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Sci Rep. 2015 Mar 20;5:9373. doi: 10.1038/srep09373.

Carrier localization in In-rich InGaN/GaN multiple quantum wells for green light-emitting diodes.

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Hyun Jeong, Hyeon Jun Jeong, Hye Min Oh, Chang-Hee Hong, Eun-Kyung Suh, Gilles Lerondel, Mun Seok Jeong

Affiliations

  1. 1] Center for Integrated Nanostructure Physics (CINAP), Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 440-746, Republic of Korea [2] Laboratoire de Nanotechnologie et d'Instrumentation Optique, Institut Charles Delaunay, CNRS-UMR 6281, Université de Technologie de Troyes, BP 2060, 10010 Troyes, France.
  2. 1] Center for Integrated Nanostructure Physics (CINAP), Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 440-746, Republic of Korea [2] Department of Energy Science, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 440-746, Republic of Korea.
  3. School of Semiconductor and Chemical Engineering, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju 561-756, Republic of Korea.
  4. 1] Laboratoire de Nanotechnologie et d'Instrumentation Optique, Institut Charles Delaunay, CNRS-UMR 6281, Université de Technologie de Troyes, BP 2060, 10010 Troyes, France [2] Department of Energy Science, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 440-746, Republic of Korea.

PMID: 25792246 PMCID: PMC4366764 DOI: 10.1038/srep09373

Abstract

Carrier localization phenomena in indium-rich InGaN/GaN multiple quantum wells (MQWs) grown on sapphire and GaN substrates were investigated. Temperature-dependent photoluminescence (PL) spectroscopy, ultraviolet near-field scanning optical microscopy (NSOM), and confocal time-resolved PL (TRPL) spectroscopy were employed to verify the correlation between carrier localization and crystal quality. From the spatially resolved PL measurements, we observed that the distribution and shape of luminescent clusters, which were known as an outcome of the carrier localization, are strongly affected by the crystalline quality. Spectroscopic analysis of the NSOM signal shows that carrier localization of MQWs with low crystalline quality is different from that of MQWs with high crystalline quality. This interrelation between carrier localization and crystal quality is well supported by confocal TRPL results.

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