Influences of polarization effect and p-region doping concentration on the photocurrent response of solar-blind p–i–n avalanche photodiodes

The influences of polarization and p-region doping concentration on the photocurrent response of Al0.4Ga0.6N/Al0.4Ga0.6N/Al0.65Ga0.35N p–i–n avalanche photodetector are studied in a wide range of reverse bias voltages.The simulation results indicate that the photocurrent under high inverse bias voltage decreases with the increase of polarization effect,but increases rapidly with the increase of effective doping concentration in p-type region.These phenomena are analyzed based on the calculations of the intensity and distribution of the electric field.A high p-region doping concentration in the p–i–n avalanche photodetector is shown to be important for the efficient compensation for the detrimental polarization-induced electrostatic field.     

An Anomalous Gain Mechanism in GaN Schottky Barrier Ultraviolet Photodetectors

The gain mechanism in GaN Schottky barrier ultraviolet photodetectors is investigated by focused light beam. When the incident light illuminates the central region of the Schottky contact electrode, the responsiyity changes very little with the increase of reverse bias voltage. However, when the incident light illuminates the edge region of the electrode, the responsivity increases remarkably with the increase of reverse bias voltage, and the corresponding quantum efficiency could be even higher than 100%. It is proposed that the surface states near the edge of the electrode may lead to a reduction of effective Schottky barrier height and an enhancement of electron injection, resulting in the anomalous gain.     

Analysis of localization effect in blue-violet light emitting InGaN/GaN multiple quantum wells with different well widths

Four blue-violet light emitting InGaN/GaN multiple quantum well(MQW) structures with different well widths are grown by metal–organic chemical vapor deposition. The carrier localization effect in these samples is investigated mainly by temperature-dependent photoluminescence measurements. It is found that the localization effect is enhanced as the well width increases from 1.8 nm to 3.6 nm in our experiments. The temperature induced PL peak blueshift and linewidth variation increase with increasing well width, implying that a greater amplitude of potential fluctuation as well as more localization states exist in wider wells. In addition, it is noted that the broadening of the PL spectra always occurs mainly on the low-energy side of the PL spectra due to the temperature-induced band-gap shrinkage, while in the case of the widest well, a large extension of the spectral curve also occurs in the high energy sides due to the existence of more shallow localized centers.     

Evaluation of both composition and strain distributions in InGaN epitaxial film using x-ray diffraction techniques

The composition and stain distributions in the InGaN epitaxial films are jointly measured by employing various x-ray diffraction (XRD) techniques, including out-of-plane XRD at special planes, in-plane grazing incidence XRD, and reciprocal space mapping (RSM). It is confirmed that the measurement of (204) reflection allows a rapid access to estimate the composition without considering the influence of biaxial strain. The two-dimensional RSM checks composition and degree of strain relaxation jointly, revealing an inhomogeneous strain distribution profile along the growth direction. As the film thickness increases from 100 nm to 450 nm, the strain status of InGaN films gradually transfers from almost fully strained to fully relaxed state and then more In atoms incorporate into the film, while the near-interface region of InGaN films remains pseudomorphic to GaN.     

GaN外延材料中持续光电导的光淬灭

研究了非故意掺杂和掺Si的n型GaN外延材料持续光电导的光淬灭。实验发现非故意掺杂GaN的持续光电导淬灭程度远大于掺Si的n型GaN;撤去淬灭光后前者的持续光电导几乎没有变化,后者的却有明显减小;稍后再次加淬灭光前者的持续光电导无变化,而后者的有明显增加。我们认为两者持续光电导的形成都与空穴陷阱有关,用空穴陷阱模型解释了非故意掺杂GaN持续光电导的形成以及淬灭;认为掺Si的n型GaN的持续光电导是电子陷阱(杂质能级)和空穴陷阱共同作用的结果,并且在持续光电导发生的不同阶段其中一种陷阱的作用占主要地位。     

GaN基肖特基结构紫外探测器

在蓝宝石 (0 0 0 1)衬底上采用低压金属有机物化学气相沉积 (MOCVD)方法生长GaN外延层结构 ,以此为材料制作了GaN基肖特基结构紫外探测器 .测量了该紫外探测器的暗电流曲线、C V特性曲线、光响应曲线和响应时间曲线 .该紫外探测器在 5V偏压时暗电流为 0 4 2nA ,在 10V偏压时暗电流为 38 5nA .在零偏压下 ,该紫外探测器在2 5 0nm～ 36 5nm的波长范围内有较高的响应度 ,峰值响应度在 36 3nm波长处达到 0 12A/W ,在 36 5nm波长左右有陡峭的截止边 ;当波长超过紫外探测器的截止波长 (36 5nm左右 ) ,探测器的响应度减小了三个数量级以上 .该紫外探测器的响     

高阻氮化镓外延层的异常光吸收

通过光伏谱(PV)的测量发现,采用MOCVD方法生长的非故意掺杂GaN外延膜,电阻较大的样品在带隙内有明显的异常光吸收.吸收峰的能量位置表明这种异常吸收可能与激子有关.在这些高阻样品上制作的MSM型探测器,当入射光照射不同位置,其光谱响应显示了区域不一致性.20 V偏压下反向偏置结处的光谱响应比正向偏置结处的光谱响应大一个数量级左右,峰值响应的位置也发生明显红移现象,红移的能量约为28 meV,并且几乎不随环境温度变化.根据MSM结构的电场分布不均以及带边和激子响应对电场的依赖性不同,MSM型探测器的这种 关键词： GaN 激子 光伏谱 光谱响应     

器件参数对GaN基n~+-GaN/i-Al_x Ga_(1-x)N/n~+-GaN结构紫外和红外双色探测器中紫外响应的影响

研究了AlGaN层参数对GaN基n+-GaN/i-AlxGa1-xN/n+-GaN结构紫外和红外双色探测器中紫外响应的影响规律及物理机制.模拟计算发现:降低AlGaN层本底载流子浓度会增加器件的量子效率,当本底载流子浓度不能进一步降低时,可以通过减小AlGaN层的厚度以保证器件的量子效率.在材料生长和器件工艺过程中都应减少界面态.外加较小的反向偏压能大幅度提高紫外量子效率,分析表明,GaN/AlGaN/GaN形成的两个背靠背、方向相反的异质结电场是出现这些现象的根本原因.在实际器件设计中,应该根据需要调节各结构参数,以保证器件的量子效率.     

Evaluation of polarization field in InGaN/GaN multiple quantum well structures by using electroluminescence spectra shift

In order to investigate the inherent polarization intensity in InGaN/GaN multiple quantum well(MQW) structures,the electroluminescence(EL) spectra of three samples with different GaN barrier thicknesses of 21.3 nm, 11.4 nm, and 6.5 nm are experimentally studied. All of the EL spectra present a similar blue-shift under the low-level current injection,and then turns to a red-shift tendency when the current increases to a specific value, which is defined as the turning point.The value of this turning point differs from one another for the three InGaN/GaN MQW samples. Sample A, which has the GaN barrier thickness of 21.3 nm, shows the highest current injection level at the turning point as well as the largest value of blue-shift. It indicates that sample A has the maximum intensity of the polarization field. The red-shift of the EL spectra results from the vertical electron leakage in InGaN/GaN MQWs and the corresponding self-heating effect under the high-level current injection. As a result, it is an effective approach to evaluate the polarization field in the InGaN/GaN MQW structures by using the injection current level at the turning point and the blue-shift of the EL spectra profiles.     

Observation of positive and small electron affinity of Si-doped AlN films grown by metalorganic chemical vapor deposition on n-type 6H–SiC

We have investigated the electron affinity of Si-doped AlN films(N_(Si)= 1.0 × 10~(18)–1.0 × 10_(19)cm~(-3)) with thicknesses of 50, 200, and 400 nm, synthesized by metalorganic chemical vapor deposition(MOCVD) under low pressure on the ntype(001)6H–SiC substrates. The positive and small electron affinity of AlN films was observed through the ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopy(UPS) analysis, where an increase in electron affinity appears with the thickness of AlN films increasing, i.e., 0.36 eV for the 50-nm-thick one, 0.58 eV for the 200-nm-thick one, and 0.97 e V for the 400-nm-thick one.Accompanying the x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy(XPS) analysis on the surface contaminations, it suggests that the difference of electron affinity between our three samples may result from the discrepancy of surface impurity contaminations.