Ultraviolet and violet GaN light emitting diodes on silicon
- 26 January 1998
- journal article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Applied Physics Letters
- Vol. 72 (4), 415-417
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.120775
Abstract
We report the fabrication and characterization of GaN-based double heterostructure light emitting diodes grown by molecular beam epitaxy on Si(111) substrates. Light emitting diode operation is achieved by using the conducting Si(111) substrate as a backside n contact and a standard transparent Ni/Au p contact. We observe electroluminescence peaked in the ultraviolet ∼360 nm, with a full width at half maximum of ∼17 nm and in the violet at ∼420 nm. Electron microscopy studies indicate a high density of threading and planar defects. Consequences of these are discussed.This publication has 15 references indexed in Scilit:
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