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Green-emitting cubic GaN/In0.16Ga0.84N/GaN quantum well with 32% internal quantum efficiency at room temperature

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Abstract

Structural and optical properties of a green-emitting cubic (i.e., zinc blende) GaN/In0.16Ga0.84N/GaN single quantum well structure are reported. The active layer is grown on a phase-pure (i.e., 100%) cubic GaN enabled on a 1 × 1 cm2 U-grooved silicon (100) through aspect ratio phase trapping. Energy dispersive x-ray spectroscopy combined with room temperature cathodoluminescence reveals 522 nm green light emission at room temperature with only 16.0% ± 1.6% of indium content, which is ∼30% less than the amount of indium needed in a traditional green-emitting hexagonal (i.e., wurtzite) well. Temperature-dependent behavior of the green emission, such as activation energy, s-shaped peak energy shift, and linewidth, is reported. Cathodoluminescence at 8 and 300 K reveals an internal quantum efficiency of 32.0% ± 0.6%, which is higher than any reported value for cubic wells. Overall, phase-pure cubic active layers on phase transition cubic GaN are shown to be promising for green and longer wavelength emitters.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number011101
JournalApplied Physics Letters
Volume124
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 1 2024

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)

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