Optical Properties of Nitride-based Structures Grown on 6H-SiC


D.V. Tsvetkov, A.S. Zubrilov
Cree Research EED
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Ioffe Physical-Technical Institute

V. I. Nikolaev, V.A. Soloviev, V.A. Dmitriev
Ioffe Physical-Technical Institute

This article was received on Friday, May 31, 1996 and accepted on Tuesday, November 12, 1996.

Abstract

The luminescent properties of AlGaN epitaxial layers with AlN mole fractions up to 30% and various types of AlGaN/GaN-based heterostructures have been studied. The structures were grown on 6H-SiC substrates by MOCVD. The structures' cathodoluminescence and electroluminescence were measured. A "blue" shift of the edge luminescent peak position for AlGaN alloys was measured to be a non-linear function on the AlN mole fraction. For p-AlGaN/n-GaN double heterostructures (DH), the edge peak position was detected at 365 nm (300K). For a p-Al0.05Ga0.95N/n-Al0.03Ga0.97N heterostructure, the electroluminescent edge peak was observed at 355 nm (300K). The effects of temperature and forward current on the edge electroluminescence of theAlGaN/GaN DH's were investigated.

Outline

  • Introduction
  • Experimental Procedure
  • Results
  • Acknowledgments
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    Cite this article as: MRS Internet J. Nitride Semicond. Res. 1, 35(1996).

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