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http://dx.doi.org/10.5757/JKVS.2007.16.1.027

Phenomenological Study on Crystal Phase Separation in InGaN/GaN Multiple Quantum Well Structures  

Lee, S.J. (NRL on Quantum-Dot Technology, Division of Advanced Technology Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science)
Kim, J.O. (NRL on Quantum-Dot Technology, Division of Advanced Technology Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science)
Kim, C.S. (NRL on Quantum-Dot Technology, Division of Advanced Technology Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science)
Noh, S.K. (NRL on Quantum-Dot Technology, Division of Advanced Technology Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science)
Lim, K.Y. (Department of Semiconductor Science and Technology Chonbuk National University)
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Journal of the Korean Vacuum Society / v.16, no.1, 2007 , pp. 27-32 More about this Journal
Abstract
We have investigated photoluminescence(PL) spectra of four $In_xGa_{1-x}N(x=0.15)/GaN$ multiple quantum well(MQW) structures with different well widths in order to study a phenomenon on crystal phase separation. The asymmetic behavior of PL spectra becomes stronger with increase of the well width from 1.5 nm to 6.0 nm, which indicates dual-peak nature. Analyzing the dual-peak fit PL spectra, we have observed that the intensity of low-energy shoulder peak rapidly becomes stronger, compared to that of high-energy peak corresponding to a transition in InGaN QW. It suggests that InGaN QW has two phases with tiny different In compositions, and that In-rich(InN-like) phase forms more and more relatively than stoichiometric InGaN(x=0.15) phase by the InN phase separation mechanism as the QW width increases. PL spectrum of 6.0-nm sample shows an additional peak at low-energy lesion(${\sim}2.0\;eV$) whose energy position is almost the same as a defect band of yellow luminescence frequently observed in GaN epilayers. It may be due to a defect resulted from In deficiency formed with development of the phase separation.
Keywords
InGaN/GaN; Multiple quantum well(MQW); Photoluminescence; Phase separation; Yellow luminescence band;
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