Low Resistance GaN/InGaN/GaN Tunnel Junctions
arXiv:1211.4905 · doi:10.1063/1.4796041
Abstract
Enhanced interband tunnel injection of holes into a PN junction is demonstrated using P-GaN/InGaN/N-GaN tunnel junctions with a specific resistivity of 1.2 X 10-4 Ω cm2. The design methodology and low-temperature characteristic of these tunnel junctions is discussed, and insertion into a PN junction device is described. Applications of tunnel junctions in III-nitride optoelectronics devices are explained using energy band diagrams. The lower band gap and polarization fields reduce tunneling barrier, eliminating the need for ohmic contacts to p-type GaN. This demonstration of efficient tunnel injection of carriers in III-Nitrides can lead to a replacement of existing resistive p-type contact material in light emitters with tunneling contact layers, requiring very little metal footprint on the surface, resulting in enhanced light extraction from top emitting emitters.
5 pages, 4 figures
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