Core-Shell Nanorods as Ultraviolet Light-Emitting Diodes

Douglas Cameron, Pierre Marie Coulon, Simon Fairclough, Gunnar Kusch, Paul R. Edwards, Norman Susilo, Tim Wernicke, Michael Kneissl, Rachel A. Oliver, Philip A. Shields, Robert W. Martin

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Abstract

Existing barriers to efficient deep ultraviolet (UV) light-emitting diodes (LEDs) may be reduced or overcome by moving away from conventional planar growth and toward three-dimensional nanostructuring. Nanorods have the potential for enhanced doping, reduced dislocation densities, improved light extraction efficiency, and quantum wells free from the quantum-confined Stark effect. Here, we demonstrate a hybrid top-down/bottom-up approach to creating highly uniform AlGaN core-shell nanorods on sapphire repeatable on wafer scales. Our GaN-free design avoids self-Absorption of the quantum well emission while preserving electrical functionality. The effective junctions formed by doping of both the n-Type cores and p-Type caps were studied using nanoprobing experiments, where we find low turn-on voltages, strongly rectifying behaviors and significant electron-beam-induced currents. Time-resolved cathodoluminescence measurements find short carrier liftetimes consistent with reduced polarization fields. Our results show nanostructuring to be a promising route to deep-UV-emitting LEDs, achievable using commercially compatible methods.

Original languageEnglish
JournalNano Letters
Early online date7 Feb 2023
DOIs
Publication statusE-pub ahead of print - 7 Feb 2023

Keywords

  • AlGaN
  • core-shell
  • electron microscopy
  • nanowire
  • semiconductor
  • UV LED

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Bioengineering
  • Chemistry(all)
  • Materials Science(all)
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Mechanical Engineering

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