• Korean Journal of Optics and Photonics
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• v.20 no.1
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• pp.41-47
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• 2009

We report the spectral characteristics of Multimode Interferometer (MMI)-coupled semicondoctor square ring resonators. The epitaxial layers of the proposed semiconductor ring resonator consists of $1.55{\mu}m$ GaInAsP-InP multiple quantum wells. The lasing characteristics were observed by varying the structure parameters of the MMI-coupled square ring resonators. It is concluded that the MMI-coupled scheme selects a single spectral lasing mode in the double square ring cavities.

• Proceedings of the Materials Research Society of Korea Conference
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• 2011.05a
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• pp.20.2-20.2
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• 2011

III-nitrides have attracted much attention for optoelectronic device applications whose emission wavelengths ranging from green to ultraviolet due to their wide band gap. However, due to the strong polarization properties of conventional c-plane III-nitrides, the built-in polarization-induced electric field limits the performance of optical devices. Therefore, there has been a renewed interest in the growth of nonpolar III-nitride semiconductors for polarization free heterostructure optoelectronic and electronic devices. However, the crystal and the optical quality of nonpolar/semipolar GaN have been poorer than those of conventional c-plane GaN, resulting in the relative poor optical and electrical properties of light emitting diodes (LEDs). In this presentation, I will discuss the growth and characterization of high quality nonpolar a-plane and semipolar (11-22) GaN and InGaN multiple quantum wells (MQWs) grown on r- and m-plane sapphire substrates, respectively, by using metalorganic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) without a low temperature GaN buffer layer. Especially, the epitaxial lateral overgrowth (ELO) technique will be also discussed to reduce the dislocation density and enhance the performance of nonpolar and semipolar GaN-based LEDs.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2010.08a
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• pp.229-229
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• 2010

We report a high crystalline nonpolar a-plane (11-20) GaN on r-plane (1-102) sapphire substrates with $+0.15^{\circ}$, $-0.15^{\circ}$, $+0.2^{\circ}$, $-0.2^{\circ}$ and $+0.4^{\circ}$ misoriented by metalorganic chemical-vapor deposition (MOCVD). The multi-quantum wells (MQWs) active region is consists of 5 periods the nonpolar a-plane InGaN/GaN (a-InGaN/GaN) on a high quality a-plane GaN (a-GaN) template grown by using the multibuffer layer technique. The full widths at half maximum (FWHMs) of x-ray rocking curve (XRC) obtained from phiscan of the specimen that was grown up to nonpolar a-plane GaN layers with double crystal x-ray diffraction. The FWHM values of $+0.4^{\circ}$ misoriented sapphire substrate were decreased down to 426 arc sec for $0^{\circ}$ and 531 arc sec for $-90^{\circ}$, respectively. Also, the samples were characterized by photoluminescence (PL).

• Current Optics and Photonics
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• v.1 no.4
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• pp.358-363
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• 2017

In this study, we present a detailed investigation of luminescence properties of a blue light-emitting diode using InGaN/GaN (indium component is 17.43%) multiple quantum wells as the active region grown on patterned sapphire substrate by low-pressure metal-organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD). High-resolution X-ray diffraction (HRXRD), atomic force microscopy (AFM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Raman scattering (RS) and photoluminescence (PL) measurements are employed to study the crystal quality, the threading dislocation density, surface morphology, residual strain existing in the active region and optical properties. We conclude that the crystalline quality and surface morphology can be greatly improved, the red-shift of peak wavelength is eliminated and the superior blue light LED can be obtained because the residual strain that existed in the active region can be relaxed when the LED is grown on patterned sapphire substrate (PSS). We discuss the mechanisms of growing on PSS to enhance the superior luminescence properties of blue light LED from the viewpoint of residual strain in the active region.

• Journal of the Semiconductor & Display Technology
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• v.10 no.3
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• pp.29-33
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• 2011

Film growth rate and composition variation are numerically analyzed during the selective area growth of InGaN on the GaN triangular stripe microfacet in this study. Both the vapor phase diffusion and the surface diffusion are considered to determine the In composition on the InGaN surface. To obtain the In composition on the surface, flux of In atoms due to the surface diffusion is added to the concentration determined from the Laplace equation which is governing the gas phase diffusion. The solution model is validated by comparing the growth rates from the analyses to the experimental results of GaN and InN films. The In composition and resulting wave length are increased when the surface diffusion is considered. The In content is also increased according to the increasing mask width. The effect of mask width to the In content and wave length is increasing in the case of a small open region.

• Korean Journal of Materials Research
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• v.29 no.1
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• pp.59-64
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• 2019

This study investigates the optical characteristics of InGaN multiple quantum wells(MQWs) light emitting diodes(LEDs) on planar sapphire substrates(PSSs), nano-sized PSS(NPSS) and micro-sized PSS(MPSS). We obtain the results as the patterning size of the sapphire substrates approach the nanometer scale: The light from the back side of the device increases and the total light extraction becomes larger than the MPSS- and planar-LEDs. The experiment is conducted by Monte Carlo ray-tracing, which is regarded as one of the most suitable ways to simulate light propagation in LEDs. The results show fine consistency between simulation and measurement of the samples with different sized patterned substrates. Notably, light from the back side becomes larger in the NPSS LEDs. We strongly propose that the increase in the light intensity of NPSS LEDs is due to an abnormal optical distribution, which indicates an increase of extraction probability through NPSS.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers
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• v.19 no.7
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• pp.605-610
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• 2006

We have investigated $Al_{0.25}Ga_{0.75}As/In_{0.2}Ga_{0.8}As$ structures for pseudomorphic high electron mobility transistor(pHEMT), which were grown by molecular beam epitaxy(MBE) and consequently annealed by rapid thermal anneal(RTA), using Hall measurement, photoluminescence, and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). According to intensity and full-width at half maximum maintained stable at the same energy level, the quantized energy level in $Al_{0.25}Ga_{0.75}As/In_{0.2}Ga_{0.8}As$ quantum wells was independent of the RTA conditions. However, the Hall mobility was decreased from $6,326cm^2/V.s\;to\;2,790cm^2/V.s\;and\;2,078cm^2/V.s$ after heat treatment respectively at $500^{\circ}C\;and\;600^{\circ}C$. The heat treatment which is indispensable during the fabrication procedure would cause catastrophic degradation in electrical transport properties. TEM observation revealed atomically non-uniform interfaces, but no dislocations were generated or propagated. From theoretical consideration about the mobility changes owing to inter-diffusion, the degraded mobility could be directly correlated to the interface scattering as long as samples were annealed below $600^{\circ}C$ lot 1 min.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2013.02a
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• pp.414-414
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• 2013

InGaAlAs/InP은 $1.3{\sim}1.55{\mu}m$ 레이저 다이오드 응용을 위한 InGaAsP/InP를 대체하기 위한 물질로 많은 관심을 받아왔다. 디지털 합금 InGaAlAs 다중양자우물(multiple quantum wells: MQWs) 시료는 MBE (molecular beam epitaxy) 장비를 이용하여 n-InP 기판 위에 성장하였다. 양자우물과 장벽은 각각 (InGaAs)0.8(InAlAs)0.2와 (InGaAs)0.4(InAlAs)0.6 SPSs (short-period superlattices)로 $510^{\circ}C$에서 성장하였다. 발광특성을 향상시키기 위하여 질소분위기에서 $700^{\circ}C$ $750^{\circ}C$ 또는 $800^{\circ}C$에서 30초간 열처리(rapid thermal annealing: RTA)하였다. RTA 온도에 따른 디지털 합금 InGaAlAs MQWs의 발광특성을 분석하기 위해 PL (photoluminescence)과 TRPL(time-resolved PL)을 이용하였다. RTA 온도에 따른 InGaAlAs MQWs 시료의 발광 메카니즘 및 운반자 동력학을 연구하기 위하여 발광파장 및 온도에 따른 TRPL을 측정하였다. 저온(10 K)에서 PL 피크는 RTA 온도를 $700^{\circ}C$에서 $750^{\circ}C$로 증가하였을 때 1,242 nm에서 1,245 nm로 장파장 영역으로 이동하였다가 $800^{\circ}C$에서 열처리하였을 때 단파장 영역으로 이동하여 1,239 nm에서 나타났다. 또한 PL 세기는 RTA 온도를 증가함에 따라 증가함을 보이다가 RTA 온도를 $800^{\circ}C$로 증가하였을 때 PL 세기는 감소하였다. 발광소자 개발을 위한 InAlGaAs MQWs 시료의 최적의 열처리 조건을 이러한 PL과 TRPL 결과로부터 결정할 수 있다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2013.02a
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• pp.118-119
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• 2013

High power, short wavelength red laser diodes (LDs) have attracted significant interests in a variety of fields due to their advantages in terms of reliability, compactness and cost. The higher brightness for human eyes is required, the shorter wavelength like 630 nm is necessary with higher output power. In this respect, LDs are promising as alternative candidates of gas or dye lasers for such applications due to their small size, high optical/electrical power conversion efficiency, robustness and so on. The crystalline quality of GaInP-AlGaInP multiple quantum wells (MQWs) and AlInP cladding layers is a crucial part in the device performance of GaInP red LDs. Here, we first investigated the effect of Si diffusion on the optical properties of GaInP-AlGaInP MQWs grown with different growth temperatures. Secondary ion mass spectroscopy (SIMS) measurements revealed that both the Mg and Si diffusion into MQW active region was significant. To reduce such diffusion, we employed undoped Mg and Si diffusion barrier and could improve the properties.Without both Mg and Si diffusion barriers, no lasing emission was observed. However, lasing emission was observed clearly for the red LDs with both Mg and Si diffusion barriers. We then investigated the temperature dependent optical properties of MQW layers grown with different well thicknesses (6, 8 and 10 nm). When the well thickness was 10 nm, the better crystalline quality was obtained. However, the observed LD performances were similar, probably due to the defects and impurities in the AlGaInP layer. Further investigation with the detailed analyses will be presented later.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2000.02a
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• pp.111-111
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• 2000

최근 질화물 반도체를 이용한 단파장 laser diode (LD)와 ultraviolet light emitting diode (LED)에 관한 관심의 증가로 인하여 AlGaN의 성장에 관한 연구가 많이 진행되고 있다. Metalorganic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD)법을 이용한 AlGaN 성장에 있어서는 Al의 전구체로 널리 사용되고 있는 trimethylaluminum (TMAl)과 암모니아와의 기상에서의 adduct 형성을 억제하기 위하여 주로 저압에서 성장을 하거나 원료 가스의 유속을 증가시키는 방법으로 연구가 되고 있다. 또한, AlN의 경우 GaN보다 녹는점이 매우 높기 때문에 일반적으로 Al을 포함하는 질화물 반도체의 성장에 있어서는 GaN보다 녹는점이 매우 높기 때문에 일반적으로 Al을 포함하는 질화물 반도체의 성장에 있어서는 GaN 성장 시보다 높은 온도에서 성장이 이루어지고 있다. MOCND법을 이용하여 AlGaN를 성장시키는 대부분의 연구들은 100$0^{\circ}C$ 이상의 고온에서의 성장 온도가 AlGaN특성에 미치는 영향에 대한 것으로 국한되고 있다. 그러나, InGaN/GaN multiple quantum wells (MQWs) 구조의 LD나 LED를 성장시키는 경우 In의 desorption을 억제하기 위하여 MQWs층 위에 저온에서 AlGaN를 성장하는 데 있어서 AlGaN의 성장 온도를 500-102$0^{\circ}C$로 변화시키면서 AlGaN의 성장거동을 고찰하였다. GaN는 사파이어 기판을 수소분위기하에서 고온에서 가열한 후 저온에서 GaN를 이용한 핵생성층을 성장하고 102$0^{\circ}C$의 고온에서 1.2$\mu\textrm{m}$정도의 두께로 성장하였다. AlGaN는 고온에서 성장된 GaN 위에 200Torr의 성장기 압력 하에서 trimethylgallium (TMGa)과 TMAl의 유속을 각각 70 $\mu$mol/min 으로 고정한 후 성장온도만을 변화시키며 증착하였다. 성장 온도가 낮아짐에 따라 AlGaN의 표면거칠기가 증가하고, 결함과 관련된 포토루미네슨스가 현저히 증가하는 것이 관찰되었다. 그러나, 성장온도가 50$0^{\circ}C$정도로 낮아진 경우에 있어서는 표면 거칠기가 다시 감소하는 것이 관찰되었다. 이러한 현상은 저온에서 표면흡착원자의 거동에 제한이 따르기 때문으로 생각되어진다. 또한, 성장 온도가 낮아짐에 따라 AlGaN의 성장을 저해하기 때문으로 판단된다. 성장 온도 변화에 따라 성장된 V의 구조적 특성 및 표면 거칠기 변화를 관찰하여 AlGaN의 성장 거동을 논의하겠다.