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Ultra High p-doping Material Research for GaN Based Light Emitters, (final Report).


DE2009966358

Publication Date 2007
Personal Author Dmitriev, V.
Page Count 30
Abstract The main goal of the Project is to investigate doping mechanisms in p-type GaN and AlGaN and controllably fabricate ultra high doped p-GaN materials and epitaxial structures. Highly doped p-type GaN-based materials with low electrical resistivity and abrupt doping profiles are of great importance for efficient light emitters for solid state lighting (SSL) applications. Cost-effective hydride vapor phase epitaxial (HVPE) technology was proposed to investigate and develop p-GaN materials for SSL. High p-type doping is required to improve (i) carrier injection efficiency in light emitting p-n junctions that will result in increasing of light emitting efficiency, (ii) current spreading in light emitting structures that will improve external quantum efficiency, and (iii) parameters of Ohmic contacts to reduce operating voltage and tolerate higher forward currents needed for the high output power operation of light emitters. Highly doped p-type GaN layers and AlGaN/GaN heterostructures with low electrical resistivity will lead to novel device and contact metallization designs for high-power high efficiency GaN-based light emitters. Overall, highly doped p-GaN is a key element to develop light emitting devices for the DOE SSL program. The project was focused on material research for highly doped p-type GaN materials and device structures for applications in high performance light emitters for general illumination P-GaN and p-AlGaN layers and multi-layer structures were grown by HVPE and investigated in terms of surface morphology and structure, doping concentrations and profiles, optical, electrical, and structural properties. Tasks of the project were successfully accomplished.
Keywords
  • Gallium nitrides
  • Doped materials
  • Light emitting diodes
  • P-type conductors
  • Vapor phase epitaxy
  • Quantum efficiency
Source Agency
  • Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
Corporate Authors Technologies & Devices International, Silver Spring, MD; Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Supplemental Notes Sponsored by Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Document Type Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number 201007
Contract Number
  • DE-FC26-06NT42863
Ultra High p-doping Material Research for GaN Based Light Emitters, (final Report).
Ultra High p-doping Material Research for GaN Based Light Emitters, (final Report).
DE2009966358

  • Gallium nitrides
  • Doped materials
  • Light emitting diodes
  • P-type conductors
  • Vapor phase epitaxy
  • Quantum efficiency
  • Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
  • DE-FC26-06NT42863
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