Comparative analysis of optical characteristics of In0.08Ga0.92N/In0.03Ga0.97N multiquantum well (MQW) laser diode structures grown on freestanding GaN and on sapphire substrates is reported. Higher quantum efficiency, higher thermal activation energy, smaller Stokes-like shift, and shorter radiative lifetime are observed for InGaN MQWs on GaN substrate than those of the same MQWs on sapphire substrate. From time-resolved optical analysis, we find that not only an increase in nonradiative lifetime due to reduced dislocation density but also a decrease in radiative lifetime caused by suppressed piezoelectric field play an important role in enhancing optical properties of InGaN MQWs on GaN substrates.
Published in:
Journal of Applied Physics
(Volume:102
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Issue:
1
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Date of Publication:
Jul 2007
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013508
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013508-5
- ISSN :
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0021-8979
- Digital Object Identifier :
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10.1063/1.2749281
- Product Type:
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Journals & Magazines
- Date of Current Version :
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18 June 2009
- Issue Date :
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Jul 2007