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Gallium nitride-based group III-V compound semiconductor LED epitaxial wafer and growing method thereof as well as LED device comprising gallium nitride-based group III-V compound semiconductor LED epitaxial wafer

A LED epitaxial wafer, gallium nitride-based technology, applied in crystal growth, semiconductor devices, chemical instruments and methods, etc., can solve the problem of low internal quantum efficiency, prone to DROOP efficiency, high-power GaN-based LEDs that have not been updated Good application and other issues to achieve the effect of increasing internal quantum effects, reducing DROOP effects, and strong electron binding capabilities

Inactive Publication Date: 2014-08-27
XIANGNENG HUALEI OPTOELECTRONICS
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[0017] In the prior art, epitaxial wafers prepared by methods similar to the above still have shortcomings such as low internal quantum efficiency and prone to DROOP efficiency under high current, resulting in high-power GaN-based LEDs not being better applied.

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[0051] The preparation method is as follows:

[0052] (1) The sapphire substrate is loaded into the reaction chamber, and the 2 Under the atmosphere of 1100℃, the substrate is heat-treated for 500s to remove the surface H 2 O and O 2, cool down to 600°C, pass NH 3 Perform nitriding treatment on the substrate for 100s-200s.

[0053] (2) The temperature is lowered to 550°C to grow a GaN buffer layer with a thickness of 25nm, and then the temperature is raised to 1050°C to recrystallize the GaN buffer layer.

[0054] (3) Raise the temperature to 1100°C, and continuously grow a 2.5 μm undoped gallium nitride layer (uGaN) on the GaN buffer layer; maintain the temperature, and continuously grow a 2.2 μm n-type n-type layer on the undoped gallium nitride layer Si-doped gallium nitride layer (n-GaN);

[0055] (4) The temperature drops to 920°C, and the flow rate is 2.26×10 -4 mol / min TMGa, flow 3.3 L / min NH 3 , SiH with very little flow 4 , grow a first barrier layer (First_Ba...

Embodiment 2

[0069] Preparation method: the same as in Example 1, wherein the step of growing the covering layer in step (6) is as follows:

[0070] Grow the pre-covered well layer: under the condition of pure nitrogen, keep the growth pressure at 300mbar, and the flow rate is 1.76×10 -5 mol / min of TEGa, feed flow of 33 l / min of NH 3 , the incoming flow is 5.7×10 -5 mol / min of TMIn to grow a pre-covered well layer with a thickness of 10 nm.

[0071] Growth of the pre-covered barrier layer: keep all conditions the same as the growth conditions of the pre-covered well layer, stop feeding TMIn and TEGa, and increase the growth temperature by 70°C, so as to bake off most of the In on the surface of the pre-covered well layer, thereby forming a thickness A pre-covered well layer with a thickness of 10 nm and a pre-covered barrier layer with a thickness of 4 nm were grown. The cycle period of the pre-covered well layer and the pre-covered barrier layer in the pre-covered layer is 2 periods. ...

Embodiment 3

[0073] Preparation method: the same as in Example 1, wherein the step of growing the covering layer in step (6) is as follows:

[0074] Grow the pre-covered well layer: under the condition of pure nitrogen, keep the growth pressure at 300mbar, and the flow rate is 1.76×10 -5 mol / min of TEGa, feed flow of 33 l / min of NH 3 , the incoming flow is 4.5×10 -5 mol / min of TMIn, to grow a pre-covered well layer with a thickness of 8 nm.

[0075] Growth of the pre-covered barrier layer: keep all conditions the same as the growth conditions of the pre-covered well layer, stop feeding TMIn and TEGa, and increase the growth temperature by 50°C, so as to bake off most of the In on the surface of the pre-covered well layer, thereby forming a thickness A pre-covered well layer with a thickness of 4 nm and a pre-covered barrier layer with a thickness of 4 nm are grown. The cycle period of the pre-covered well layer and the pre-covered barrier layer in the pre-covered layer is 2 periods.

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Abstract

The invention discloses a gallium nitride-based group III-V compound semiconductor LED epitaxial wafer and a growing method thereof as well as an LED device comprising the gallium nitride-based group III-V compound semiconductor LED epitaxial wafer. The LED epitaxial wafer comprises a first barrier layer, a low In-doped high-temperature quantum well layer and a high In-doped low-temperature quantum well layer which grow in order, wherein the low In-doped high-temperature quantum well layer comprises a high-temperature well layer and a high-temperature barrier layer; the high In-doped low-temperature quantum well layer comprises a precovering layer, a low-temperature well layer and a low-temperature barrier layer; and the precovering layer comprises a precoveirng well layer and a precovering barrier layer. The LED epitaxial wafer can induce a quantum well which grows on the precovering layer later to easier to form a quantum dot by forming the precovering layer, and therefore, the quantity of quantum dots in a well is increased, the localization degree of the quantum well is stronger, the bounding capability on electron is stronger, the composite probability of the electron and holes is improved, the inner quantum effect of the epitaxial wafer is improved, and the DROOP effect under heavy current is reduced.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to the field of LED epitaxial wafer growth, in particular to a gallium nitride-based III-V group compound semiconductor LED epitaxial wafer and a growth method thereof. Background technique [0002] The emergence of white LEDs has enabled the application of high-brightness LEDs to enter the market of high-efficiency lighting sources. Compared with existing traditional lighting sources, LEDs have the advantages of energy saving, long life, small size, high luminous efficiency, no pollution, color Rich and other advantages. In terms of energy consumption, the energy consumption of white LEDs is 1 / 8 that of incandescent lamps and 1 / 2 that of fluorescent lamps, and the life of white LEDs can be as long as 100,000 hours. In addition, the production of white light LED can realize mercury-free production, which is of great significance for protecting the environment and saving energy. [0003] Although GaN-based high-power LEDs have ma...

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Patent Type & Authority Patents(China)
IPC IPC(8): H01L33/06C23C16/34C30B25/02C30B25/18C30B29/38
Inventor 余小明梁智勇苗振林
Owner XIANGNENG HUALEI OPTOELECTRONICS