• Journal of the Korean Crystal Growth and Crystal Technology
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• v.9 no.2
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• pp.168-172
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• 1999

The 9 $\mu\textrm{m}$ GaN films on sapphire substrate were grown by Hydride vapor phase epitaxy. Dislocation density of these GaN films was measured by TEM. GaN film with crack free and mirror surface was directly grown on sapphire substrate. The dislocation density of this GaN film was $2{\times}10^9/cm^2$. The surface of GaN film on patterned GaN layer also presented a smooth mirror. But a part of GaN surface included holes because of incomplete coalescence. The dislocation density of GaN film above the mask region was lower than that in the window region. Especially, the dislocation density in the region between mask center and window region was close to dislocation free. The average dislocation density of ELO GaN was $8{\times}10^7/cm^2$.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2012.08a
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• pp.331-331
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• 2012

InGaN/GaN 양자우물 LED소자의 내부양자효과 및 외부양자효과를 높이기 위해 많은 연구자들이 노력을 하고 있다. InGaN/GaN 양자우물 전광소자의 효율을 높이는 방법으로는 무분극 박막성장을 이용한 양자우물의 운반자 파동함수의 분리를 감소시키는 방법, 양자우물 위에 전자 차단층을 성장시키는 방법, 박막의 비발광 결함을 감소시키는 방법, 나노박막 또는 나노 입자를 이용한 표면 플라즈몬 효과를 이용하는 방법 등이 있다[1-3]. 본 연구에서는 은(Ag) 나노입자를 이용하여 InGaN/GaN 양자우물과 p-GaN 덮개층을 패턴에칭한 후, 그 위에 Ag 나노입자를 도포하여 표면 플라즈몬 효과를 이용한 InGaN/GaN 양자우물의 발광효율을 높이고자 하였다. c-면 방향의 사파이어에 유기화학금속증착법(MOCVD)으로 n-형 GaN를 2.0 ${\mu}m$ 성장한 후 그 위에 InGaN/GaN 양자우물 5층을 성장하였다. 또한 전자 차단층으로 AlGaN를 7 nm 증착한 후, p-type GaN를 100 nm 성장하였다. p-type GaN를 패턴하기 위해 포토리소그래피 와 유도결합 플라즈마 에칭공정을 거쳐 선 패턴을 형성하였는데, 이 때 에칭된 p-GaN 깊이는 약 90 nm 이었다. 에칭한 패턴크기가 LED소자의 전기적 및 광학적 특성에 미치는 영향을 알아보기 위해 전류-전압 측정과 photoluminescence 측정을 하였다. 그 후 급속열처리방법을 이용한 Ag 나노입자 형성과 표면플라즈몬이 소자의 발광효율에 미치는 영향에 대해 조사하였다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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• 2001.07a
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• pp.636-639
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• 2001

InGaN/GaN multiple quantum wells (MQWs) grown with various growth interruptions between the InGaN well and GaN barrier by metal-organic chemical vapor deposition were investigated using photoluminescence, high-resolution transmission electron microscopy, and energy filtered transmission electron microscopy (EFTEM). The luminescence intensity of the MQWs with growth interruptions is abruptly reduced compared to that of the MQW without growth interruption. Also, as the interruption time increases the peak emission shows a continuous blue shift. Evidence of indium clustering is directly observed both by using an indium ratio map of the MQWs and from indium composition measurements along an InGaN well using EFTEM. The higher intensity and lower energy emission of light from the MQW grown without interruption showing indium clustering is believed to be caused by the recombination of excitons localized in indium clustering regions and the increased indium composition in these recombination centers.

• 전자공학회논문지 IE
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• v.43 no.2
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• pp.7-10
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• 2006

A GaN-based metal-insulator-semiconductor (MIS) structure has been fabricated by using $BaTa_2O_6$ instead of conventional oxide as insulator gate. The leakage current o) films are in order of $10^{-12}-10^{-13}A/cm^2$ for GaN on $Al_2O_3$(0001) substrate and in order of $10^{-6}-10^{-7}A/cm^2$ for GaN on GaAs(001) substrate. The leakage current of thses films is governed by space-charge-limited current over 45 MV/cm in case of GaN on $Al_2O_3$(0001) substrate and by Poole-Frenkel emission in case of GaN on GaAs(001).

• Journal of the Korean Crystal Growth and Crystal Technology
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• v.16 no.4
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• pp.157-161
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• 2006

InGaN layers on GaN templated sapphire (0001) substrates were grown by mixed-source hydride vapor phase epitaxy (HVPE) method. In order to get InGaN layers, Ga-mixed In metal and $NH_3$ gas were used as group III and group V source materials, respectively. The InGaN material was compounded from chemical reaction between $NH_3$ and indium-gallium chloride farmed by HCl flowed over metallic In mixed with Ga. The grown layers were confirmed to be InGaN ternary crystal alloys by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). In concentration of the InGaN layers grown by selective area growth (SAG) method was investigated by the photoluminescence (PL) and cathodoluminescence (CL) measurements. Indium concentration was estimated to be in the range 3 %. Moreover, as a new attempt in obtaining InAlGaN layers, the growth of the thick InAlGaN layers was performed by putting small amount of Ga and Al into the In source. We found the new results that the metallic In mixed with Ga (and Al) as a group III source material could be used in the growth process of the In(Al)GaN layers by the mixed-source HVPE method.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2016.02a
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• pp.279.2-279.2
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• 2016

InGaN/GaN multiple quantum wells (MQWs) have been attracted much attention as light-emitting diodes (LEDs) in the visible and UV regions. Particularly, quantum efficiency of green LEDs is decreased dramatically as approaching to the green wavelength (~500 nm). This low efficiency has been explained by quantum confined Stark effect (QCSE) induced by piezoelectric field caused from a large lattice mismatch between InGaN and GaN. To improve the quantum efficiency of green LED, several ways including epitaxial lateral overgrowth that reduces differences of lattice constant between GaN and sapphire substrates, and non-polar method that uses non- or semi-polar substrates to reduce QCSE were proposed. In this study, graded short-period InGaN/GaN superlattice (GSL) was grown below the 5-period InGaN/GaN MQWs. InGaN/GaN MQWs were grown on the patterned sapphire substrates by vertical-metal-organic chemical-vapor deposition system. Five-period InGaN/GaN MQWs without GSL structure (C-LED) were also grown to compare with an InGaN/GaN GSL sample. The luminescence properties of green InGaN/GaN LEDs have been investigated by using photoluminescence (PL) and time-resolved PL (TRPL) measurements. The PL intensities of the GSL sample measured at 10 and 300 K increase about 1.2 and 2 times, respectively, compared to those of the C-LED sample. Furthermore, the PL decay of the GSL sample measured at 10 and 300 K becomes faster and slower than that of the C-LED sample, respectively. By inserting the GSL structures, the difference of lattice constant between GaN and sapphire substrates is reduced, resulting that the overlap between electron and hole wave functions is increased due to the reduced piezoelectric field and the reduction in dislocation density. As a results, the GSL sample exhibits the increased PL intensity and faster PL decay compared with those for the C-LED sample. These PL and TRPL results indicate that the green emission of InGaN/GaN LEDs can be improved by inserting the GSL structures.

• Proceedings of the Optical Society of Korea Conference
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• 2007.07a
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• pp.285-286
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• 2007

Current distributions according to electrode patterns in vertical structured InGaN/GaN LED (light emitting diode) were investigated quantitatively by utilizing three dimensional electrical circuit modeling method. The uniformity of the injected current density in the active layer was compared among different electrode patterns. It was found that the current uniformity was greatly dependent on the electrode pattern in vertical InGaN/GaN LEDs.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 1998.02a
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• pp.109-109
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• 1998

최근 들어 MOCVD 법으로 성장시킨 GaN, InGaN, AIGaN를 이용한 광소자 ( (LED, LD)와 전자소자(FET, MODFET)에 대한 관심이 고조되면서, MOCVD 법 을 이용한 GaN 중심의 질화물 반도체 성장에 관심이 집중되고 있다. 금번 실험에 사용된 MOCVD 장비는 수직형 MOCVD 장비이다. 특히, wafer c carner를 1$\alpha$)() rpm이상의 고속으로 회전시킬 수 있는 장치로서 원료 가스의 반웅 기 내에서의 흐름을 균일하게 하여 uniformity가 높은 질화물 반도체를 성장시킬 수 있다 .. GaN 에피충은 c-plane 사파이어를 기판으로 하여 11 00 "C 이상의 고온 에서 수소를 이용하여 기판을 cleaning하고, 500 "C 부근에서 핵생성충올 성장시 킨 후 1050 "C에서 trimethylgallium(TMGa)과 NI-h를 이용하여 성장시켰다. n n -GaN를 성장시키기 위해서는 SiH4을 사용하였으며, InGaN의 경우는 t trimethylindium(TMIn)을 In원 료 가스로 하여 635 - 725 "C 범 위 에 서 성 장시 켰 다. 성 장된 undoped GaN, n-GaN, InGaN는 X -ray di잔raction(XRD), H떠l m measurement, Photoluminescence(PU동올 이용하여 결정성과 전기적 및 광학적 특성올 고찰하였다 .. 2ttm 두께로 성장된 undoped G값V박막의 경우 Hall 측정결과 6 6 X lOI6/e며 정도의 낮은 도핑 농도를 보였으며, V!lII ratio(2500 - 5000)증가에 따라 결정성이 향상됨을 GaN (102)면의 X -ray e -rocking분석올 통하여 확인하 였다 .. n-GaN의 경우 SiH4양올 3 - 13 sccm으로 증가시킴에 따라 n -type 도명농 도가 선형적으로 증가하였고, 1017/c며 범위 내로 도평이 된 경우 상온에서 300 e마 N Ns 이상의 high mobility를 얻올 수 있었다 .. PL 관측 결과로부터 Si 도핑으로 인 하여 GaN bandedge emission이 강화됨을 알 수 있었다 .. InGaN 박막의 경우 성 장온도를 낮춤에 따라서 m의 양을 증가시킬 수 있었다. 또한 유량비(TMIn I T TMGa)가 1에 가까운 경 우에서도 온도를 635 "C 정도로 낮훈 경우 410 nm정도에 서 PL bandedge peak올 얻을 수 있었으며, 이 때의 반치폭은 50 meV정도의 낮 은 값을 보였다. 반치폭은 50 meV정도의 낮 은 값을 보였다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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• 2003.07a
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• pp.41-45
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• 2003

Impurities transmuted in GaN thin film and GaN nanowires after neutron irradiation are studied in this work. The structural properties of GaN nanowires were shown using by Transmission Electron Microscope(TEM). Transmuted impurities that are expected to be doped into GaN thin film and GaN nanowires are then confirmed by photoluminescence(PL). Transmuted atom in GaN materials is Ge atom, Ge-related peaks in GaN thin film lead to emit at 2.9eV, 2.25eV. But emission bands at 2.9eV, 2.25eV are not shown in PL spectra of GaN nanowires. Our experimental results are expected to give deep impact on nano-material doping technology for the achievement of the fabrication of nano-devices.

• Electronics and Telecommunications Trends
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• v.37 no.5
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• pp.11-21
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• 2022

GaN (Gallium-Nitride) is a promising candidate material in various radio frequency applications due to its inherent properties including wide bandgap, high carrier concentration, and high electron mobility/saturation velocity. Notably, AlGaN/GaN heterostructure field effect transistor exhibits high operating voltage and high power-density/power at high frequency. In next-generation radar systems, GaN power transistors and monolithic microwave integrated circuits (MMICs) are significant components of transmitting and receiving modules. In this paper, we introduce technological trends for C-/X-/Ku-band GaN MMICs including power amplifiers, low noise amplifiers and switch MMICs, focusing on the status of GaN MMIC fabrication technology and GaN foundry service. Additionally, we review the research for the localization of C-/X-/Ku-band GaN MMICs using in-house GaN transistor and MMIC fabrication technology. We also discuss the results of C-/X-/Ku-band GaN MMICs developed at Defense Materials and Components Convergence Research Department in ETRI.