Chemical mapping of InGaN MQWs

Autor: Paul Thomas, Koen Jacobs, Zahia Bougrioua, Adam R. Boyd, Nikhil Sharma, Ted Thrush, Jan Cheyns, Laurence Considine, Colin J. Humphreys, D. M. Tricker, Ingrid Moerman
Přispěvatelé: IMEC (IMEC), Catholic University of Leuven - Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (KU Leuven), Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy [Cambridge University] (DMSM), University of Cambridge [UK] (CAM)
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2001
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Zdroj: Journal of Crystal Growth
Journal of Crystal Growth, Elsevier, 2001, 230 (3-4), pp.438-441. ⟨10.1016/S0022-0248(01)01252-0⟩
ISSN: 0022-0248
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0248(01)01252-0⟩
Popis: International audience; High power LEDs fabricated from InGaN/GaN layers have received much research interest. Hence, in this paper we identify structural and chemical defects resulting from the epitaxial growth of these layers, which directly effect the performance of the device. TEM, annular dark field imaging (ADF), energy filtered TEM (EFTEM) and X-ray mapping were used to study multiple quantum wells structures capped with a p-type GaN layer. TEM and ADF studies of the samples show a number of V-defects which are roughly 100–200 nm apart along the MQW. Each V-defect incorporates a pure edge (b=1/3) dislocation, which runs through the apex of the V-defect up to the free surface. These V-defects contain GaN with no InGaN layers, suggesting that the capping layer has filled in the open V-defects.
Databáze: OpenAIRE