The growth conditions of the AlGaN barrier in AlGaN/AlGaN deep ultra-violet (DUV) multiple quantum wells (MQWs) have crucial influences on the light output power of DUV light-emitting diodes (LEDs). The reduction of the AlGaN barrier growth rate improved the qualities of AlGaN/AlGaN MQWs, such as surface roughness and defects. The light output power enhancement could reach 83% when the AlGaN barrier growth rate was reduced from 900 nm h to 200 nm h.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAlGaN and GaN sidewalls were turned into Al Ga O and GaO, respectively, by thermal oxidation to improve the optoelectrical characteristics of deep ultraviolet (DUV) light-emitting diodes (LEDs). The thermally oxidized GaO is a single crystal with nanosized voids homogenously distributed inside the layer. Two oxidized Al Ga O layers were observed on the sidewall of the AlGaN layer in transmission electron microscopy images.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn this paper, the polarization dependent optical properties of InGaN/GaN multi-quantum wells (MQWs) LED with cascading plasmonic gratings are investigated using an angle-resolved photoluminescence (ARPL) spectrometer. The plasmonic gratings consist of two Ag gratings with a half-pitch displacement. The ARPL spectra of the TE-TM state present a broadband emission with resonance dips occasioned by the SP resonance while the TM-TE state presents resonance peaks with low sideband emission.
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