High-performance GaN and AlxGa1-xN ultraviolet avalanche photodiodes grown by MOCVD on bulk III-N substrates

Russell D. Dupuis; Jae-Hyun Ryou; Dongwon Yoo; J. B. Limb; Yun Zhang; Shyh-Chiang Shen; Douglas Yoder

doi:10.1117/12.738505

7 November 2007 High-performance GaN and Al_xGa_1-xN ultraviolet avalanche photodiodes grown by MOCVD on bulk III-N substrates

Russell D. Dupuis, Jae-Hyun Ryou, Dongwon Yoo, J. B. Limb, Yun Zhang, Shyh-Chiang Shen, Douglas Yoder

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Proceedings Volume 6739, Electro-Optical Remote Sensing, Detection, and Photonic Technologies and Their Applications; 67391B (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.738505
Event: Optics/Photonics in Security and Defence, 2007, Florence, Italy

Abstract

Wide-bandgap GaN-based avalanche photodetectors (APDs) are important for photodetectors operating in UV spectral region. For the growth of GaN-based heteroepitaxial layers on lattice-mismatched substrates such as sapphire and SiC, a high density of defects is introduced, thereby causing device failure by premature microplasma breakdown before the electric field reaches the level of the bulk avalanche breakdown field, which has hampered the development of III-nitride based APDs. In this study, we investigate the growth and characterization of GaN and AlGaN-based APDs on bulk GaN and AlN substrates. Epitaxial layers of GaN and Al_xGa_1-xN p-i-n ultraviolet avalanche photodiodes were grown by metalorganic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD). Improved crystalline and structural quality of epitaxial layers was achieved by employing optimum growth parameters on low-dislocation-density bulk substrates in order to minimize the defect density in epitaxially grown materials. GaN and AlGaN APDs were fabricated into 30μm- and 50μm-diameter circular mesas and the electrical and optoelectronic characteristics were measured. APD epitaxial structure and device design, material growth optimization, material characterizations, device fabrication, and device performance characteristics are reported.

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Russell D. Dupuis, Jae-Hyun Ryou, Dongwon Yoo, J. B. Limb, Yun Zhang, Shyh-Chiang Shen, and Douglas Yoder "High-performance GaN and Al_xGa_1-xN ultraviolet avalanche photodiodes grown by MOCVD on bulk III-N substrates", Proc. SPIE 6739, Electro-Optical Remote Sensing, Detection, and Photonic Technologies and Their Applications, 67391B (7 November 2007); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.738505

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