非极性GaN薄膜及其衬底材料

本文分析了在不同衬底上生长无极性GaN薄膜的情况,这些衬底主要包括γ-LiAlO2、r面蓝宝石等.通常在蓝宝石上制备的GaN外延膜是沿c轴生长的,而c轴是GaN的极性轴,导致GaN基器件有源层量子阱中出现很强的内建电场,发光效率会因此降低,发展非极性面外延,有望克服这一物理现象,使发光效率提高.     

InGaN太阳电池转换效率的理论计算

根据pn结太阳电池的电流-电压方程,计算了在理想情况下,InGaN材料应用于单结、双结和三结太阳电池时,其转换效率可分别高达27.3%,36.6%和41.3%,均高于通常半导体材料太阳电池.同时,计算还得出了3种InGaN太阳电池的最佳带隙宽度及相应的In组分,为设计InGaN太阳电池提供了理论依据.     

Plasma assisted molecular beam epitaxial growth of GaN with low growth rates and their properties

A systematic investigation on PA-MBE grown GaN with low growth rates(less than 0.2μm/h)has been conducted in a wide growth temperature range,in order to guide future growth of sophisticated fine structures for quantum device applications.Similar to usual growths with higher growth rates,three growth regions have been revealed,namely,Ga droplets,slightly Ga-rich and N-rich 3D growth regions.The slightly Ga-rich region is preferred,in which GaN epilayers demonstrate optimal crystalline quality,which has been demonstrated by streaky RHEED patterns,atomic smooth surface morphology,and very low defect related yellow and blue luminescence bands.The growth temperature is a critical parameter to obtain high quality materials and the optimal growth temperature window(~700-760℃)has been identified.The growth rate shows a strong dependence on growth temperatures in the optimal temperature window,and attention must be paid when growing fine structures at a low growth rate.Mg and Si doped GaN were also studied,and both p-and n-type materials were obtained.     

Effect of Rapid Thermal Annealing on the Formation of In-N Clusters in Strained InGaNAs

A model for the effect of rapid thermal annealing on the formation of In-N clusters in strained GalnNAs is developed according to thermodynamics. In the model, the lowest annealing temperature influencing the redistribution of atoms is introduced. The average variation of energy for formation per In-N bond is obtained by fitting the experimental values. Using the present model, we calculate the average number of nearest-neighbor In atoms per N atom after annealing. The obtained results are compared with the experiment. The qualitative analysis and quantitative analysis are in good agreement with each other. The model is helpful to explain the essence of the blueshift caused by annealing.     

Optical and Structural Properties of Cr-Doped GaN Grown by HVPE Method

Single crystalline Cr-doped GaN fihns are successfully grown by hydride vapor phase epitaxy. The structure analysis indicates that the film is uniform without detectable Cr precipitates or clusters and the Cr atoms are substituted for Ga sites. The impurity modes in the range 510 530cm^-1 are observed by the Raman spectra. The modes are assigned to the host lattice defects caused by substitutional Cr. The donor-aeceptor emission is found to locate at Ec - 0.20 eV by analyzing the photoluminescence spectrum obtained at different temperatures, and the emission is attributed to the structural defects caused by CrGa-VN complex. The superconductor quantum interference device results show that the Cr-doped GaN film without detectable Cr precipitates or clusters exhibits paramagnetic properties.     

利用金属有机物化学气相沉积技术生长的a面GaN表面形貌和位错的研究

采用金属有机物化学气相淀积技术在r面蓝宝石衬底上制备了a面GaN薄膜,用熔融的KOH在400 ℃对样品分别腐蚀1.0,1.5和2.0 min.用扫描电镜、原子力显微镜、X射线衍射谱和阴极射线荧光对腐蚀前后的表面形貌进行分析.研究表明,400 ℃下腐蚀1.5 min后出现了长平行四边形的条纹状,这是由于无极化的a面GaN表面极性各向异性,c向与m向上N原子悬挂键密度不同,同时稳定性不同,对OH^-离子的吸附能力不同造成的,其中沿c方向易于腐蚀.同时,a面GaN腐蚀后出现了六角突起.我们认为这与穿透位错有关,而其形貌则与GaN薄膜的位错局部极性有关. 关键词： a面GaN')" href="#">a面GaN 堆垛层错 极性     

PECVD法氮化硅薄膜生长工艺的研究

采用等离子体增强化学气相沉积法(PECVD),在单晶硅衬底(100)上成功制备了不同生长工艺条件下的氮化硅薄膜。分别采用XP-2台阶仪、椭圆偏振仪等手段测试了薄膜的厚度、折射率、生长速率等参数。并采用原子力显微镜(AFM)研究了薄膜的表面形貌。结果表明,温度和射频功率是影响薄膜生长速率的主要因素,生长速率变化幅度可以达到230nm/min甚至更高。对于薄膜折射率和成分影响最大的是NH3流量,折射率变化范围可以达到2.7～1.86。分析得出受工艺参数调控的薄膜生长速率对薄膜的性质有重要影响。     

阴极荧光联合分析系统在III族氮化物研究中的应用

利用高性能阴极荧光（CL）联合分析系统对几类典型的III族氮化物材料进行测试分析.在光谱研究中,利用CL紫外可见光谱系统,对c面蓝宝石衬底上生长的AlxGa1-xN薄膜进行阴极荧光单色谱测试分析,揭示了CL的激发强度与发光带之间的变化关系.进一步研究了掺Mg的Al0.5Ga0.5N薄膜的带边和杂质能级发光机理.利用CL近红外光谱系统对InN薄膜的阴极发光特性进行了研究,验证了InN实际光学带边Eg在0.77eV附近.利用微区分析（CLmapping）系统,可在紫外波段确切地给出材料不同波长的荧光发光区这一特点,对HVPE生长的自支撑GaN衬底进行了SEM和CL微区的对比分析,研究了GaN的位错类型和分布.     

红橙光InGaN/GaN量子阱的结构与光学性质研究

采用金属有机物化学气相沉积(MOCVD)技术生长了具有高In组分InGaN阱层的InGaN/GaN多量子阱(MQW)结构,高分辨X射线衍射(HRXRD)ω-2θ扫描拟合得到阱层In含量28%。比较大的表面粗糙度表明有很大的位错密度。室温下光致荧光(PL)研究发现该量子阱发射可见的红橙光,峰位波长在610 nm附近。变温PL(15～300 K)进一步揭示量子阱在低温下有两个发光机制,对应的发射峰波长分别为538 nm和610 nm。由于In分凝和载流子的局域化导致的载流子动力改变,使得量子阱PL发光峰值随温度增加呈明显的"S"变化趋势。     

GaN纳米柱发光特性

用自组装的Ni纳米岛做掩模通过ICP刻蚀得到GaN纳米柱,采用扫描电子显微镜(SEM)观测其形貌,室温下光致发光(PL)谱测量研究样品发光特性。结果表明,室温下GaN 纳米柱的发光强度是体材料的2.6倍。为了修复刻蚀损伤,用KOH对样品进行湿法处理,发现经KOH处理的纳米柱与处理前相比变得更直,且其发光较处理之前进一步增强。为了研究其原因,分别对KOH处理前后的样品进行变温PL谱的测量,发现湿法处理后发光增强是由于内量子效率的提高引起的。