Theoretical analysis of semi/non-polar InGaN/GaN light-emitting diodes grown on silicon substrates

Author: Lei Yu   Yuan-Wen Zhang   Kai Li   Hui Pi   Jia-Sheng Diao   Xing-Fu Wang   Wen-Xiao Hu   Chong-Zhen Zhang   Wei-Dong Song   Yue Shen   Shu-Ti Li  

Publisher: IOP Publishing

E-ISSN: 1741-4199|24|7|77801-77805

ISSN: 1674-1056

Source: Chinese Physics B, Vol.24, Iss.7, 2015-07, pp. : 77801-77805

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Abstract

A theoretical study of polar and semi/non-polar InGaN/GaN light-emitting diodes (LEDs) with different internal surface polarization charges, which can be grown on Si substrates, is conducted by using APSYS software. In comparison with polar structure LEDs, the semi-polar structure exhibits a higher concentration of electrons and holes and radiative recombination rate, and its reduced built-in polarization field weakens the extent of band bending which causes the shift of peak emission wavelength. So the efficiency droop of semi-polar InGaN/GaN LEDs declines obviously and the optical power is significantly improved. In comparison with non-polar structure LEDs, although the concentration of holes and electrons as well as the radiative recombination rate of the semi-polar structure are better in the last two quantum wells (QWs) approaching the p-GaN side, the uniformity of distribution of carriers and radiative recombination rate for the non-polar structure is better. So the theoretical analysis indicates that the removal of the internal polarization field in the MQWs active regions for non-polar structure LEDs contributes to the uniform distribution of electrons and holes, and decreases the electron leakage. Thus it enhances the radiative recombination rate, and further improves the IQEs and optical powers, and shows the best photoelectric properties among these three structures.