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Continuous band engineering of quasi-InGaN ternary alloy based on short-period superlattices

Research Project

Project/Area Number 15K18036
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Research Field Electronic materials/Electric materials
Research InstitutionMeijo University (2016)
Chiba University (2015)

Principal Investigator

Imai Daichi  名城大学, 理工学部, 助教 (20739057)

Research Collaborator Akihiko Yoshikawa  千葉大学, 産業連携学術研究推進機構スマートグリーンイノベーション研究拠点, 特任教授
Kazuhide Kusakabe  千葉大学, 産業連携学術研究推進機構スマートグリーンイノベーション研究拠点, 特任准教授
Wang Ke  千葉大学, 産業連携学術研究推進機構スマートグリーンイノベーション研究拠点, 特任准教授
Project Period (FY) 2015-04-01 – 2017-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2016)
Budget Amount *help
¥3,640,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥840,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥2,470,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥570,000)
Keywords1分子層InN / 窒化物半導体 / 短周期超格子 / 擬似混晶(秩序混晶)
Outline of Final Research Achievements

Ordered InGaN ternary alloys based on (InN)1/(GaN)n short-period superlattices (SPSs) have attracted much attention for their application to advanced photonic and electronic devices, because these alloys can be potentially free from their immiscibility problems. Generally, band-gap energy (Eg) of SPSs is limited to the discrete value because effective In composition is determined by the volume ratio of InN and GaN layers. In this study, we have tried continuous energy band control of SPSs by changing not only the volume ratio of InN and GaN layers, but also the disk size of fractional ML InN, i.e. 1-ML InN coverage. We have revealed that the Eg of 1ML-InN/4ML-GaN SPSs could be continuously controlled by changing 1-ML InN coverage when the effective In composition was in the range of 6 to 11%. It was also observed that the Eg of these samples were smaller than those of conventional InGaN ternary alloys in the same In composition range.

Report

(3 results)
  • 2016 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2015 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (13 results)

All 2016 2015

All Journal Article (6 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 6 results) Presentation (7 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 3 results,  Invited: 2 results)

  • [Journal Article] Systematic study on dynamic atomic layer epitaxy of InN on/in +c-GaN matrix and fabrication of fine-structure InN/GaN quantum wells: Role of high growth temperature2016

    • Author(s)
      Akihiko Yoshikawa, Kazuhide Kusakabe, Naoki Hashimoto, Eun-Sook Hwang, Daichi Imai, and Takaomi Itoi
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Applied Physics

      Volume: 120 Issue: 22

    • DOI

      10.1063/1.4967928

    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Growth kinetics and structural perfection of (InN)1/(GaN)n short-period superlattices on +c-GaN template in dynamic atomic layer epitaxy2016

    • Author(s)
      Kazuhide Kusakabe, Naoki Hashimoto, Takaomi Itoi, Ke Wang, Daichi Imai, and Akihiko Yoshikawa
    • Journal Title

      Applied Physics Letters

      Volume: 108 Issue: 15

    • DOI

      10.1063/1.4946860

    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report 2015 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Proposal of leak path passivation for InGaN solar cells to reduce the leakage current2016

    • Author(s)
      Ke Wang, Daichi Imai, Kazuhide Kusakabe, and Akihiko Yoshikawa
    • Journal Title

      Applied Physics Letters

      Volume: 108 Issue: 9

    • DOI

      10.1063/1.4942507

    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report 2015 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Leak path passivation by in situ Al-N for InGaN solar cells operating at wavelengths up to 570 nm2016

    • Author(s)
      Ke Wang, Daichi Imai, Kazuhide Kusakabe, and Akihiko Yoshikawa
    • Journal Title

      Applied Physics Letters

      Volume: 108 Issue: 4

    • DOI

      10.1063/1.4940970

    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report 2015 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Systematic study on dynamic atomic layer epitaxy of InN on/in +c-GaN matrix and fabrication of fine-structure InN/GaN quantum wells: Impact of excess In-atoms at high growth temperature2016

    • Author(s)
      Akihiko Yoshikawa, Kazuhide Kusakabe, Naoki Hashimoto, Daichi Imai, and Eun-Sook Hwang
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Applied Physics

      Volume: 120 Issue: 23

    • DOI

      10.1063/1.4972027

    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] InN/GaN Short-Period Superlattices as Ordered InGaN Ternary Alloys2015

    • Author(s)
      Kazuhide Kusakabe, Daichi Imai, Ke Wang, and Akihiko Yoshikawa
    • Journal Title

      Physica Status Soldi C

      Volume: * Issue: 5-6 Pages: 1-4

    • DOI

      10.1002/pssc.201510306

    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Presentation] Systematic study on dynamic atomic layer epitaxy (D-ALEp) of InN on/in GaN matrix and its application for fabricating ordered alloys in whole III-N system2016

    • Author(s)
      A. Yoshikawa, K. Kusakabe, K. Wang, and D. Imai
    • Organizer
      2016 Lawrence symposium on epitaxy
    • Place of Presentation
      Arizona, USA
    • Year and Date
      2016-02-20
    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Systematic study on dynamic atomic layer epitaxy (D-ALEp) of InN on/in GaN matrix and its extension for whole III-N (AlN/GaN/InN) system2015

    • Author(s)
      A. Yoshikawa, K. Kusakabe, k. Wang, and D. Imai
    • Organizer
      9th Workshop on Frontiers in Electronics (WOFE-2015) & Workshop on Multifunctional Nanomaterials
    • Place of Presentation
      San Juan, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
    • Year and Date
      2015-11-15
    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] In-situ ellipsometry observation of Al adatoms and oxidation/nitridation processes for deactivating leak paths in nitride solar cells2015

    • Author(s)
      Ke Wang, Daichi Imai, Kazuhide Kusakabe, and Akihiko Yoshikawa
    • Organizer
      11th International Conference on Nitride Semiconductors
    • Place of Presentation
      Beijing, China
    • Year and Date
      2015-08-30
    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] InGaN quasi-ternary alloys based on (InN)1/(GaN)4 short-period superlattices2015

    • Author(s)
      Daichi Imai, Kazuhide Kusakabe, Ke Wang, and Akihiko Yoshikawa
    • Organizer
      11th International Conference on Nitride Semiconductors
    • Place of Presentation
      Beijing, China
    • Year and Date
      2015-08-30
    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Development of Superfine Structure One Monolayer-thick InN/GaN-Matrix MQW System using Novel ALEp Method: Dynamic-ALEp2015

    • Author(s)
      A. Yoshikawa, K. Kusakabe, K. Wang, and D. Imai
    • Organizer
      15th International Conference on Atomic Layer Deposition ALD2015
    • Place of Presentation
      Portland, Oregon, USA
    • Year and Date
      2015-06-28
    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Proposal of “1 ML” InN / GaN Matrix Coherent-Structure QW System and Its Application for Novel Structure Photonic Devices2015

    • Author(s)
      A. Yoshikawa, K. Kusakabe, K. Wang, and D. Imai
    • Organizer
      Invited Lecture for IEEE Photonics Society
    • Place of Presentation
      McGill University, Montreal, Canada
    • Year and Date
      2015-06-26
    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 1 ML InN/GaN matrix coherent-structure QW system and its evolution to short period superlattice-based InGaN ternary alloys2015

    • Author(s)
      A. Yoshikawa, K. Kusakabe, K. Wang, and D. Imai
    • Organizer
      42nd Int. Conf. on Metallurgical Coatings and Thin Film
    • Place of Presentation
      Town and Country Conv. Center, San Diego, CA, USA
    • Year and Date
      2015-04-20
    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report

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