AlGaN-Based Solar-Blind Schottky Photodetectors Fabricated on AlN/Sapphire Template

We report AlGaN-based back-illuminated solar-blind Schottky-type ultraviolet photodetectors with the cutoff- wavelength from 280nm to 292nm without bias. The devices show low dark current of 2.1× 10^-6A/cm^2 at the reverse bias of 5 V. The specific detectivity D＊ is estimated to be 3.3 × 10^12cmHz^1/2 W^-1 . To guarantee the performance of the photodetectors, the optimization of AlGaN growth and annealing condition for Schottky contacts were performed. The results show that high-temperature annealing method for Ni/Pt Schottky contacts is effective for the reduction of leakage current.     

高Al组分Ⅲ族氮化物结构材料及其在深紫外LED应用的进展

随着高 Ga 组分Ⅲ族氮化物相关研究的日趋深入和生长技术的日益成熟,人们逐渐将研究重心转向具有更宽带隙的高 Al 组分Ⅲ族氮化物.该材料常温下带隙宽至6.2 eV,可覆盖短至210 nm 的深紫外波长范围,具有耐高温、抗辐射、波长易调控等独特优点,因而是制备紫外发光器件的理想材料.目前,高 Al 组分Ⅲ族氮化物材料质量不高,所制备的深紫外 LED 发光器件仍存在内量子效率、载流子注入效率和沿 c 轴方向正面出光效率较低的难题,因而制约了高效紫外发光器件的制备.本文着重介绍了近年来在高 Al 组分Ⅲ族氮化物生长动力学方面的研究进展,总结和梳理了量子结构设计、内电场调控以及晶体场调控等方面的相关研究,以期实现高质量深紫外 LED 的制备.