An ultraviolet (UV) laser lift-off (LLO) technique was presented to form a roughened surface morphol-ogy on GaN membrane grown by metalorganic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD). The etched sur-face showed cone-like st...An ultraviolet (UV) laser lift-off (LLO) technique was presented to form a roughened surface morphol-ogy on GaN membrane grown by metalorganic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD). The etched sur-face showed cone-like structures on a free-standing GaN membrane. Based on the scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and atom force microscopy (AFM) measurements, the etching mechanism was proposed, which was related to the different decomposition depth caused by the dislocations in the GaN membrane. The etching efficiency and morphology of GaN by the LLO technique and the photo-electrochemical (PEC) wet etching technique was compared and analyzed. This roughed cone-like surface morphology by LLO can enhance the external efficiency of vertical structure n-side-up GaN-based light-emitting diodes (LEDs) simultaneously while being released of the performance con-strains impeded by sapphire.展开更多
基金Supported by the National High Technology Research and Development Program of China (Grant No. 2004AA311030)State Key Program of Basic Research of China (973) (Grant No. 20000683-02)+1 种基金Beijing Municipal Education Commission (Grant No. 2002kj018, Grant No. kz200510005003)Beijing Municipal Science and Technology Commission (Grant No. D0404003040221)
文摘An ultraviolet (UV) laser lift-off (LLO) technique was presented to form a roughened surface morphol-ogy on GaN membrane grown by metalorganic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD). The etched sur-face showed cone-like structures on a free-standing GaN membrane. Based on the scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and atom force microscopy (AFM) measurements, the etching mechanism was proposed, which was related to the different decomposition depth caused by the dislocations in the GaN membrane. The etching efficiency and morphology of GaN by the LLO technique and the photo-electrochemical (PEC) wet etching technique was compared and analyzed. This roughed cone-like surface morphology by LLO can enhance the external efficiency of vertical structure n-side-up GaN-based light-emitting diodes (LEDs) simultaneously while being released of the performance con-strains impeded by sapphire.
