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ArticleNanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2023

Hillock Related Degradation Mechanism for AlGaN-Based UVC LEDs.

Juntong Chen, Jianxun Liu, Yingnan Huang, Ruisen Liu, Yayu Dai, Leming Tang, Zheng Chen, Xiujian Sun, Chenshu Liu, Shuming Zhang and 4 more

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Juntong ChenSchool of Nano Technology and Nano Bionics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China.ORCID 0009-0004-8827-5195
Jianxun LiuSchool of Nano Technology and Nano Bionics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China.
Yingnan HuangSchool of Nano Technology and Nano Bionics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China.ORCID 0000-0001-5731-2556
Ruisen LiuGuangdong Institute of Semiconductor Micro-Nano Manufacturing Technology, Foshan 528000, China.
Yayu DaiSchool of Nano Technology and Nano Bionics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China.
Leming TangGuangdong Institute of Semiconductor Micro-Nano Manufacturing Technology, Foshan 528000, China.
Zheng ChenGuangdong Institute of Semiconductor Micro-Nano Manufacturing Technology, Foshan 528000, China.
Xiujian SunSchool of Nano Technology and Nano Bionics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China.
Chenshu LiuSchool of Nano Technology and Nano Bionics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China.
Shuming ZhangSchool of Nano Technology and Nano Bionics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China.
Qian SunSchool of Nano Technology and Nano Bionics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China.ORCID 0000-0001-5495-2232
Meixin FengSchool of Nano Technology and Nano Bionics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China.ORCID 0000-0002-3206-6990
Qiming XuGuSu Laboratory of Materials, Suzhou 215123, China.
Hui YangSchool of Nano Technology and Nano Bionics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China.

Funding

Bureau of International Cooperation 121E32KYSB20210002Guangdong Province Key-Area R&D Program 2019B090904002Guangdong Province Key-Area R&D Program 2019B090909004Guangdong Province Key-Area R&D Program 2019B090917005Guangdong Province Key-Area R&D Program 2020B010174004Jiangxi Double Thousand Plan S2018CQKJ0072Jiangxi Science and Technology Program 20212BDH80026Key R&D Program of Jiangsu Province BE2020004-2Key R&D Program of Jiangsu Province BE2021051Key Research Program of Frontier Sciences, CAS QYZDB-SSW-JSC014Key Research Program of Frontier Sciences, CAS ZDBS-LY-JSC040National Key R&D Program of China 2021YFB3601600National Key R&D Program of China 2022YFB2802801National Key R&D Program of China 2022YFB3604300National Key R&D Program of China 2022YFB3604802National Natural Science Foundation of China 61874131National Natural Science Foundation of China 62074158National Natural Science Foundation of China 62174174National Natural Science Foundation of China 62274177National Natural Science Foundation of China 62275263Strategic Priority Research Program of CAS XDB43000000Strategic Priority Research Program of CAS XDB43020200Suzhou Science and Technology Program SJC2021002Suzhou Science and Technology Program SYC2022089
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Abstract

Heteroepitaxial growth of high Al-content AlGaN often results in a high density of threading dislocations and surface hexagonal hillocks, which degrade the performance and reliability of AlGaN-based UVC light emitting diodes (LEDs). In this study, the degradation mechanism and impurity/defect behavior of UVC LEDs in relation to the hexagonal hillocks have been studied in detail. It was found that the early degradation of UVC LEDs is primarily caused by electron leakage. The prominent contribution of the hillock edges to the electron leakage is unambiguously evidenced by the transmission electron microscopy measurements, time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry, and conductive atomic force microscopy. Dislocations bunching and segregation of impurities, including C, O, and Si, at the hillock edges are clearly observed, which facilitate the trap-assisted carrier tunneling in the multiple quantum wells and subsequent recombination in the p-AlGaN. This work sheds light on one possible degradation mechanism of AlGaN-based UVC LEDs.

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aluminum gallium nitridecurrent leakagehillockreliabilitythreading dislocationsUVC lighting emitting diodes

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PMID37177107
PMCPMC10180975

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