GROWTH AND CHARACTERIZATION OF INGAP YELLOW-GREEN LIGHT-EMITTING-DIODES BY LIQUID-PHASE EPITAXY

Zn-doped InGaP/Te-doped ZnGaP on n-type GaAsP substrate homostructural light-emitting diodes has been reproducibly fabricated by liquid-phase epitaxy using a supercooling technique. The growth and characterization of Te- and Zn-doped InGaP layers are described. The strongest photoluminescence peak intensity occurs at 1 x 10(18) and 6 x 10(17) cm-3 for electron and hole concentrations, respectively. Diodes fabricated from the p-n homostructure are characterized by current-voltage measurement, electroluminescence, light output power, and external quantum efficiency. A forward-bias turn-on voltage of 1.5 V with an ideality factor of 2.02 and a breakdown voltage as high as 20 V are obtained from the current-voltage measurements. The emission peak wavelength and the full width at half-maximum of electroluminescence are around 5840 angstrom and 66-55 meV at 20 mA, respectively. The light output power of the uncoated diodes is about 35-mu-W at a dc current of 100 mA, and an external quantum efficiency of approximately 0.02% is observed. The EL spectra are compared to the PL spectra of the Zn-doped InGaP layer at 300 and 50 K.