Characterization of AlGaN/InGaN/AlGaN heterostructure with selective area growth of Te‐doped AlGaN cladding layer grown by mixed‐source HVPE

Abstract

The selective area growth (SAG) of AlGaN/InGaN/AlGaN light-emitting diodes (LEDs) is performed by mixed-source hydride vapor phase epitaxy (HVPE). The structure is grown on a n-GaN templated (0001) sapphire substrate. The SAG-double heterostructure (DH) is consisted of a Te-doped AlGaN cladding layer, an InGaN active layer, a Mg-doped AlGaN cladding layer, and a Mg-doped GaN capping layer. All of the epitaxial layers of LED structure are grown consecutively with a multi-sliding boat system. Room-temperature electroluminescence (EL) characteristics show an emission peak wavelength of 400 nm with a full width at half-maximum (FWHM) of approximately 0.38 eV (at 20 mA). We find that the mixed-source HVPE method with multi-sliding boat system is possible to be one of the growth methods of III-nitride LEDs. (© 2007 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)