Summary of the invention
Technical problem to be solved by this invention is to provide a kind of epitaxial wafer growth method that reduces chip forward operating voltage, the method can be reduced in the forward operating voltage of the LED chip of making on epitaxial wafer, reduce energy consumption and light decay, extend its life-span, and improve its I-V characteristic, improve internal quantum efficiency; Also can save part raw material simultaneously, reduce manufacturing cost, industrialization is played to good reference value.
For solving the problems of the technologies described above, the technical solution used in the present invention is: a kind of epitaxial wafer growth method that reduces chip forward operating voltage, comprises the steps: epitaxial substrate prebake conditions, GaN buffer growth, U-shaped GaN layer growth, N-type GaN layer growth, multiple quantum well light emitting layer Optimal Growing, P type GaN layer growth; Described multiple quantum well light emitting layer Optimal Growing comprises the operation of attenuate barrier layer thickness, and one or one in this operation is in the following way combined with realization above: the growth time that 1) reduces barrier layer; 2) reduce the flow of III clan source when barrier layer in growth; 3) strengthen the flow of V clan source when barrier layer in growth.
While use separately, 1) concrete operations that reduce the growth time of barrier layer in are: the reduction of the growth time of barrier layer is primary long 1/2-1/3.
While use separately, 2) concrete operations that reduce the flow of III clan source in the time of growth barrier layer are: the 1/4-1/5 that the reduction of III clan source flow is former flow.
While use separately, 3) concrete operations that strengthen the flow of V clan source in are: the 1/8-1/11 that the recruitment of V clan source flow is former flow.
When two kinds of modes are combined with, the concrete operations of variety of way are: 1) reduction of the growth time of barrier layer is primary long 1/4-1/6; 2) 1/7-1/8 that the reduction of III clan source flow is former flow; 3) recruitment of V clan source flow is 1/13-1/15.
When three kinds of modes are combined with, the concrete operations of variety of way are: 1) reduction of the growth time of barrier layer is primary long 1/6-1/8; 2) reduction of the flow of III clan source is 1/10-1/12; 3) recruitment of V clan source flow is 1/16-1/20.
The beneficial effect that adopts technique scheme to produce is: method of the present invention is optimized the barrier layer thickness of quantum well in the time growing into luminescent layer with GaN base epitaxial wafer, and attenuate barrier layer thickness, is conducive to the generation of resonant-tunneling effect; Reducing of barrier layer thickness, reduced the operating voltage of the LED chip of making on epitaxial wafer, also reduce the energy consumption of LED chip and light decay simultaneously, and can extend its useful life, and internal quantum efficiency obtains certain raising, in the process of attenuate barrier layer, can also reduce the absorption of chip body material to photon, more photon can be overflowed from chip internal, improve stability and the light characteristic of chip; To sum up the present invention is by being optimized attenuate to potential barrier thickness, reduce the forward operating voltage of LED chip, not only improved the I-V characteristic of LED chip but also improved its internal quantum efficiency, and can save the raw material of part, reduce manufacturing cost, industrialization has been had to good reference value.Through many MOCVD, the LED that utilizes method of the present invention to prepare is tested, experimental result is that the method can reduce 0.1-0.2V by the forward operating voltage of the LED chip of existing same structure.
Embodiment
Below in conjunction with specific embodiment, the present invention is further detailed explanation.
Embodiment 1
Reduce an epitaxial wafer growth method for chip forward operating voltage, comprise the steps: epitaxial substrate prebake conditions, GaN buffer growth, U-shaped GaN layer growth, N-type GaN layer growth, multiple quantum well light emitting layer Optimal Growing, P type GaN layer growth; Described multiple quantum well light emitting layer Optimal Growing, concrete processing mode is: reduce the growth time of barrier layer, the reduction of the growth time of barrier layer is primary long 1/2-1/3, is preferably 1/2.The growth time of existing barrier layer is 200 ~ 300s, and now preferred growth time is 100 ~ 150s.
The main purpose of above-mentioned Optimal Growing is in the time that epitaxial wafer grows into luminescent layer, quantum well, barrier thickness to be optimized, and attenuate potential barrier is conducive to the generation of resonant-tunneling effect.Owing to building thick reducing, shorten the distance that charge carrier penetrates quantum well structure, make charge carrier ratio be easier to reach corresponding region through potential barrier, and the electron hole logarithm of the recombination luminescence that energy is close increases, improve the probability of electron-hole recombinations, this has not only reduced the operating voltage of LED, and internal quantum efficiency obtains certain raising.In the process of building at attenuate, also can reduce the absorption of chip body material to photon, more photon can be overflowed from chip internal, improve stability and the light characteristic of chip.Therefore by potential barrier thickness is optimized to attenuate, not only improved the I-V characteristic of LED chip but also improved its internal quantum efficiency, and can save the raw material of part, reduced cost, industrialization has been had to good reference value.
Utilize its chip forward operating voltage of finished product epitaxial wafer of the method growth can reduce about 0.15V.
Embodiment 2
As different from Example 1, the concrete processing mode of described multiple quantum well light emitting layer Optimal Growing is: reduce the flow of III clan source when barrier layer in growth, the 1/4-1/5 that the reduction of III clan source flow is former flow preferably 1/5.The MO of the III family source flux that existing barrier layer is selected is 100 ~ 200sccm, and the preferred flow of this method is 100 ~ 150sccm.
Utilize its chip forward voltage of finished product epitaxial wafer of the method growth can reduce about 0.15V.
Embodiment 3
As different from Example 1, the concrete processing mode of described multiple quantum well light emitting layer Optimal Growing is: strengthen the flow of V clan source, the 1/8-1/11 that the recruitment of V clan source flow is former flow, is preferably 1/10.
The existing V NH of family
3the flow in source is 30000 ~ 40000sccm, and the preferred flow of this method is 30000 ~ 35000sccm.
Utilize its chip forward voltage of finished product epitaxial wafer of the method growth can reduce about 0.2V.
Embodiment 4
As different from Example 1, the concrete processing mode of described multiple quantum well light emitting layer Optimal Growing is for adopting in two ways in conjunction with realizing: reduce the growth time of barrier layer, reduce the flow of III clan source simultaneously in the time of growth barrier layer.The reduction of the growth time of barrier layer is primary long 1/4-1/6, is preferably 1/5, the 1/7-1/8 that the reduction of the MO of III family source flux is former flow, preferably 1/8.
When two kinds of modes are used in conjunction with, the selection principle of every kind of mode can not according to independent use time principle, can select voluntarily according to actual needs.
Utilize its chip forward voltage of finished product epitaxial wafer of the method growth can reduce about 0.12V.
Embodiment 5
As different from Example 1, the concrete processing mode of described multiple quantum well light emitting layer Optimal Growing is for adopting in two ways in conjunction with realizing: reduce the growth time of barrier layer, strengthen the flow of V clan source simultaneously.The reduction of the growth time of barrier layer is primary long 1/4-1/6, is preferably 1/5; The NH of V family
3the recruitment of the flow in source is 1/13-1/15, is preferably 1/15.
When two kinds of modes are used in conjunction with, the selection principle of every kind of mode can not according to independent use time principle, can select voluntarily according to actual needs.
Utilize its chip forward voltage of finished product epitaxial wafer of the method growth can reduce about 0.1-0.2V.
Embodiment 6
As different from Example 1, the concrete processing mode of described multiple quantum well light emitting layer Optimal Growing is for adopting in two ways in conjunction with realizing: in the time of growth barrier layer, reduce the flow of III clan source, strengthen the flow of V clan source simultaneously.The 1/7-1/8 that the reduction of the MO of III family source flux is former flow, preferably 1/8.The NH of V family
3the recruitment of source flux is the 1/13-1/15 of former flow, is preferably 1/15.
When two kinds of modes are used in conjunction with, the selection principle of every kind of mode can not according to independent use time principle, can select voluntarily according to actual needs.
Utilize its chip forward voltage of finished product epitaxial wafer of the method growth can reduce about 0.15V.
Embodiment 7
As different from Example 1, the concrete processing mode of described multiple quantum well light emitting layer Optimal Growing is for adopting three kinds of modes in conjunction with realization: the growth time that reduces barrier layer, in the time of growth barrier layer, reduce the flow of III clan source simultaneously, and strengthen the flow of V clan source.The reduction of the growth time of barrier layer is primary long 1/6-1/8, is preferably 1/7; The reduction of the flow in the Mo of III family source is about 1/10-1/12, and preferably 1/11.The NH of V family
3the recruitment of the flow in source is 1/16-1/20, is preferably 1/20.
Utilize its chip forward voltage of finished product epitaxial wafer of the method growth can reduce about 0.1-0.2V.
When three kinds of modes are used in conjunction with, the selection principle of every kind of mode can not according to independent use time principle, can select voluntarily according to actual needs.
Known by above-described embodiment, three kinds of Optimal Growing modes, can select a use, also can select wherein two kinds to be used in conjunction with simultaneously, can also three kinds of modes use simultaneously, as long as tie in, can obtain good technique effect.The present invention is preferably a kind of mode and independently uses, by the reduced thickness of barrier layer to required thickness.Can certainly three kinds of modes be used in conjunction with, rationally adjust parameter, produce a desired effect.
The main creative part of the present invention is: in the time that GaN base epitaxial wafer grows into luminescent layer, the barrier layer thickness of quantum well being optimized to growth, is mainly attenuate barrier layer thickness.After the reduced thickness of barrier layer, be conducive to the generation of resonant-tunneling effect, and the attenuate of barrier layer thickness has reduced the operating voltage of the LED chip of making on this epitaxial wafer, also reduced the energy consumption of LED chip and light decay simultaneously, and can extend its useful life, and LED chip internal quantum efficiency obtains certain raising.
Utilize in the process of attenuate barrier layer of the present invention, can also reduce the absorption of chip body material to photon, more photon can be overflowed from chip internal, improve stability and the light characteristic of chip.
To sum up, the present invention is by being optimized attenuate to potential barrier thickness, reduced the forward operating voltage of the LED chip of making on this epitaxial wafer, not only improve the I-V characteristic of LED chip but also improved its internal quantum efficiency, and can save the raw material of part, reduce manufacturing cost, industrialization has been had to good reference value.
Through many MOCVD, the LED chip that utilizes method of the present invention to prepare is tested, experimental result is that the method can reduce 0.1-0.2V by the forward operating voltage of the LED chip of existing same structure.Compared with existing forward operating voltage, reduce about 3%-6%.