AlGaN layers grown on AlGaN buffer layer and GaN buffer layer using strain-relief interlayers - art. no. 68410S

We investigated AlGaN layers grown by metalorganic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) on high temperature (HT-)GaN and AlGaN buffer layers. On GaN buffer layer, there are a lot of surface cracking because of tensile strain in subsequent AlGaN epilayers. On HT-AlGaN buffer layer, not only cracks but also high densities rounded pits present, which is related to the high density of coalescence boundaries in HT-AlGaN growth process.The insertion of interlayer (IL) between AlGaN and the GaN pseudosubstrate can not only avoid cracking by modifying the strain status of the epilayer structure, but also improved Al incorporation efficiency and lead to phase-separation. And we also found the growth temperature of IL is a critical parameter for crystalline quality of subsequent AlGaN epilayer. Low temperature (LT-) A1N IL lead to a inferior quality in subsequent AlGaN epilayers.

Operational Optimization of GaN Thin Film Growth Employing Numerical Simulation in a Showerhead MOCVD Reactor

A detailed reaction-tran sport model was studied in a showerhead reactor for metal organic chemical vapor deposition of GaN film by using computational fluid dynamics simulation. It was found that flat flow lines without swirl are crucial to improve the uniformity of the film growth, and thin temperature gradient above the suscptor can increase the film deposition rate. By above-mentioned research, we can employ higher h (the distance from the susceptor to the inlet), P (operational pressure) and the rate of susceptor rotation to improve the film growth.

Combined transparent electrodes for high power GaN-based LEDs with long life time

In this paper fabrication of high power light emitting diodes (LEDs) with combined transparent electrodes on both P-GaN and N-GaN have been demonstrated. Simulation and experimental results show that comparing with traditional metal N electrodes the efficacy of LEDs with transparent N electrode is increased by more than 10% and it is easier in process than the other techniques. Further more, combining the transparent electrodes with dielectric anti-reflection film, the extraction efficiency can be improved by 5%. At the same time, the transparent electrodes were protected by the dielectric film and the reliability of LEDs can be improved.

Measurement of GaN/Ge(001) Heterojunction Valence Band Offset by X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy

X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy has been used to measure the valence band offset (VBO) at the GaN/Ge heterostructure interface. The VBO is directly determined to be 1.13 +/- 0.19 eV, according to the relationship between the conduction band offset Delta E-C and the valence band offset Delta E-V : Delta E-C = E-g(GaN) - E-g(Ge) - Delta E-V, and taking the room-temperature band-gaps as 3.4 and 0.67 eV for GaN and Ge, respectively. The conduction band offset is deduced to be 1.6 +/- 0.19 eV, which indicates a type-I band alignment for GaN/Ge. Accurate determination of the valence and conduction band offsets is important for the use of GaN/Ge based devices.

The design and operation of a new clapboard-type internal circulating fluidized-bed gasifier

The design and operation of a new clapboard-type internal circulating fluidized-bed gasifier is proposed in this article. By arranging the clapboard in the bed, the gasifier is thus divided into two regions, which are characterized by different fluidization velocities. The bed structure is designed so that it can guide the circulating flow passing through the two regions, and therefore the feedstock particles entrained in the flow experience longer residence time. The experimental results based on the present new design, operating in the temperature range of 790 degrees C-850 degrees C, indicate that the gas yield is from 1.6-1.9 Nm(3)/kg feedstock, the gas enthalpies are 5,345 kJ/Nm(3) for wood chip and 4,875 kJ/m(3) for rice husk, and a gasification efficiency up to 75% can be obtained.

Six-wave mixing phase-dispersion by optical heterodyne detection in dressed reverse N-type four-level system

We have investigated the dressed effects of non-degenerate four-wave mixing (NDFWM) and demonstrated a phase-sensitive method of studying the fifth-order nonlinear susceptibility due to atomic coherence in RN-type four-level system. In the presence of a strong coupling field, NDFWM spectrum exhibits Autler-Townes splitting, accompanied by either suppression or enhancement of the NDFWM signal, which is directly related to the competition between the absorption and dispersion contributions. The heterodyne-detected nonlinear absorption and dispersion of six-wave mixing signal in the RN-type system show that the hybrid radiation-matter detuning damping oscillation is in the THz range and can be controlled and modified through the colour-locked correlation of twin noisy fields.

Dressed multi-wave mixing in a V-type four-level atomic system

The dressed four- and six-wave mixings in a V-type four-level system are considered. Under two different dressed conditions, two- and three-photon resonant Autler-Townes splittings, accompanied by enhancement and suppression of wave mixing signal, are obtained analytically. Meanwhile, an electromagnetic induced transparency of multi-wave mixing is presented, which shows multiple peaks and asymmetric effects caused by one-photon, two-photon and three-photon resonances, separately. The slow light propagation multiple region of multi-wave mixing signal is also obtained.

Characterization of recombination centres in n-type Hg1-xCdxTe

The defect levels in Hg1-xCdxTe P+N junction photodiodes (x = 0.4) were first studied using deep-level transient spectroscopy. Two electron traps, E(1)(0.06) and E(2)(0.15), and two hole traps, H-1(0.075) and H-2(0.29), were obtained, Characteristic parameters-the minority lifetime of the devices and the dynamic resistance-area product at zero bias-are estimated according to these levels. Results show that these two minority levels may be important in controlling lifetime. We have studied the recombination mechanism of the hole trap H-2(0.29) further. It has a large activation energy and satisfies the formula sigma(T) = sigma(x) exp(-E(F)/E(T)). This reflects the fact that its recombination mechanism is multiphonon nonradiative recombination, which is rarely reported in narrow-bandgap materials.

一种减小GaN基肖特基结构紫外探测器暗电流的方法

提出了一种减小GaN肖特基结构紫外探测器暗电流的方法.该方法是在普通的GaN肖特基结构的表面增加一层薄的p-GaN.模拟计算结果表明,该层p-GaN能增加肖特基势垒高度,从而减小了器件的暗电流,提高了器件性能.进一步的计算还发现,对于P型载流子浓度较高的情况下,只需要很薄的一层p-GaN就能显著增加肖特基势垒高度,对于P型载流子浓度较低的情况下,则需要较厚的一层p-GaN才能有较好的肖特基势垒高度增加效果.

AlGaN／GaN异质结紫外探测器

采用p-AlGa1-xN／i-GaN／n-GaN异质结构成功制备了含铝组分分别为0．1和0．07的正照射可见盲紫外探测器，并分别测试了它们的伏安特性曲线和光电响应光谱。对于Al组分为0．1的器件，在零偏压处出现了板低的暗电流密度，表明器件具有非常高的信噪比。高分辨率X射线衍射仪对材料的测试结果表明，高铝组分（0．1）窗口层薄膜材料的晶体质量较差，导致暗电流增大，而其窗口层的窗口选择作用则可以得到较高的响应率和较宽的响应波段。

两种结构GaN基太阳盲紫外探测器

分别在金属有机化学汽相沉积（MOCVD）生长的i-Al0.33Ga0.67N／AlN／n-GaN和p-Al0.45Ga0．55N／i—Al0.45Ga0.55N／n＋-Al0.65Ga0.35N的异质结构上，成功研制了太阳盲区的肖特基型和PIN型紫外探测器。研究结果表明，Au与i—Al0.33Ga0.67N形成了较好的肖特基结，响应波长从250—290nm，峰值（286nm）响应率约为0．08A／W；PIN型紫外探测器的响应波长从230～275nm，峰值（246nm）响应率约为0．02A／W。

GaN基紫外探测器及其研究进展

宽禁带半导体材料的研究和突破,带动了各种器件的发展和应用.GaN基紫外探测器具有通过调整材料的配比可以调节器件响应的截止波长的优点,可以制备日盲型紫外探测器.对GaN基宽禁带紫外探测器材料体系的研究进展进行了回顾,重点介绍了p型材料的制备、金属半导体接触、材料的蚀刻等.最后,对国内外近期的紫外探测器特别是紫外焦平面器件的研究进展及初步获得的32×32紫外焦平面探测器进行了简单介绍.

脊形结构GaN蓝光激光器的热模拟分析

利用二维热传导模型分析了GaN激光器的温度特性.计算了有源区在连续工作条件下的最大温升,分析了激光器工作时的功率密度和p电极比接触电阻率等参数对温度特性的影响.模拟结果表明,采用不同衬底和不同装配形式对器件温度特性的影响很大,正装形式下,窄的脊形条宽能提高器件的高温工作稳定性.

Low-frequency noise properties of GaN Schottky barriers deposited on intermediate temperature buffer layers

Metal-semiconductor-metal (MSM) structures were fabricated by RF-plasma-assisted MBE using different buffer layer structures. One type of buffer structure consists of an AlN high-temperature buffer layer (HTBL) and a GaN intermediate temperature buffer layer (ITBL), another buffer structure consists of just a single A IN HTBL. Systematic measurements in the flicker noise and deep level transient Fourier spectroscopy (DLTFS) measurements were used to characterize the defect properties in the films. Both the noise and DLTFS measurements indicate improved properties for devices fabricated with the use of ITBL and is attributed to the relaxation of residue strain in the epitaxial layer during growth process. (C) 2003 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

The growth and characterization of GaN grown on a gamma-Al2O3/(001) Si substrate by metalorganic vapor phase epitaxy

Wurtzite single crystal GaN films have been grown onto a gamma-Al2O3/Si(001) substrate in a horizontal-type low pressure MOVPE system. A thin gamma-Al2O3 layer is an intermediate layer for the growth of single crystal GaN on Si although it is only an oriented polycrystal film as shown by reflection high electron diffraction. Moreover, the oxide is not yet converted to a fully single crystal film, even at the stage of high temperature for the GaN layer as studied by transmission electron microscopy. Double crystal x-ray linewidth of (0002) peak of the 1.3 mu m sample is 54 arcmin and the films have heavy mosaic structures. A near band edge peaking at 3.4 eV at room temperature is observed by photoluminescence spectroscopy. Raman scattering does not detect any cubic phase coexistence.