Design and demonstration of ultra-wide bandgap AlGaN tunnel junctions

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Zhang Y., Krishnamoorthy S., Akyol F., ALLERMAN A. A., MOSELEY M. W., ARMSTRONG A. M., ...Daha Fazla

APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS, cilt.109, sa.12, 2016 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 109 Sayı: 12
  • Basım Tarihi: 2016
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1063/1.4962900
  • Dergi Adı: APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Yıldız Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Ultra violet light emitting diodes ( UV LEDs) face critical limitations in both the injection efficiency and the light extraction efficiency due to the resistive and absorbing p-type contact layers. In this work, we investigate the design and application of polarization engineered tunnel junctions for ultra-wide bandgap AlGaN ( Al mole fraction > 50%) materials towards highly efficient UV LEDs. We demonstrate that polarization-induced three dimensional charge is beneficial in reducing tunneling barriers especially for high composition AlGaN tunnel junctions. The design of graded tunnel junction structures could lead to low tunneling resistance below 10(-3) Omega cm(2) and low voltage consumption below 1V ( at 1 kA/cm(2)) for high composition AlGaN tunnel junctions. Experimental demonstration of 292 nm emission was achieved through non-equilibrium hole injection into wide bandgap materials with bandgap energy larger than 4.7 eV, and detailed modeling of tunnel junctions shows that they can be engineered to have low resistance and can enable efficient emitters in the UV-C wavelength range. Published by AIP Publishing.