• Photonics Research
  • Vol. 8, Issue 6, 812 (2020)
Wei Guo1、2, Li Chen1、2, Houqiang Xu1、2, Yingda Qian3, Moheb Sheikhi1、2, Jason Hoo4, Shiping Guo4, Liang Xu5, Jianzhe Liu5, Feras Alqatari6, Xiaohang Li6, Kaiyan He3, Zhe Chuan Feng3, and Jichun Ye1、2、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo 315201, China
  • 2University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
  • 3College of Physics Science & Technology, Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Detection Technology, Guangxi Key Laboratory for the Relativistic Astrophysics, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
  • 4Advanced Micro-Fabrication Equipment Inc., Shanghai 201201, China
  • 5Zhe Jiang Bright Semiconductor Technology Co., Ltd., Jinhua 321026, China
  • 6Advanced Semiconductor Laboratory, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955, Saudi Arabia
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    DOI: 10.1364/PRJ.387700 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Wei Guo, Li Chen, Houqiang Xu, Yingda Qian, Moheb Sheikhi, Jason Hoo, Shiping Guo, Liang Xu, Jianzhe Liu, Feras Alqatari, Xiaohang Li, Kaiyan He, Zhe Chuan Feng, Jichun Ye. Revealing the surface electronic structures of AlGaN deep-ultraviolet multiple quantum wells with lateral polarity domains[J]. Photonics Research, 2020, 8(6): 812 Copy Citation Text show less
    (a) Schematic structure of AlGaN MQWs with IDBs AFM images of (b) III-polar and (c) N-polar AlGaN MQWs in a 20 μm×20 μm region. Top view SEM images of MQWs near IDBs (d) before and (e) after KOH etching.
    Fig. 1. (a) Schematic structure of AlGaN MQWs with IDBs AFM images of (b) III-polar and (c) N-polar AlGaN MQWs in a 20  μm×20  μm region. Top view SEM images of MQWs near IDBs (d) before and (e) after KOH etching.
    Steady-state (a) PL spectra and (b) PL decay curves of single-polarity MQWs and MQWs with IDBs.
    Fig. 2. Steady-state (a) PL spectra and (b) PL decay curves of single-polarity MQWs and MQWs with IDBs.
    Schematics of atomic arrangements and corresponding electronic potential distributions near IDBs for (a), (b) GaN; (c), (d) Al0.5Ga0.5N; and (e), (f) AlN.
    Fig. 3. Schematics of atomic arrangements and corresponding electronic potential distributions near IDBs for (a), (b) GaN; (c), (d) Al0.5Ga0.5N; and (e), (f) AlN.
    Electronic potential of the free surface of (a) GaN and (b) AlN comprising both [0001] and [000–1] directions.
    Fig. 4. Electronic potential of the free surface of (a) GaN and (b) AlN comprising both [0001] and [000–1] directions.
    (a) Surface potential distribution and (b) corresponding topography image of AlGaN MQWs with IDBs in the center. (c) Line-scan of the potential as indicated by the red line in the KFM mapping.
    Fig. 5. (a) Surface potential distribution and (b) corresponding topography image of AlGaN MQWs with IDBs in the center. (c) Line-scan of the potential as indicated by the red line in the KFM mapping.
    VB spectra and cutoff values measured from N- and III-polar AlGaN MQWs via UPS.
    Fig. 6. VB spectra and cutoff values measured from N- and III-polar AlGaN MQWs via UPS.
    Lateral band diagram of AlGaN MQWs with IDBs located in the center.
    Fig. 7. Lateral band diagram of AlGaN MQWs with IDBs located in the center.
    DOS calculation of AlN with IDBs in the center. The left side indicates III polarity, and the right side indicates N polarity.
    Fig. 8. DOS calculation of AlN with IDBs in the center. The left side indicates III polarity, and the right side indicates N polarity.
    Fast Decay Time (ns)Slow Decay Time (ns)Total Decay Time (ns)
    III polar0.080.530.07
    N polar0.602.620.49
    MQWs with IDBs0.654.460.57
    Table 1. Calculation of Fast and Slow Components of the Decay Lifetimes
    Wei Guo, Li Chen, Houqiang Xu, Yingda Qian, Moheb Sheikhi, Jason Hoo, Shiping Guo, Liang Xu, Jianzhe Liu, Feras Alqatari, Xiaohang Li, Kaiyan He, Zhe Chuan Feng, Jichun Ye. Revealing the surface electronic structures of AlGaN deep-ultraviolet multiple quantum wells with lateral polarity domains[J]. Photonics Research, 2020, 8(6): 812
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