• Photonics Research
  • Vol. 9, Issue 9, 1796 (2021)
Zhe Zhuang, Daisuke Iida, Martin Velazquez-Rizo, and Kazuhiro Ohkawa*
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  • Computer, Electrical and Mathematical Sciences and Engineering (CEMSE) Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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    Zhe Zhuang, Daisuke Iida, Martin Velazquez-Rizo, Kazuhiro Ohkawa, "630-nm red InGaN micro-light-emitting diodes (<20 μm × 20 μm) exceeding 1 mW/mm2 for full-color micro-displays," Photonics Res. 9, 1796 (2021) Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    We demonstrated 10×10 arrays of InGaN 17 μm×17 μm micro-light-emitting diodes (μLEDs) with a peak wavelength from 662 to 630 nm at 1050 A/cm2. The on-wafer external quantum efficiency reached 0.18% at 50 A/cm2. The output power density of the red μLEDs was obtained as 1.76 mW/mm2, which was estimated to be higher than that of 20 μm×20 μm AlInGaP red μLEDs (630 nm). Finally, we demonstrate that InGaN red/green/blue μLEDs could exhibit a wide color gamut covering 81.3% and 79.1% of the Rec. 2020 color space in CIE 1931 and 1976 diagrams, respectively.

    1. INTRODUCTION

    Micro-light-emitting diodes (μLEDs) have been regarded as the most promising technique for the next-generation displays due to their fast response, long lifetime, high brightness level, and low energy consumption [14]. The red/green/blue (RGB) μLED arrays are the basic components for full-color μLED displays. Because indium gallium nitride (InGaN)-based violet and blue LEDs have achieved great success in the past two decades, the combination of color converters and violet/blue pumping μLEDs has been considered as a feasible approach to realize RGB μLED displays [57]. This color-converted approach can easily integrate RGB arrays into the same substrate and obtain a wide color gamut (78%–88%) in the color space due to narrow emission spectral widths. However, the color conversion efficiency and the stability of the color converters must be improved [79]. When the μLED size goes below 10 μm, the luminescence uniformity and pixel patterning of the color converters become challenging.

    Another promising method for full-color micro-displays utilizes RGB individual μLED chips. By integrating RGB monochromatic μLEDs from different wafers through mass-transfer process, the brightness of each pixel can be precisely controlled in a wide dynamic range, especially for high-resolution displays using ultra-small μLEDs (<10  μm). In this regard, InGaN blue and green μLEDs have demonstrated remarkable performance even when the dimension shrinks down to 1 μm [10]. For the red LEDs, the aluminum indium gallium phosphide (AlInGaP) material system is generally preferred because of the outstanding efficiencies of AlInGaP red LEDs at long emission wavelengths above 600 nm [11]. However, the AlInGaP material typically has high surface recombination velocities and longer carrier diffusion lengths [12]. These characteristics lead to a significant size-dependent efficiency reduction of the AlInGaP μLEDs [1315]. Moreover, the different absorption coefficients of InGaN and AlInGaP materials cause their μLEDs to exhibit mismatched far-field radiation patterns, resulting in the unfavorable color shift of RGB μLED displays [16]. Therefore, interest in the InGaN material system in red μLEDs has been growing.

    Despite the good technological maturity of InGaN blue and green LEDs, red InGaN LEDs still suffer from a significant reduction in external quantum efficiency (EQE) when In contents increase in the InGaN active region [17,18]. The major challenge is the poor crystal quality of high-In-content InGaN quantum wells (QWs), which are caused by low-growth temperatures and large lattice mismatches between the active region and base layers. Our group developed a micro-flow method to yield high-temperature growth of InGaN layers [19,20]. To reduce the lattice mismatch, we proposed strain engineering strategies, such as utilizing Ga2O3 substrate [21], adjusting the thickness of the GaN template [22], and optimizing the active region structures [23,24]. Other groups also put forth great effort to achieve InGaN red emission using other possible substrates, for example, InGaN red LEDs (1  mm×1  mm) on silicon (Si) [25], semipolar GaN substrates or templates [26,27], and InGaN platelets [28].

    Plessey developed the red InGaN μLEDs on Si at a wavelength of 630 nm at 10  A/cm2 [29]. Porotech announced the launch of its first red InGaN μLEDs at a wavelength of 640 nm at 10  A/cm2 using porous GaN [30]. Another ultrasmall (6  μm×6  μm) red InGaN μLED using porous GaN pseudo-substrates was demonstrated with a useful on-wafer EQE of 0.2%, which was the first EQE report of red μLEDs <10  μm for both AlInGaP and InGaN material systems [31]. Besides, partly relaxed InGaN pseudo-substrates were fabricated for 50  μm×50  μm red InGaN μLEDs, which exhibited an on-wafer EQE of 0.03% at a wavelength of 630 nm at 0.8  A/cm2 [32]. Our group also developed 47  μm×47  μm μLEDs at a wavelength of 626 nm with an on-wafer EQE of 0.36% at 4  A/cm2, which was 1.8 times higher than in the previous report [33].

    However, these InGaN μLEDs could have red emission (630  nm) when operated at the low current density of 10  A/cm2 or below. At high current densities, the emission of these μLEDs would shift to orange and amber regions due to the large blueshift of the peak wavelength. However, with some applications, such as augmented reality (AR) head-mounted displays and μLED image sources in projection systems, μLEDs operating at high current densities are required for ultrahigh brightness. Besides, the optogenetic stimulation of Chrimson by μLEDs also was shown to require a minimal optical power density of 1mW/mm2 [34]. Therefore, developing InGaN red μLEDs (630  nm) operated at high current densities (>20  A/cm2) is crucial for satisfying ultrahigh brightness applications.

    In this work, we demonstrated red InGaN μLED 10×10 arrays with a peak wavelength 630  nm at the current density from 10 to 50  A/cm2. We examined the high-In-content InGaN active region and the μLED structures, especially the crystal quality of nitride semiconductor sidewall interfaces. A current-voltage (IV) curve was used to estimate the electrical performance of red μLED arrays. We also investigated the electroluminescence (EL) characteristics of red μLED arrays, including the EL peak wavelength, full-width at half maximum (FWHM), on-wafer light output power, and EQE. Finally, we utilized RGB InGaN μLED arrays to realize a wide color gamut, which covered 81.3% and 79.1% of the Rec. 2020 color spaces in CIE 1931 and 1976 diagrams, respectively.

    2. EXPERIMENTAL DETAILS

    The InGaN red LED epitaxial wafers were grown on c-plane-patterned sapphire substrates using metal organic vapor phase epitaxy (MOVPE) in a single-wafer horizontal reactor at 100 kPa. The Ga, Al, In, and N sources were trimethylgallium (TMGa), trimethylaluminum (TMAl), trimethylindium (TMIn), and ammonia (NH3), respectively. The precursors for n- and p-type dopings were N2-diluted silane and bis(cyclopentadienyl)magnesium (Cp2Mg), respectively. High-purity N2, H2, or their mixtures were used as the carrier gases during MOVPE growth.

    Indium tin oxide (ITO) was first deposited as a transparent conductive layer and underwent a subsequent two-step annealing process to form ohmic contacts with p-GaN [35]. A SiO2 layer was deposited by plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) on the ITO layer to serve as a hard mask for dry etching. μLED mesas (17  μm×17  μm) in a 10×10 array were then patterned by standard photolithography. Three inductively coupled plasma (ICP) etching processes were performed to etch through the SiO2 and ITO layers and InGaN active region to expose the n-type layer. To remove the ICP-induced sidewall damage, we carried out tetramethylammonium hydroxide (TMAH) wet-etching for 40 min at room temperature. We demonstrated that this chemical treatment could improve the EQE of green μLEDs, whose peak EQE decreased by around 10% after the chemical treatment when the dimension shrank from 98  μm×98  μm to 17  μm×17  μm. The SiO2 hard mask was then removed using a buffered oxide etchant [mixture of ammonium fluoride and hydrofluoric acid (NH4F and HF)] solution, and another SiO2 isolated layer was deposited by plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) for sidewall passivation [36]. Finally, we fabricated SiO2 windows on the ITO and n-type layers via ICP etching and deposited Cr/Pt/Au as the n- and p-type contact pads. The trenches between mesas in the 10×10 array were also covered by chromium/platinum/gold (Cr/Pt/Au) to connect every single μLED. Commercial InGaN blue and green LED wafers were used to fabricate 10×10 μLED arrays as well.

    The cross sections of red InGaN LED epitaxial structures and 17  μm×17  μm μLEDs were examined by scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM) and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM). The distributions of In, Ga, and Al atoms in the epitaxial structures were measured by the energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS) installed in the STEM. The surface morphology of μLED arrays was observed using scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Electrical pumping of μLED arrays was implemented at the probe station using a semiconductor parameter analyzer. An integrating sphere was located above the devices to collect the on-wafer light output power for EL measurements obtained with an ultraviolet/visible (UV-vis) spectrometer. All measurements were carried out at room temperature.

    3. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

    A. Structures of InGaN Red LED Wafer and μLED Devices

    Figure 1(a) shows the cross-sectional STEM image of our InGaN red LED structures. Fifteen pairs of InGaN/GaN superlattices (SLs) were grown underneath the InGaN active region. The thicknesses of InGaN and GaN in the SLs were 2.4 and 5.9 nm, respectively. The InGaN active region comprised one 2.4 nm single blue QW and two 2.7 nm red QWs. The multiple barrier layers of AlN/GaN/AlGaN/GaN with the total thickness of 24 nm were utilized for strain compensation. The InGaN QWs and SLs showed a sharp contrast with barrier layers, indicating the high interface quality of the structures.

    (a) Cross-sectional scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM) image of our InGaN red LED structures. (b)–(d) Energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS) elemental mappings of In, Al, and Ga atoms distributed in the InGaN QWs and SLs using STEM EDS measurements. (e) Top-view and (f) high-resolution scanning electron microscopy (SEM) images for the red μLED array. (g) Cross-sectional TEM image of the single μLED device. (h)–(j) Cross-sectional high-resolution TEM (HRTEM) images for the interfaces between nitride materials and SiO2.

    Figure 1.(a) Cross-sectional scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM) image of our InGaN red LED structures. (b)–(d) Energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS) elemental mappings of In, Al, and Ga atoms distributed in the InGaN QWs and SLs using STEM EDS measurements. (e) Top-view and (f) high-resolution scanning electron microscopy (SEM) images for the red μLED array. (g) Cross-sectional TEM image of the single μLED device. (h)–(j) Cross-sectional high-resolution TEM (HRTEM) images for the interfaces between nitride materials and SiO2.

    The EDS elemental mappings in Figs. 1(b)–1(d) show the distribution of In, Al, and Ga atoms in our epitaxial structures. These elemental mappings offered evidence of good composition uniformity for each epitaxial layer. Besides, the Al content was higher in the thin capping layer of the InGaN red QW, but it was lower in the barrier layer. This different distribution of Al contents agreed well with our designed growth procedures, although figuring out each growth layer (AlN/GaN/AlGaN/GaN) was quite difficult because of the measurement resolution. The introduction of Al atoms in the capping and barrier layers was demonstrated to be useful for strain compensation and avoid In evaporation during the high-temperature growth of barriers [23].

    Figures 1(e) and 1(f) show the top-view SEM images of the InGaN red μLED 10×10 and the selected 2×3 μLED arrays at a higher magnification, respectively. The n- and p-type electrodes were extended to each single μLED to guarantee uniform current injection for all μLEDs. We also measured the cross-sectional structures of the single μLED along the yellow line, as shown in Fig. 1(g). The cross-sectional TEM image in Fig. 1(g) shows that the sidewall of the InGaN μLED was passivated by a 450 nm SiO2 layer. This SiO2 layer also served as an isolated layer between the p-electrode and n-type nitride layers.

    Generally, the sidewalls of μLEDs, especially those with the dimensions <20  μm, will suffer from plasma damage during mesa-etching because energetic ion bombardment during dry-etching can induce physical damage to the plasma-exposed surfaces. This physical damage would reduce the EQE of the InGaN μLEDs [10]. TMAH or KOH wet-etching was demonstrated to be a good way to remove this physical damage [37]. We investigated HRTEM analysis of the surface regions for μLED sidewalls to examine crystal quality of the nitride semiconductors. Figures 1(h)–1(j) show the HRTEM images of the sidewall interface between nitride semiconductors and SiO2 passivation layer. We observed three positions at the sidewall interface: (1) p-GaN; (2) InGaN active region; and (3) InGaN SLs. Clearly, the single crystalline atomic arrangement could be observed at the interface of these nitride sidewalls. This atomic lattice morphology demonstrated that the sidewalls of our μLEDs after chemical treatment did not show any vestiges of crystal damage [15].

    B. Optoelectronic Properties of InGaN Red μLED Arrays

    We investigated the absolute IV curve of a typical 10×10 μLED array, as shown in Fig. 2(a). The corresponding absolute current density was also calculated and plotted as the right y axis. Both absolute current and current density were plotted on a logarithmic scale. At the forward voltage, the |I|V curve exhibited two linear parts in the semi-logarithmic scale, which was similar to that exhibited by the single μLED chips. The transition point of the two parts, which was regarded as the turn-on voltage, was around 2.0 V. At the reverse voltage, the reversed leakage current started to increase at 2  V and reached around 7.8×106  A (0.027  A/cm2) at 4  V, which was a similar leakage level to that described in the other works [31]. We attributed this leakage current to many defects/dislocations generated in high-In-content QWs.

    (a) Absolute current and current densities of a typical 10×10 μLED array at different bias voltages. (b) EL spectrum of a typical 10×10 μLED array at 50 A/cm2. (c) Peak wavelength and FWHM of the 10×10 μLED array at different current densities. (d) Peak wavelength comparison with other works. (e) EQE and light output power of the 10×10 μLED array at different current densities. (f) Output power density comparison with other works. The solid dots are values from μLEDs based on on-wafer testing; the hollow dots are values from large sized LEDs measured in the integrating sphere. For comparison, we also estimated the value of this work in the integrating sphere.

    Figure 2.(a) Absolute current and current densities of a typical 10×10 μLED array at different bias voltages. (b) EL spectrum of a typical 10×10 μLED array at 50  A/cm2. (c) Peak wavelength and FWHM of the 10×10 μLED array at different current densities. (d) Peak wavelength comparison with other works. (e) EQE and light output power of the 10×10 μLED array at different current densities. (f) Output power density comparison with other works. The solid dots are values from μLEDs based on on-wafer testing; the hollow dots are values from large sized LEDs measured in the integrating sphere. For comparison, we also estimated the value of this work in the integrating sphere.

    Figure 2(b) shows the typical EL spectra of the 10×10 μLED array at 10 and 50  A/cm2. A shoulder peak from the EL spectra was observed at around 615 nm at the low current density of 10  A/cm2. However, this shoulder peak disappeared at the higher current density of 50  A/cm2. A single-peak EL spectrum could be obtained with the peak wavelength at 630 nm and the FWHM of 62.9 nm. We presumed that the shoulder peak was regarded as the emission from the localized states [33], which originated from the In phase separation in high-In-content QWs.

    The current density dependence of the peak wavelength and FWHM for the 10×10 μLED array was investigated from 10 to 50  A/cm2, as shown in Fig. 2(c). We discovered that the peak wavelength of the μLED array exhibited a large blueshift of 32 nm after increasing the current density. This large blueshift value of the peak wavelength was similar to other InGaN red μLEDs [6,31], which mainly resulted from the strong quantum-confined Stark effect (QCSE) and band-filling effect in red InGaN QWs. At a current density <20  A/cm2, the FWHM of the μLED array was broad because of the localized state emission, as shown in Fig. 2(b). These localized states would be saturated at high current densities so that the FWHM continued to decrease with the increasing current density. Because the wavelength of the Rec. 2020 red primary color is 630 nm, we chose red InGaN μLEDs with a peak wavelength above 620 nm for comparison, as shown in Fig. 2(d). Achieving similar wavelengths at higher current densities was challenging because the active region required higher In contents. This work achieved red emission at much higher current densities than others [Fig. 2(d)], thus demonstrating the possibility of red InGaN μLEDs operating at high current densities.

    The on-wafer EQEs of the μLED array at different current densities were measured by the integrating sphere above the sample. As shown in Fig. 2(e), the on-wafer EQE first increased rapidly with the current density and then slowly at above 40  A/cm2. This behavior was similar to the previous InGaN red μLEDs on InGaN pseudo-substrates [32], but they did not provide an explanation for this behavior. In this study, we attributed this behavior to two possible reasons. First, the relatively large leakage current in Fig. 2(a) might lead to weak emission intensity and low EQE of the μLEDs at low current densities [38]. The second dominant reason was that the high nonradiative recombination suppressed the radiative recombination [39], whose rate remained low due to the strong QCSE in high-In-content InGaN QWs. Thus, the radiative recombination was never dominant at 1050  A/cm2, causing the EQE to remain low and lack an EQE peak in blue/green InGaN μLEDs. Both leakage current and nonradiative recombination are related to the dislocation density, which was regarded as the main obstacle for InGaN red μLEDs.

    The on-wafer EQE reached 0.18% at a peak wavelength of 630 nm at 50  A/cm2. Previously, we estimated the EQE ratio of green (amber) μLEDs between the on-wafer measurement and absolute output measurement in the integrating sphere (μLEDs were not encapsulated with resin when measured in the integrating sphere) [33,40]. This EQE ratio was regarded as the calculated factor for the on-wafer measurement and the measurement in the integrating sphere. By multiplying the on-wafer EQE by the calculated factor, we expected an absolute EQE of 0.31%–0.47% for our red InGaN 10×10 μLED array if performing measurement in the integrating sphere. This estimated EQE value is still much lower than that of blue and green InGaN μLEDs [10] and requires further improvements.

    The on-wafer light output power of the μLED array reached 51 μW at 50  A/cm2 [Fig. 2(e)]. The output power density (output power from unit μLED emission or mesa area) was calculated as 1.76  mW/mm2, which was an important parameter for evaluating μLED brightness. We plotted the reported output power density values of red InGaN μLEDs in Fig. 2(f). The normal red InGaN LEDs with large chip sizes (hollow dots, absolute output power in the integrating sphere) and red AlInGaP μLEDs with similar chip sizes (on-wafer testing) are also displayed in Fig. 2(f) for comparison. The output power density in this work was the highest compared with other red InGaN μLEDs. If we estimated the absolute output power density (as with EQE estimation) in the integrating sphere (hollow red triangle with error bars), we found that the expected result in this work was comparable to normal red InGaN LEDs. Our results illustrated that the output performance of InGaN red μLEDs would not degrade significantly with the dimensions shrinking below 20  μm×20  μm, similar to blue InGaN μLEDs [41].

    Furthermore, the output power density of 20  μm×20  μm AlInGaP red μLEDs at 50  A/cm2 was approximately 1  mW/mm2 in Fig. 2(f) (measured by on-wafer testing with substrates) [14]. The AlInGaP red μLEDs had similar peak wavelengths at 632 nm. The output power from AlInGaP red μLEDs (630  nm) was expected to be enhanced by 50% in maximum after removing the substrate [42]. Therefore, Fig. 2(f) indicates that our red InGaN μLEDs might have a higher output power density than the 20  μm×20  μm AlInGaP red μLEDs (630  nm) without substrates. This comparison illustrated that the InGaN materials had great potential for high-brightness red μLEDs with the dimensions below 20  μm×20  μm.

    C. InGaN RGB Monochromatic μLED Arrays

    Finally, we fabricated InGaN blue and green μLED arrays using the same processes. The emission images of InGaN blue, green, and red μLED arrays at 20  A/cm2 are shown in Fig. 3(a)–3(c), respectively. The good current spreading using n- and p-electrodes guaranteed that all of the single μLEDs in the array had the same current injection conditions and performed uniform emission under operation. These emission images definitely demonstrated the potential of the InGaN material system for RGB μLED displays.

    (a)–(c) EL emission images of blue, green, and red 10×10 μLED arrays at the current density of 20 A/cm2. (d) CIE 1931 and (e) CIE 1976 diagram of blue, green, and red 10×10 μLED arrays at the current density of 20 and 50 A/cm2.

    Figure 3.(a)–(c) EL emission images of blue, green, and red 10×10 μLED arrays at the current density of 20  A/cm2. (d) CIE 1931 and (e) CIE 1976 diagram of blue, green, and red 10×10 μLED arrays at the current density of 20 and 50  A/cm2.

    The CIE coordinates related to the emission of μLEDs are important parameters for micro-displays because they determined the physiologically perceived colors in human color vision. We calculated the coordinates of RGB μLED arrays at 20 and 50  A/cm2 in both CIE 1931 and 1976 diagrams, as shown in Figs. 3(d) and 3(e), respectively. The three primary colors defined in Rec. 2020 are also displayed in Figs. 3(d) and 3(e) for comparison.

    In CIE 1931 diagram, the blue μLED array had almost identical coordinates, while the green and red μLED arrays showed a small shift at 2050  A/cm2. The green μLED moved away from the primary green color in Rec. 2020, while red μLED moved closed to the primary red color in Rec. 2020. Generally, the blueshift of the peak wavelength for μLEDs at high current densities should cause the coordinates to move counterclockwise, such as seen in green μLEDs [33]. The abnormal movement for the red μLED array was due to narrowing of the FWHM, which also played an important role in determining the CIE coordinates [43]. Besides, we emphasized that the coordinates of the red μLED array did not change a lot when the current density increased, which was mainly due to a peak wavelength >630  nm even at 50  A/cm2 (the primary red color in Rec. 2020 is at 630 nm). In the CIE 1976 diagram, the difference in the phenomenon was the lack of obvious coordinate shift in the green μLED array, which behaved in a similar manner as the blue μLED array.

    We calculated the overlap of the color gamuts determined by InGaN RGB μLED arrays and Rec. 2020. At 20  A/cm2, the color gamut (dashed line triangle) by InGaN RGB μLED arrays could cover 81.5% and 76.2% of the Rec. 2020 color space in CIE 1931 and 1976 diagrams, respectively. At 50  A/cm2, the overlaps of the Rec. 2020 color space in CIE 1931 and 1976 diagrams were 81.3% and 79.1%, respectively. The overlapping results were comparable with those μLED displays using color-conversed quantum dots [57]. Besides, if we choose blue InGaN μLEDs closer to the primary blue color in Rec. 2020 (which has already been commercialized), higher overlap of the color space by InGaN RGB μLEDs was expected.

    4. CONCLUSION

    In conclusion, we demonstrated red InGaN 10×10 μLED arrays that comprise every single μLED in the dimension of 17  μm×17  μm. The peak wavelength (>630  nm) emission for red InGaN μLEDs was realized at high current densities up to 50  A/cm2. Based on the on-wafer testing results, we obtained the μLEDs with a peak wavelength of 630 nm and a high light output power density of 1.76  mW/mm2 at 50  A/cm2, which is even estimated to be higher than 20  μm×20  μm AlInGaP red μLEDs (630  nm). The on-wafer EQE increased with the current density and reached 0.18% at 50  A/cm2. We presumed that the continuous increasing behavior of the on-wafer EQE originated from the leakage currents of the μLEDs and dominant nonradiative recombination for red InGaN QWs at low current densities. Finally, we achieved uniform luminescence of InGaN RGB μLED arrays. The color gamut determined by RGB InGaN μLED arrays covered 81.3% and 79.1% of the Rec. 2020 color space in CIE 1931 and 1976 diagrams, respectively.

    Acknowledgment

    Acknowledgment. The fabrication processes in this work were supported by Nanofabrication Core Labs in KAUST.

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