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GaN grown on nano-patterned sapphire substrates

Jing Kong1, 2, , Meixin Feng1, Jin Cai1, Hui Wang1, Huaibing Wang1 and Hui Yang1

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 Corresponding author: Jing Kong, E-mail: jkong2013@sinano.ac.cn

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Abstract: High-quality gallium nitride (GaN) film was grown on nano-patterned sapphire substrates (NPSS) and investigated using XRD and SEM. It was found that the optimum thickness of the GaN buffer layer on the NPSS is 15 nm, which is thinner than that on micro-patterned sapphire substrates (MPSS). An interesting phenomenon was observed for GaN film grown on NPSS:GaN mainly grows on the trench regions and little grows on the sidewalls of the patterns at the initial growth stage, which is dramatically different from GaN grown on MPSS. In addition, the electrical and optical properties of LEDs grown on NPSS were characterized.

Key words: GaNnano-patterned sapphires (NPSS)LEDtwo-step growth process



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Fig. 1.  AnSEM image of the NPSS.

Fig. 2.  A schematic diagram of the LED structure grown on the NPSS.

Fig. 3.  Plane-view images of the GaN film grown on the NPSS with different buffer layer thicknesses. (a) 25 nm. (b) 17.5 nm. (c) 15 nm. (d) 12.5 nm.

Fig. 4.  The relation between the buffer layer thickness and the FWHM value for the GaN film grown on the NPSS.

Fig. 5.  An SEM photograph of a rough layer grown on (a, b) MPSS and (c, d) NPSS.

Fig. 6.  The light output power and forward voltage as a function of buffer layer thickness.

Fig. 7.  The ESD yield and reverse current yield as a function of buffer layer thickness.

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    Received: 13 October 2014 Revised: Online: Published: 01 April 2015

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      Jing Kong, Meixin Feng, Jin Cai, Hui Wang, Huaibing Wang, Hui Yang. GaN grown on nano-patterned sapphire substrates[J]. Journal of Semiconductors, 2015, 36(4): 043003. doi: 10.1088/1674-4926/36/4/043003 J Kong, M X Feng, J Cai, H Wang, H B Wang, H Yang. GaN grown on nano-patterned sapphire substrates[J]. J. Semicond., 2015, 36(4): 043003. doi: 10.1088/1674-4926/36/4/043003.Export: BibTex EndNote
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      Jing Kong, Meixin Feng, Jin Cai, Hui Wang, Huaibing Wang, Hui Yang. GaN grown on nano-patterned sapphire substrates[J]. Journal of Semiconductors, 2015, 36(4): 043003. doi: 10.1088/1674-4926/36/4/043003

      J Kong, M X Feng, J Cai, H Wang, H B Wang, H Yang. GaN grown on nano-patterned sapphire substrates[J]. J. Semicond., 2015, 36(4): 043003. doi: 10.1088/1674-4926/36/4/043003.
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      GaN grown on nano-patterned sapphire substrates

      doi: 10.1088/1674-4926/36/4/043003
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      Project supported by the Suzhou Nanojoin Photonics Co., Ltd and the High-Tech Achievements Transformation of Jiangsu Province, China (No.BA2012010).

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