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Growth of InGaN films on hardness-controlled bulk GaN substrates
摘要： We carried out an evaluation of the crystalline quality of bulk GaN substrates and the properties of InGaN ?lms grown on them. The Urbach energy estimated by photothermal de?ection spectroscopy and the tail states near the valence band maximum determined by hard x-ray photoemission spectroscopy were larger for hardness-controlled bulk GaN (hard GaN) than those for conventional bulk GaN (conventional GaN). However, InGaN on hard GaN grows in a step-?ow-like mode, while InGaN grown on conventional GaN exhibits spiral-like growth. The photoluminescence decay at room temperature for InGaN grown on the hard GaN was 470 ps, compared with 50 ps for that grown on the conventional GaN. This can be attributed to the suppression of spiral-like growth due to the resistance to deformation of the hard GaN. These results indicate that substrate hardness is one of the most important factors for III–V nitride growth on the bulk GaN substrate.
关键词： hard x-ray photoemission spectroscopy,photoluminescence,bulk GaN substrates,InGaN films,photothermal de?ection spectroscopy,crystalline quality
更新于2025-09-11 14:15:04
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Degradation of GaN-on-GaN vertical diodes submitted to high current stress
摘要： GaN-on-GaN vertical devices are expected to ?nd wide application in power electronics, thanks to the high current densities, the low on-resistance and the high breakdown voltage. So far, only few papers on the reliability of GaN-on-GaN vertical devices have been published in the literature. This paper investigates the degradation of GaN-on-GaN pn diodes submitted to stress at high current density. The study was carried out by means of electrical characterization and electroluminescence (EL) measurements. We demonstrate that: (i) when submitted to stress at high current density, the devices show signi?cant changes in the electrical characteristics: an increase in on-resistance/turn-on voltage, an increase in the generation/recombination components, the creation of shunt-paths. (ii) the increase in on-resistance is strongly correlated to the decrease in the EL signal emitted by the diodes. (iii) the degradation kinetics have a square-root dependence on time, indicative of a di?usion process. The results are interpreted by considering that stress induces a di?usion of hydrogen from the highly-p-type doped surface towards the pn junction. This results in a decrease in hole concentration, due to the creation of MgeH bonds, and in a lower hole injection. As a consequence, on-resistance increases while EL signal shows a correlated decrease.
关键词： Wide band gap semiconductors,Bulk GaN substrates,Vertical diodes,pn junction,Di?usion,Gallium nitride,Hydrogen,Degradation
更新于2025-09-09 09:28:46