改善电场分布,提高击穿电压,同时在阳极区域保留p-GaN结构,用于耗尽下方的二维电子气,调控开启电压.制备的p-GaN混合阳极(p-GaN HRCL)二极管在阴阳极间距Lac为10μm时,击穿电压大于1 kV,开启电压+1.2 V.实验结果表明, p-GaN混合阳极和高阻GaN盖帽层的引入,有效改善AlGaN/GaN肖特基势垒二极管电学性能.     

n-ZnO/i-MgO/p-GaN异质结发光二极管

用等离子体辅助分子束外延的方法生长了n-ZnO/i-MgO/p-GaN异质结发光二极管。I-V测量表明其具有典型的二极管整流特性。电致发光峰位于382nm,通过与n型ZnO和p型GaN的光致发光谱比较,其发光峰位与线形都与ZnO的自由激子发射一致,表明该电致发光来自于ZnO的自由激子发射。通过Anderson模型比较了n-ZnO/i-MgO/p-GaN和n-ZnO/p-GaN异质结的能带示意图,证明了由于MgO层的插入抑制了ZnO向GaN层中的电子注入,且有利于空穴向ZnO层注入,从而实现了ZnO层中的电注入发光。     

用Mg离子注入提高p型GaN的空穴浓度

研究了离子注入对金属有机化学气相淀积法生长的Mg掺杂GaN性质的影响.样品在800℃退火1小时后,我们获得了空穴浓度达8.28×1017cm-3的p型GaN.这一结果可以用于GaN基器件的p型层的欧姆接触.     

Influence of carrier gas H_2 flow rate on quality of p-type GaN epilayer grown and annealed at lower temperatures

In this work, we study the influence of carrier gas H_2 flow rate on the quality of p-type GaN grown and annealed at lower temperatures. It is found that the concentration of H atoms in Mg-doped GaN epilayer can effectively decrease with appropriately reducing the carrier gas H_2 flow rate, and a high-quality p-type GaN layer could be obtained at a comparatively low annealing temperature by reducing the carrier gas H_2 flow rate. Meanwhile, it is found that the intensity and wavelength of DAP peak are changed as the annealing temperature varies, which shows that the thermal annealing has a remarkable effect not only on the activation of acceptors but also on the compensation donors.