Deep-Level Defects in MBE-Grown GaN-Based Laser Structure

• Authors: T. Tsarova , T. Wosiński , A. Mąkosa , C. Skierbiszewski , I. Grzegory , P. Perlin
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

We present results of deep-level transient spectroscopy investigations of defects in a GaN-based heterostructure of a blue-violet laser diode, grown by plasma-assisted molecular beam epitaxy on a bulk GaN substrate. Three majority-carrier traps, T1 at E_C - 0.28 eV, T2 at E_C - 0.60 eV, and T3 at E_V + 0.33 eV, were revealed in deep-level transient spectra measured under reverse-bias conditions. On the other hand, deep-level transient spectroscopy measurements performed under injection conditions, revealed one minority-carrier trap, T4, with the activation energy of 0.20 eV. The three majority-carrier traps were revealed in the spectra measured under different reverse-bias conditions, suggesting that they are present in various parts of the laser-diode heterostructure. In addition, these traps represent different charge-carrier capture behaviours. The T1 trap, which exhibits logarithmic capture kinetics, is tentatively attributed to electron states of dislocations in the n-type wave-guiding layer of the structure. In contrast, the T2, T3, and T4 traps display exponential capture kinetics and are assigned to point defects.

Keywords

EN

71.55.Eq; 73.20.Hb; 61.72.Lk; 81.15.Hi

Discipline

• 73.20.Hb: Impurity and defect levels; energy states of adsorbed species
• 81.15.Hi: Molecular, atomic, ion, and chemical beam epitaxy
• 61.72.Lk: Linear defects: dislocations, disclinations
• 71.55.Eq: III-V semiconductors

• Publisher: Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Acta Physica Polonica A
• Year: 2007
• Volume: 112
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 331-337

Dates

published

2007-08

received

2007-06-09

Contributors

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T. Tsarova

• Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, al. Lotników 32/46, 02-668 Warsaw, Poland

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T. Wosiński

• Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, al. Lotników 32/46, 02-668 Warsaw, Poland

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A. Mąkosa

• Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, al. Lotników 32/46, 02-668 Warsaw, Poland

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C. Skierbiszewski

• Institute of High Pressure Physics"Unipress", Polish Academy of Sciences, Sokołowska 29/37, 01-142 Warsaw, Poland

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I. Grzegory

• Institute of High Pressure Physics"Unipress", Polish Academy of Sciences, Sokołowska 29/37, 01-142 Warsaw, Poland

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P. Perlin

• Institute of High Pressure Physics"Unipress", Polish Academy of Sciences, Sokołowska 29/37, 01-142 Warsaw, Poland

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Identifiers

DOI

10.12693/APhysPolA.112.331