GaN hexagonal pyramids formed by a photo-assisted chemical etching method  

作　　者：张士英 修向前 华雪梅 谢自力 刘斌 陈鹏 韩平 陆海 张荣 郑有炓 

机构地区：[1]Key Laboratory of Advanced Photonic and Electronic Materials,School of Electronic Science & Engineering,Nanjing University [2]College of Optoelectronics Engineering,Zaozhuang University

出　　处：《Chinese Physics B》2014年第5期588-593,共6页中国物理B（英文版）

基　　金：Project supported by the National Basic Research Program of China(Grant Nos.2011CB301900,2012CB619304,and 2010CB327504);the National High Technology Research and Development Program of China(Grant No.2011AA03A103);the National Nature Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.60990311,60906025,60936004,and 61176063);the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province,China(Grant Nos.BK2011010 and BK2009255)

摘　　要：A series of experiments were conducted to systematically study the effects of etching conditions on GaN by a con-venient photo-assisted chemical （PAC） etching method. The solution concentration has an evident influence on the surface morphology of GaN and the optimal solution concentrations for GaN hexagonal pyramids have been identified. GaN with hexagonal pyramids have higher crystal quality and tensile strain relaxation compared with as-grown GaN. A detailed anal- ysis about evolution of the size, density and optical property of GaN hexagonal pyramids is described as a function of light intensity. The intensity of photoluminescence spectra of GaN etched with hexagonal pyramids significantly increases compared to that of as-grown GaN due to multiple scattering events, high quality GaN with pyramids and the Bragg effect.A series of experiments were conducted to systematically study the effects of etching conditions on GaN by a con-venient photo-assisted chemical （PAC） etching method. The solution concentration has an evident influence on the surface morphology of GaN and the optimal solution concentrations for GaN hexagonal pyramids have been identified. GaN with hexagonal pyramids have higher crystal quality and tensile strain relaxation compared with as-grown GaN. A detailed anal- ysis about evolution of the size, density and optical property of GaN hexagonal pyramids is described as a function of light intensity. The intensity of photoluminescence spectra of GaN etched with hexagonal pyramids significantly increases compared to that of as-grown GaN due to multiple scattering events, high quality GaN with pyramids and the Bragg effect.

关 键 词：hexagonal pyramids GAN photo-assisted chemical etching 

分 类 号：O482.31[理学—固体物理]