Investigation of InGaN/GaN laser degradation based on luminescence properties

Degradation of InGaN/GaN laser diode (LD) is investigated based on the luminescence properties. Gradual degradation of the LD is presented with the threshold current increase and the slope efficiency decrease. The cathodoluminescence and photoluminescence characterizations of the LD show a dislocati...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of applied physics 2016-06, Vol.119 (21)
Hauptverfasser: Wen, Pengyan, Zhang, Shuming, Liu, Jianping, Li, Deyao, Zhang, Liqun, Sun, Qian, Tian, Aiqin, Zhou, Kun, Zhou, Taofei, Yang, Hui
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Zusammenfassung:Degradation of InGaN/GaN laser diode (LD) is investigated based on the luminescence properties. Gradual degradation of the LD is presented with the threshold current increase and the slope efficiency decrease. The cathodoluminescence and photoluminescence characterizations of the LD show a dislocation independent degradation of the active region under the ridge. Detailed studies on the temperature-dependent micro-photoluminescence and the electroluminescence indicate that the degradation of the LD is attributed to the generation of non-radiative recombination centers in the local multiple quantum well regions with lower indium content. The activation energy of the non-radiative recombination centers is about 10.2 meV.
ISSN:0021-8979
1089-7550
DOI:10.1063/1.4953236