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Effect of Mg-Preflow for p-AlGaN Electron Blocking Layer on the Electroluminescence of Green LEDs with V-Shaped Pits |
| Ai-Xing Li, Chun-Lan Mo**, Jian-Li Zhang, Xiao-Lan Wang, Xiao-Ming Wu, Guang-Xu Wang, Jun-Lin Liu, Feng-Yi Jiang |
National Institute of LED on Silicon Substrate, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330047
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Ai-Xing Li, Chun-Lan Mo, Jian-Li Zhang et al 2018 Chin. Phys. Lett. 35 027301 |
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Abstract InGaN-based green light-emitting diodes (LEDs) with and without Mg-preflow before the growth of p-AlGaN 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 p-GaN side through the $c$-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.
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Received: 17 November 2017
Published: 23 January 2018
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73.61.Ey
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(III-V semiconductors)
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78.60.Fi
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(Electroluminescence)
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73.21.Fg
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(Quantum wells)
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61.72.Ff
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(Direct observation of dislocations and other defects (etch pits, decoration, electron microscopy, x-ray topography, etc.))
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| Fund: Supported by the National Key R&D Program of China under Grant Nos 2016YFB0400600 and 2016YFB0400601, the State Key Program of the National Natural Science of China under Grant No 61334001, the Key R&D Program of Jiangxi Province under Grant No 20165ABC28007, the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangxi Province under Grant No 20151BAB207053, and the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No 21405076. |
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