Author： Shi-Ying Zhang Xiang-Qian Xiu Zeng-Qin Lin Xue-Mei Hua Zi-Li Xie Rong Zhang You-Dou Zheng
Publisher： IOP Publishing
ISSN： 0256-307X
Source： Chinese Physics Letters, Vol.30, Iss.5, 2013-05, pp. : 56801-56804
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Abstract
GaN with hexagonal pyramids is fabricated using the photo-assisted electroless chemical etching method. Defective areas of the GaN substrate are selectively etched in a mixed solution of KOH and K2S2O8 under ultraviolet illumination, producing submicron-sized pyramids. Hexagonal pyramids on the etched GaN with well-defined {1011} facets and very sharp tips are formed. High-resolution x-ray diffraction shows that etched GaN with pyramids has a higher crystal quality, and micro-Raman spectra reveal a tensile stress relaxation in GaN with pyramids compared with normal GaN. The cathodoluminescence intensity of GaN after etching is significantly increased by three times, which is attributed to the reduction in the internal reflection, high-quality GaN with pyramids and the Bragg effect.
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