Suppressing the Initial Growth of Sidewall GaN by Modifying Micron-Sized Patterned Sapphire Substrate with H3PO4-Based Etchant

Autor: Wen-Yang Hsu, Yuan-Chi Lian, Pei-Yu Wu, Wei-Min Yong, Jinn-Kong Sheu, Kun-Lin Lin, YewChung Sermon Wu
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Micromachines, Vol 9, Iss 12, p 622 (2018)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2072-666X
DOI: 10.3390/mi9120622
Popis: Micron-sized patterned sapphire substrates (PSS) are used to improve the performance of GaN-based light-emitting diodes (LEDs). However, the growth of GaN is initiated not only from the bottom c-plane but also from the sidewall of the micron-sized patterns. Therefore, the coalescence of these GaN crystals creates irregular voids. In this study, two kinds of nucleation layers (NL)—ex-situ AlN NL and in-situ GaN NL—were used, and the growth of sidewall GaN was successfully suppressed in both systems by modifying the micron-sized PSS surface.
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