The role of surface states and point defects on optical properties of InGaN/GaN multi-quantum wells in nanowires grown by molecular beam epitaxy

The optical properties of nanowire-based InGaN/GaN multiple quantum wells (MQWs) heterostructures grown by plasma-assisted molecular beam epitaxy are investigated. The beneficial effect of an InGaN underlayer grown below the active region is demonstrated and assigned to the trapping of point defects...

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Published in:Nanotechnology 2023-01, Vol.34 (3), p.35703
Main Authors: Concordel, Alexandre, Bleuse, Joël, Jacopin, Gwénolé, Daudin, Bruno
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
cathodoluminescence
Engineering Sciences
InGaN
LED
luminescence efficiency
molecular beam epitaxy
nanowire
Physics
recombination dynamics
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Summary:The optical properties of nanowire-based InGaN/GaN multiple quantum wells (MQWs) heterostructures grown by plasma-assisted molecular beam epitaxy are investigated. The beneficial effect of an InGaN underlayer grown below the active region is demonstrated and assigned to the trapping of point defects transferred from the pseudo-template to the active region. The influence of surface recombination is also investigated. For low InN molar fraction value, we demonstrate that AlO x deposition efficiently passivate the surface. By contrast, for large InN molar fraction, the increase of volume non-radiative recombination, which we assign to the formation of additional point defects during the growth of the heterostructure dominates surface recombination. The inhomogeneous luminescence of single nanowires at the nanoscale, namely a luminescent ring surrounding a less luminescent centre part points towards an inhomogeneous spatial distribution of the non-radiative recombination center tentatively identified as intrinsic point defects created during the MQWs growth. These results can contribute to improve the performances of microLEDs in the visible range.
ISSN:0957-4484
1361-6528
DOI:10.1088/1361-6528/ac98cd