Fabrication of submicron active-region-buried GaN hexagonal frustum structures by selective area growth for directional micro-LEDs

•Proposed a submicron hexagonal GaN frustum for application in directional micro-LEDs.•Emission patterns from embedded active regions were simulated using the FDTD method.•Target frustum geometry was established based on the simulation results.•These frustums were grown using a two-step growth seque...

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Published in:Journal of crystal growth 2019-02, Vol.507, p.437-441
Main Authors: Kumagai, Naoto, Takahashi, Tokio, Yamada, Hisashi, Cong, Guangwei, Wang, Xue-Lun, Shimizu, Mitsuaki
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
A1. Nanostructures
A3. Metalorganic vapor phase epitaxy
A3. Selective epitaxy
B1. Nitrides
B2. Semiconducting III-V materials
B3. Light emitting diodes
Buried structures
Finite difference time domain method
Flow velocity
Frustums
Gallium nitrides
Mathematical morphology
Time domain analysis
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Summary:•Proposed a submicron hexagonal GaN frustum for application in directional micro-LEDs.•Emission patterns from embedded active regions were simulated using the FDTD method.•Target frustum geometry was established based on the simulation results.•These frustums were grown using a two-step growth sequence. We proposed an active-region-buried submicron hexagonal GaN frustum for application in directional micro-LEDs and simulated the emission patterns from the embedded active region in the hexagonal frustum using the finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) method. Based on the simulated results, the target geometry of the frustum structure was designed for actual fabrication. The submicron active-region-buried GaN hexagonal frustums were fabricated by selective area growth using a two-step growth method. The two-step growth sequence was used to form a wider top-face of the frustum than that on an embedded InGaN layer. The TMG flow rate and reactor pressures were experimentally varied and the morphology of the grown frustums was characterized by SEM. As a result, a hexagonal frustum similar to the target geometry was obtained.
ISSN:0022-0248
1873-5002
DOI:10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2018.10.036