WO2017127958A1 - Optical pumping light-emitting device and preparation method for monolithic integrated optical pumping light-emitting device - Google Patents

Optical pumping light-emitting device and preparation method for monolithic integrated optical pumping light-emitting device Download PDF

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WO2017127958A1
WO2017127958A1 PCT/CN2016/000702 CN2016000702W WO2017127958A1 WO 2017127958 A1 WO2017127958 A1 WO 2017127958A1 CN 2016000702 W CN2016000702 W CN 2016000702W WO 2017127958 A1 WO2017127958 A1 WO 2017127958A1
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  • the present invention relates to an optical pumping light emitting device and a method of fabricating a monolithically integrated optical pumping light emitting device.
  • LEDs Energy-efficient InGaN/GaN quantum well light-emitting diodes
  • LEDs are gradually replacing traditional, high-energy, low-luminance luminous bulbs.
  • Such diodes have low luminous efficiency and unstable color in the yellow, green and red wavelength bands due to the compressive stress inside the luminescent medium InGaN in the quantum well.
  • This compressive stress is mainly derived from lattice mismatch, that is, InGaN having a large lattice parameter is grown on a GaN crystal face having a small lattice parameter.
  • a longitudinal electric field is formed by the piezoelectric effect. This electric field always separates the electrons of the InGaN quantum well from the holes, so they cannot be effectively combined to emit light.
  • This compressive stress has other side effects: it not only includes reducing the amount of In in the InGaN quantum well medium during growth, but a more prominent problem is the V-shaped defect. V-type defects are prone to short circuits, ie LED failure. Despite a lot of efforts, including the use of crystal orientation without piezoelectric effect, it has not been able to develop stable, high-efficiency yellow-green LEDs, not to mention red LEDs.
  • optical pumping does not use an electric field to inject electrons and holes into a green or yellow InGaN quantum well to illuminate it. Instead, it emits electrons in a yellow-green quantum well with light emitted by a highly efficient and reliable blue-violet LED. Holes, electrons and holes recombine to produce yellow-green light.
  • This optical pumping method has three important advantages: first, overall, the efficiency of converting electrical energy into light energy is ensured; secondly, since the electric field is not applied to the quantum well of yellow-green light, the LED failure rate is low; Since the number of electrons and holes excited by blue-violet light in the yellow-green quantum well is much lower than the number of electrons and holes injected by the electric field, the color of the LED is relatively stable; finally, by adjusting the intensity of the blue-violet light and the yellow-green light quantum well The number of LEDs thus forming various colors.
  • the yellow-green light quantum well and the blue-violet light LED are on the same side of the substrate.
  • this category there are two ways: First, the yellow-green light quantum well is placed inside the blue-violet LED PN junction. The problem is that in the process of growing this structure, V-type defects will be formed, the quality is poor, and the LED is easy to fail. Second, the yellow-green light quantum well is placed outside the blue-violet LED PN junction and grows at the top of the LED p-type. On the material, but this will not effectively control the distribution of holes during the luminescence process, and the luminous efficiency of the blue-violet LED will therefore decrease.
  • the n-type material is first grown on the p-type material at the top of the LED to form a tunnel diode, and then the yellow-green light quantum well is grown, so that the n-type material can be used to control the uniformity of the holes, but in the growth n-type During the course of the material, the blue-violet quantum well has either deteriorated.
  • Yellow-green quantum wells and blue-violet LEDs are on the sides of the substrate
  • one example of this type of technology is The OSRAM proposed that the yellow-green quantum well and the blue-violet light grow on two different sapphire, respectively, and then reduce the thickness of the former substrate and stick it to the surface of the latter; another example is the University of California, Santa Barbara.
  • Laho's proposed yellow-green quantum well and blue-violet LED are respectively grown on both sides of a single crystal (11-22) GaN substrate, but it excludes the use of p-type nitride material on one side of the yellow-green quantum well. That is, the internal electric field using the diode is excluded to reduce the electric field formed by the compressive stress and the piezoelectric effect.
  • the existing optical pumping method has yet to be optimized and improved.
  • the prior art uses a plane-to-plane pumping method.
  • the intensity of the blue-violet light reaching the yellow-green-red-light quantum well is not high enough, and it is necessary to increase the free electrons excited by blue-violet light.
  • the concentration of holes ensures that the yellow-green red quantum well has suitable quantum efficiency and luminous efficiency.
  • the single crystal GaN substrate is still very expensive, and the output is low, which cannot meet the needs of the light-emitting industry, so the novel light-emitting device
  • the design must take into account the use of sapphire substrates; however, since the thermal expansion coefficient of sapphire is much larger (about 35%) than that of nitrides, that is, the thermal expansion mismatch, during the growth and cooling process, a very large Large compressive stress (300-500 MPa), so the compressive stress must be effectively reduced; in addition, in order to fully absorb blue-violet light into yellow-green or red light, the number of quantum wells is large, so the consumption of indium organic metal source will become a problem.
  • the design of the yellow-green-red quantum wells must also reduce the internal compressive stress caused by lattice mismatch and thermal expansion mismatch, and reduce the electric field caused by compressive stress in the quantum well.
  • the first technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide an optical pumping light-emitting device that reduces compressive stress and improves luminous efficiency in view of the problems of the prior art described above.
  • a second technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a method of fabricating the above monolithically integrated optical pumping light-emitting device.
  • the first technical solution adopted by the present invention to solve the above technical problem is: an optical pumping light emitting device comprising a transparent substrate for nitride growth, a yellow-green-red quantum well structure, and a yellow-green-red quantum well structure
  • the cover layer is characterized in that: a plurality of unit bodies including but not limited to nitrides are disposed on one side of the substrate, the unit body has inclined sides, and the yellow-green-red quantum well structure is located at the top of the unit body.
  • the unit body is a cone having a cone top cross-sectional diameter of 0.5 ⁇ m to 50 ⁇ m, and a base side of the inclined side of the unit body is 89° to 20°, the unit The height of the body is 500 nm to 50 ⁇ m.
  • the unit body is a strip body having a trapezoidal cross section, the upper side of the trapezoidal section is 0.5 ⁇ m to 50 ⁇ m, and the bottom side of the inclined side surface of the unit body is 89° to 20 °, the height of the unit body is 500 nm to 50 ⁇ m.
  • the unit body has a nitrogen polarity
  • the upper portion of the unit body has a Mg-doped p-type nitride
  • the doping concentration of Mg is 2 ⁇ 10 +17 cm -3 to 8 ⁇ 10 +19 cm -3
  • the thickness of the Mg-doped p-type nitride is not less than 10 nm, so that an in-diode electric field can be formed with the n-type material above it, and the electric field formed by the piezoelectric effect and the compressive stress is opposite to each other, thereby increasing the yellow-green red quantum well. Luminous efficiency.
  • the unit body is a gallium polarity, and an upper portion of the unit body has an n-type doped nitride with a doping concentration of 2 ⁇ 10 +17 cm ⁇ 3 to 8 ⁇ 10 +19 cm ⁇ 3 , and the doping
  • the thickness of the n-type nitride is not less than 10 nm, and an in-diode electric field can be formed with the p-type doped nitride above it, and the electric field formed by the piezoelectric effect and the compressive stress is opposite to each other, thereby increasing the yellow-green red quantum well. Luminous efficiency.
  • the adjacent unit cells are not connected to each other, the substrate is sapphire, and the surface of the substrate is exposed between the unit bodies, since the nitride grown on the sapphire always has The compressive stress, the substrate is always convexly warped, and the sapphire substrate can be easily bent after the unit bodies are not connected to each other.
  • a gap between the side surface of the unit body and the adjacent unit body is coated with a light reflecting layer to increase the surface light reflectance, and the color of the light emitting device can be changed by adjusting the coverage of the light reflecting layer.
  • the light reflecting layer is a metal or a dielectric coating.
  • the unit body includes a distributed Bragg reflection structure composed of nitride, thereby increasing the output efficiency of yellow-green-red.
  • the quantum well component of the yellow-green-red quantum well structure is In y Ga 1-y N, wherein 0.18 ⁇ y ⁇ 0.7; and the barrier of the yellow-green red quantum well is In a Al b Ga 1-ab N, wherein 0 ⁇ a ⁇ y-0.01, 0 ⁇ b ⁇ 0.3, the barrier of the yellow-green-red quantum well includes an n-type or p-type doped layer, and the doping concentration is at least 1 ⁇ 10 +16 cm -3 .
  • the bottom of the yellow-green-red quantum well structure includes at least one nitride buffer layer having a thickness of not less than 5 nm, and the composition of the nitride buffer layer is In x Al y Ga 1-xy N, where 0 ⁇ x ⁇ 0.3, 0 ⁇ b ⁇ 0.3.
  • the cover layer is the uppermost quantum well barrier.
  • the cover layer comprises a blue-violet film reflective structure comprising a distributed Bragg reflection structure or a metal/dielectric optical filter to increase the actual use intensity of the blue-violet light; or the cover layer a yellow-green-red film reflective structure comprising a distributed Bragg reflection structure or a metal/dielectric optical filter to adjust the structure of the line and the direction of illumination by forming a vertical cavity surface emitting laser (VCSEL) Sex.
  • VCSEL vertical cavity surface emitting laser
  • the second technical solution adopted by the present invention to solve the above technical problem is: a method for preparing a monolithically integrated optical pumping light emitting device, comprising: the following steps:
  • step 3 forming a unit body: forming an etching mask on the substrate obtained in step 2), and forming a unit body having inclined sides by plasma etching;
  • cleaning the etching mask cleaning the etching mask formed in step 3) and forming a protective layer capable of functioning as a nitride growth mask;
  • polishing the other side of the substrate polishing the other side of the substrate
  • exposing the top of the unit body exposing the top of the unit body using photolithography and plasma etching techniques
  • forming a blue-violet LED electrode and a reflective structure forming a blue-violet LED electrode and a reflective structure on a side of the blue-violet LED nitride structure away from the substrate (1);
  • step 11 device package: the substrate obtained after step 10) is cut into small pieces as a single light emitting device and packaged;
  • steps 3), 4) can be carried out after step 6).
  • a metal etching mask is first formed on the substrate formed in the step 2) by a photolithography process, an electron beam evaporation, and a lift-off process; then, a photolithography process and a negative photoresist are used. Another layer of negative photoresist of the same shape is formed on the metal etch mask as an etch mask; and a plasma etching apparatus is used to form a unit body having inclined sides.
  • the invention has the advantage that a new optical pumping method, ie, point-to-point pumping, is used, thereby:
  • the sides of the unit body are inclined, and they can function as a condensing light to adjust the quantum efficiency of the yellow-green-red quantum well;
  • the substrate is sapphire, since the bottoms of the respective unit bodies are not connected to each other, the substrate can be bent without restriction, thereby reducing the compressive stress of the blue-violet LED on the other side, and ensuring luminous efficiency;
  • the color of the optically pumped LED can be changed by changing the distance between the bottoms of the cone and the presence or absence of metal and dielectric coating.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic cross-sectional view of an embodiment of an optical pumping light emitting device of the present invention
  • Embodiments 1 and 2 are schematic cross-sectional views showing Embodiments 1 and 2 of the monolithically integrated optical pumping light emitting device of the present invention, showing the overall positional relationship of the components;
  • FIG. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing a first embodiment of the monolithically integrated optical pumping light emitting device of the present invention
  • FIG. 4 is a schematic view showing the electrode structure of the monolithically integrated optical pumping light emitting device of FIG. 3;
  • Figure 5 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing a second embodiment of the monolithically integrated optical pumping light-emitting device of the present invention.
  • FIG. 6 is a schematic view of a strip-shaped unit body projection of the monolithically integrated optical pumping light emitting device of FIG. 5.
  • the optical pumping light-emitting device comprises a transparent nitride growth substrate 1, a plurality of unit cells 3 of an island type or a belt type having inclined sides on one side of the substrate 1, and a yellow-green-red quantum well structure 4 at the top of the unit body 3.
  • the cover layer 5 is located above the yellow-green-red quantum well structure 4.
  • the substrate 1 may be selected from any of the following materials, but is not limited to these materials: (0001) plane sapphire (undoped-alumina single crystal), (0001) plane gallium nitride (GaN) single crystal and ( 0001) Surface aluminum nitride single crystal.
  • the substrate 1 may be intentionally chamfered so as to deviate from the [0001] direction by 0 to 6°, and the deviation direction may be toward the (1-100) plane or the (11-20) plane of the substrate 1, or on the substrate 1 (1) -100) between the face and the (11-20) face.
  • Non-polar or semi-polar nitrides can also be selected as well as sapphire substrates that can be used to grow non-polar or semi-polar nitrides.
  • the substrate 1 has a thickness of 0.4 to 5 mm, and the transparency is in the 385 nm to 500 nm spectral range, and the transmittance is not less than 60%.
  • the unit body 3 includes, but is not limited to, nitride In a Al b Ga 1-ab N (0 ⁇ a ⁇ 0.3, 0 ⁇ b ⁇ 1), and may also include a substrate.
  • a distributed Bragg reflection structure (DBR) composed of nitride may also be included as a reflective structure of the yellow-green-red band, thereby increasing the output efficiency of yellow-green-red.
  • the base angle ⁇ of the side slope is preferably 89° to 20°, and the height h is preferably 500 nm to 50 ⁇ m.
  • the unit body 3 includes an n-type dopant material, and the doping concentration may be 1 ⁇ 10 +17 cm -3 to 2x10 +19 cm -3 ; or the unit body 3 includes a p-type dopant material, and the doping concentration may be 5 ⁇ 10 + 17 cm -3 to 8x10 +19 cm -3 .
  • the gap between the side surface of the unit body 3 and the adjacent unit body 3 is coated with a light reflecting layer 32, which may be a metal, a dielectric material, or a composite thereof, and the thickness of the light reflecting layer 32 is preferably 5 nm to 3 ⁇ m, and the metal material may be one or more of Ni, Au, Ag, Ti, Al, Ta, W, Cr, Cu, In, Pt, Pd, but is not limited to these materials;
  • the electrocoat layer may be selected from one or more of SiO 2 , Si x N, and a flowable oxide.
  • the color of the optically pumped light emitting device can be adjusted by varying the coverage of the metal or dielectric coating.
  • the upper portion of the unit body 3 includes a p-type doped nitride film (doping concentration: 2x10 + 17 cm -3 to 8x10 + 19 cm -3 ), and the thickness is not less than 10 nm.
  • a diode internal electric field with the cover layer 5 or the yellow-green red quantum well structure 4 including the n-type doped layer (doping concentration: 5x10 +16 cm -3 to 5x10 +19 cm -3 ); the electric field and the piezoelectric field
  • the electric field formed by the effect and the compressive stress is opposite in direction, which will increase the luminous efficiency of the yellow-green-red quantum well 4.
  • the upper portion of the unit body 3 includes an n-type doped nitride film (doping concentration: 2x10 + 17 cm -3 to 8x10 + 19 cm -3 ), and the thickness is not less than 10 nm.
  • a diode internal electric field with a cap layer 5 or a yellow-green red quantum well structure 4 including a p-type doped layer (doping concentration: 5x10 +16 cm -3 to 5x10 +19 cm -3 ); the electric field and piezoelectric
  • the electric field formed by the effect and the compressive stress is opposite in direction, which will increase the luminous efficiency of the yellow-green-red quantum well 4.
  • the yellow-green-red quantum well structure 4 is located at the top of the unit body 3, and includes at least a quantum well number of 1 to 100 and a quantum well barrier number of 2 to 101. Since the top size of the unit body 3 is small, the compressive stress caused by the lattice mismatch in the quantum well is alleviated, thereby reducing the possibility of formation of dislocations and V-type defects.
  • the composition of the quantum well is In y Ga 1-y N (0.18 ⁇ y ⁇ 0.7); the composition of the barrier is In a Al b Ga 1-ab N (0 ⁇ a ⁇ y - 0.01, 0 ⁇ b ⁇ 0.3), the barrier of the yellow-green-red quantum well includes an n-type or p-type doped layer with a doping concentration of at least 1 ⁇ 10 +16 cm -3 .
  • the content of In can be gradually increased, and the content of Ga can be gradually reduced.
  • the variation can be stepped or continuous to reduce the formation possibility of dislocations and V-type defects. .
  • the barrier is Si or Ge doped to increase the electron concentration of the background.
  • Yellow-red bottom 4 of the quantum well structure comprises at least a thickness not less than 5nm nitride buffer layer, its composition In x Al y Ga 1-xy N, wherein 0 ⁇ x ⁇ 0.2,0 ⁇ b ⁇ 0.3. It can be either n-type doped or p-type doped, but it does not absorb pump light. It can moderate the compressive stress of the yellow-green-red quantum well or provide a better surface for the growth of the yellow-green-red quantum well structure 4.
  • the cover layer 5 is preferably the uppermost quantum well barrier; preferably, the cover layer 5 may comprise a blue-violet light reflective structure comprising a distributed Bragg reflection (DBR) structure or a metal/dielectric optical filter, whereby increasing the actual use intensity of blue-violet light, such a reflective structure may be a nitride or other materials such as TaO 2 /SiO 2 , Ta 2 O 5 /SiO 2 and the like.
  • the cover layer 5 may also include a yellow-green-red light-reflecting structure including a distributed Bragg reflection (DBR) structure or a metal/dielectric optical filter to form a vertical cavity surface emitting laser (VESEL), The structure of the line and the directivity of the light are adjusted.
  • a reflective structure may be a nitride or other materials such as TaO 2 /SiO 2 , Ta 2 O 5 /SiO 2 or the like.
  • the unit body 3 can use an n-type or p-type material to form an in-diode electric field with the nitride above it, applied to the quantum well in the yellow-green-red quantum well structure 4. Since this electric field can be opposite to the direction of the electric field caused by the pressure in the yellow-green-red quantum well 4, the electric field caused by the compressive stress of the yellow-green-red quantum well is reduced, thereby increasing the luminous efficiency; 2) the light focusing action is performed, thereby improving the photoexcitation luminescence of the yellow-green-red quantum well 4.
  • the substrate 1 can be freely bent, thereby reducing the compressive stress of the blue-violet LED nitride structure 2, and thus the substrate 1 can use a low-cost sapphire substrate.
  • the above-described optical pumping light-emitting device must use other light sources as a pumping source to emit light. For example, it is directly bonded to the light emitting diode to form a yellow-green-red light-emitting device; or directly pumped by a blue laser tube to generate a yellow-green-red laser. But these methods can lead to large and inefficient devices.
  • a preferred method is to integrate with the pump source during the formation of the optically pumped light emitting device to form a monolithically integrated optical pumping light emitting device.
  • FIG. 2 is a general structural diagram of a monolithically integrated optical pumping light emitting device of the present invention
  • a monolithically integrated optical pumping light emitting device ie, the following monolithic film
  • Embodiment 1 of the integrated optical pumping light-emitting device and the second embodiment have the following features: a blue-violet LED nitride structure 2 and a blue-violet LED electrode are disposed on the other side of the substrate 1 on the basis of the above-mentioned optical pumping light-emitting device
  • the reflective structures 6, 7, 8 and the blue-violet LED electrodes and the reflective structure may further have a carrier or a heat sink 9.
  • the blue-violet LED nitride structure 2 preferably has an emission wavelength of 375 nm to 500 nm. In this band, generally speaking, the shorter the emission wavelength of the blue-violet LED nitride structure 2, the higher the efficiency of the blue-violet tube to convert electrical energy into light energy. In the process of growing the yellow-green-red quantum well structure 4, the blue-violet quantum well will more stable.
  • the surface of the blue-violet LED nitride structure 2 is subjected to an increase in conductance, including ITO (Indium Tin Oxide) deposition and formation of a Ni x O ultra-thin layer (usually 0.5 to 10 nm), thereby adjusting the blue-violet LED nitride structure 2 luminescence Uniformity.
  • ITO Indium Tin Oxide
  • the blue-violet LED electrode and the reflective structure comprise a patterned insulating layer 6, an n-type conductive electrode 7, a p-type conductive electrode and a light-reflecting layer 8, and the insulating layer 6 has an n-type conductive electrode 7 and a p-type conductive electrode and is reflective
  • the layers 8 are spaced apart and are located entirely on the side of the blue-violet LED nitride structure 2 remote from the substrate 1.
  • the p-type conductive electrode and the light reflecting layer 8 described above may be selected from the following materials, but are not limited to these materials: Ni, Au, Ag, Ti, Al, Ta, W, Cr, Cu, In, Pt, Pd, ITO (indium tin oxide); and the thickness of the insulating layer 6 is preferably 20 nm to 3 ⁇ m, and the material of the insulating layer 6 may be selected from the following materials: but not limited to these materials: SiO 2 , Si x N or cured Flowing oxides.
  • the method for preparing the above monolithically integrated optical pumping light emitting device comprises the following steps:
  • Providing a substrate 1 providing a clean single-sided polished substrate 1, the material of the substrate 1 including any of these materials: (0001) surface sapphire, (0001) plane gallium nitride single crystal and (0001) plane aluminum nitride single crystal; when the unit body 3 is of nitrogen polarity, the substrate 1 is intentionally chamfered so as to deviate from the [0001] direction by 0 to 6°, and the deviation direction may be toward the substrate 1 (1-100). a face or (11-20) face, or between the (1-100) face and the (11-20) face of the substrate 1; the thickness of the substrate 1 is preferably 0.4 to 5 mm, and the transparency is preferably 385 nm.
  • the transmittance is not less than 60%; in this step, the double-sided polished substrate 1 cannot be used because the other side of the polishing is easily nitrided or damaged in the following step 2);
  • a nitride for forming the unit body 3 a layer of nitride In a Al b Ga 1-ab for forming the unit body 3 is provided on the polished side of the substrate 1 (0 ⁇ a ⁇ 0.3, 0 ⁇ b ⁇ 1), and forming a protective layer thereof, the method of forming a nitride includes the nitride In a Al b Ga 1-ab required for growing the unit body 3 on the polishing surface of the substrate 1 by organometallic vapor phase epitaxy (MOVPE or MOVCD).
  • MOVPE organometallic vapor phase epitaxy
  • this step includes a nitride structure required for growing the unit body 3 on the surface layer of GaN. , for example, an n-type or p-type nitride, or a distributed Bragg structure, thereby forming a substrate; in this process, the yellow-green-red quantum well structure 4 cannot be grown because they may deteriorate in the following process;
  • the unit body 3 Forming the unit body 3: forming a desired unit body 3 on the substrate using a photolithography process and plasma etching, the unit body 3 including a nitride; the photolithography process is formed using a negative photoresist and a metal film a composite etching mask for forming the unit body 3, the negative photoresist has a thickness of 300 nm to 25 ⁇ m, and the metal film has a thickness of 30 nm to 5 ⁇ m; the plasma etching includes forming the nitride unit body 3, or includes forming nitrogen A unit body 3 composed of a compound and a substrate material. In etching, in order to expose the surface of the substrate, the substrate is inevitably etched; in plasma etching, argon-rich plasma etching is intentionally used, thereby increasing the side slope of the unit body 3;
  • Polishing the other side of the substrate 1 polishing the other side of the substrate 1 to the standard for use in an open box;
  • a blue-violet LED nitride structure 2 growing a blue-violet LED nitride structure 2 and a protective layer on the other side of the substrate 1 polished in step 5), in steps 2), 4) and in this step, protecting The layer comprises one or more of these materials: SiO 2 , Si x N, or a cured flowable oxide having a thickness of from 3 nm to 5 ⁇ m;
  • exposing the top of the unit body 3 exposing the top of the unit body 3 using photolithography and plasma etching techniques;
  • growing a yellow-green-red quantum well structure 4 and a cover layer 5 growing a yellow-green-red quantum well structure 4 and a cover layer 5 on the top of the unit body 3, and a method of growing the yellow-green-red quantum well structure 4 includes an organometallic vapor phase epitaxy (MOVPE);
  • MOVPE organometallic vapor phase epitaxy
  • the light reflecting layer 32 includes forming a layer of material or a plurality of layers of material using vapor phase evaporation, chemical vapor phase or spin coating, the material of which may be from the following materials Selected but not limited to these materials: Ni, Au, Ag, Ti, Al, Ta, W, Cr, Cu, In, Pt, Pd, SiO 2 , Si x N; also includes the use of photolithography to control light reflection Coverage of layer 32;
  • a blue-violet LED electrode and a reflective structure forming a blue-violet LED forming electrode and a reflective structure on a side of the blue-violet LED nitride structure 2 away from the substrate 1, comprising implanting an insulating layer 6 to conduct n-type conductive
  • the electrode 7 and the p-type conductive electrode and the light reflecting layer 8 are spaced apart.
  • the formation of the n-type conductive electrode 7 and the p-type conductive electrode and the light reflecting layer 8 may be performed by a vapor deposition method.
  • the insulating layer 6 is implanted, and the implantation method includes spin coating, vapor deposition, and vapor phase evaporation.
  • Conductive materials may be selected from these materials but are not limited to these materials: Ni, Au, Ag, Ti, Al, Ta, W, Cr, Cu, In, Pt, Pd, ITO; reflective materials may be selected from these materials but It is not limited to these materials: Ni, Au, Ti, Al, Ta, W, Cr, Cu, In, Pt, Pd, ITO.
  • Device package The substrate obtained after step 10) is cut into small pieces as a single light-emitting device package, and the method adopted by the package includes at least one of the following ways: using a bracket to form a power connection and thermal contact, using electroplated copper, or dissipating heat Body 9 is adhered to the reflective electrode.
  • steps 3) and 4) can be after step 6).
  • FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 a first detailed embodiment of the monolithically integrated optical pumping light emitting device of the present invention is shown, which is further defined based on the above general description of the monolithically integrated optical pumping light emitting device. for:
  • the substrate 1 was an undoped (0001) sapphire substrate having a thickness of 0.6 mm.
  • the blue-violet LED nitride structure 2 comprises, in order from top to bottom: I) unintentionally doped GaN 2a, preferably having a thickness of 2 ⁇ m. Including a 30 nm GaN low temperature nucleation layer; II) a Si-doped n-type GaN layer 2b, preferably having a thickness of 2.0 ⁇ m, a Si doping concentration of 3 ⁇ 10 +18 cm ⁇ 3 ; III) blue-violet quantum well 2c, including 7 pairs, the composition of which is In x Ga 1-x N (0.01 ⁇ x ⁇ 0.30), preferably In 0.14 Ga 0.86 N (2 nm) / Si: GaN (7 nm), Si doping concentration is 1 x 10 + 18 cm -3 ; and IV) Mg-doped p-type nitride layer 2d: composition of Mg: Al 0.25 GaN 0.75 (10 nm) / Mg: GaN, preferably 350 nm thick, Mg doping
  • the unit body 3 is an island-shaped plurality of cones, and the diameter of the cone top section of each unit body 3 (cone body) is preferably 0.5 to 50 ⁇ m, more preferably 10 ⁇ m; the height h is preferably 500 nm to 50 ⁇ m, more preferably 6 ⁇ m; the base angle ⁇ is preferably 89° to 20°, more preferably 60°; and the distance d between each unit body 3 is preferably 10 nm to 200 ⁇ m, more preferably 5 ⁇ m.
  • the top of the unit body 3 is doped with Si at a concentration of 3x10 + 17 cm -3 at 200 nm, thereby increasing the background free electron concentration.
  • the side surface of the unit body 3 and its gap have a Ti (5 nm) / Ag (100 nm) light reflecting layer 32.
  • the small diameter of the top section of the unit body 3 can reduce the compressive stress of the top nitride.
  • the sides of the unit body 3 are inclined, they can function to focus blue-violet light, which will increase the actual light intensity and adjust Luminous efficiency of the quantum well on top of the cone.
  • the upper portion of the unit body 3 includes nitride In a Al b Ga 1-ab N (0 ⁇ a ⁇ 0.3, 0 ⁇ b ⁇ 1), preferably GaN; the bottom portion includes sapphire, and the bottom sapphire has a thickness of 1 nm to 20 ⁇ m. Preferred: 200 nm.
  • the yellow-green-red quantum well structure 4 includes 25 pairs of In 0.28 Ga 0.72 N (5 nm) / Si: GaN (10 nm) quantum wells with a Si doping concentration of 3 x 10 + 17 cm -3 , thereby increasing the background free electron concentration. There are Si:GaN (10 nm) and In 0.1 Ga 0.9 N (30 nm) at the bottom. This layer of In 0.1 Ga 0.9 N helps to reduce the compressive stress in the quantum well.
  • the cover layer 5 includes Si:GaN (50 nm) with a Si doping concentration of 3x10 + 18 cm -3 to increase the background free electron concentration. There are also 5 pairs of SiO 2 (65 nm) / TiO 2 (40 nm) as a distributed Bragg total reflection layer of blue light.
  • the blue-violet LED electrode and the reflective structure comprise an insulating layer 6, an n-type conductive electrode 7, a p-type conductive electrode and a light reflecting layer 8, wherein the p-type conductive electrode and the light reflecting layer 8 comprise a p-type conductive electrode 81 and a reflective layer Layer 82.
  • the n-type conductive electrode 7 is located in the space between the stages 71, has a width of 0.05 mm, and is placed on the surface of the n-type Si:GaN etching.
  • the structure of the n-type conductive electrode 7 is: Ti (20 nm) / Al (150 nm) / Ni (30 nm) / Au (100 nm).
  • an n-type conductive electrode 7 having a width of 1 mm is used for power connection.
  • the contact point 81 of the p-type conductive electrode 81 is located in the stage 71 and is directly placed on the surface of the p-type GaN. Its shape and size can be used to adjust the uniformity of illumination.
  • the p-type conductive electrode 81 has a structure of Ni (2 nm) / Au (200 nm) and a diameter of 0.2 mm.
  • the insulating layer 6 is distributed between the n-type conductive electrode 7 and the p-type conductive electrode 81 to separate the n-type conductive electrode 7 from the p-type conductive electrode 81, and the insulating layer 6 includes plasma chemical vapor deposition (using plasma) PECVD) formed of 100 nm Si x N and heat-cured flowable oxide (100 nm), and the light reflecting layer 82 is located under the insulating layer 6 and the p-type conductive electrode 81.
  • the light reflecting layer 82 is Ti (5 nm) / Ag (100 nm).
  • the heat sink 9 may be Mo because it has a similar coefficient of thermal expansion as the nitride.
  • the method for preparing the light emitting device includes the following steps:
  • nitride for forming the unit body 3 using a conventional growth process of MOVPE, growing 6 ⁇ m of GaN, including top 200 nm Si; GaN (doping concentration of 3 ⁇ 10 +17 cm -3 ), and directly in the MOVPE system Growing a 10 nm Si 3 N 4 polycrystalline layer as a protective layer to form a substrate;
  • a unit body 3 first forming a Ti (30 nm) / Ni (150 nm) disc-shaped metal etching mask having a diameter of 12 ⁇ m on the substrate formed in the step 2) by a photolithography process, an electron beam evaporation and a stripping process; Then, using a photolithography process and a negative photoresist, another circular photoresist is formed on the disc-shaped metal etch mask as an etch mask (substantially 7 ⁇ m thick); since the photoresist is negative The disc-shaped photoresist etch mask will have an undercut of 2-3 ⁇ m, and since the etch mask will be lost during the plasma etching process, such undercut will increase the side tilt of the unit body 3; Next, a plasma etching apparatus is used to form a unit body 3 having a tapered shape; in order to increase the inclination, a lower substrate temperature, a large Ar or a small Cl 2 gas flow rate is generally used;
  • cleaning the etching mask cleaning the etching mask in step 3), evaporating 200 nm SiO 2 as a protective film by electron beam;
  • Polishing the other side of the substrate 1 polishing the other side of the substrate 1 to achieve the standard for use in an open box;
  • a blue-violet LED nitride structure 2 using a conventional growth process of MOVPE, a blue LED nitride structure 2 and a protective layer thereof are grown on the other side of the substrate 1 polished in step 5), and the protective layer is preferably Si 3 N 4 ;
  • exposing the top of the unit body 3 using a photolithography process and plasma etching to expose the nitride plane of the cone top of the unit body 3;
  • a light reflecting layer 32 is deposited on the side of the unit body 3 and its gap, preferably a Ti (5 nm) / Ag (200 nm) light reflecting layer, and then evaporating 4 pairs of SiO 2 (65 nm) / TiO 2 (40 nm) by electron beam.
  • a distributed Bragg structure as a blue light total reflection layer;
  • a blue-violet LED electrode and a reflective structure using a photoresist as a plasma etching mask, plasma etching to form a terrace 71, and then removing the remaining photoresist; forming a photolithography process, a lift-off process, or electron beam evaporation a type-type conductive electrode 7 having a structure of Ti (20 nm) / Al (150 nm) / Ni (30 nm) / Au (100 nm), and covering a relatively wide boundary of the n-type conductive electrode 7 with a high temperature tape; then forming a p-type Conductive electrode and light-reflecting layer 8: firstly, 100nm Si x N and spin-on, solidified flowable oxide are formed by plasma chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) to form an insulating layer 6; secondly, a sub-photoresist is used as a plasma etching mask.
  • PECVD plasma chemical vapor deposition
  • Membrane plasma etching removes Si x N and solidified flowable oxide on the p-type electrode contact point 811, and forms a p-type conductive electrode 81Ni (2 nm) / Ag (200 nm) by electron beam evaporation or lift-off process; Forming a Ti (5 nm) / Ag (100 nm) light reflecting layer 82 by electron beam evaporation; finally removing the high temperature tape on the n-type conductive electrode 7;
  • Device package The substrate obtained in the step 10) is cut into small pieces as a single light-emitting device package, and the package method uses a bracket to directly contact the heat-dissipating body 9 (the material of the heat-dissipating body 9 including diamond, Cu, Al, Mo, etc.) to the Ag film. The surface is either directly attached to the Ag film with a high temperature adhesive.
  • the heat-dissipating body 9 the material of the heat-dissipating body 9 including diamond, Cu, Al, Mo, etc.
  • FIG. 5 and FIG. 6 a second detailed embodiment of the monolithically integrated optical pumping light emitting device of the present invention is shown, which is further defined based on the above general description of the monolithically integrated optical pumping light emitting device. for:
  • the substrate 1 was an undoped chamfered (0001) sapphire substrate having a thickness of 0.6 mm, a bevel rotation axis of [1-100], and a bevel angle of 1.2.
  • the beveling helps to reduce hexagonal surface defects during the growth of the nitrogen-polar GaN required to form the unit body.
  • the blue-violet LED nitride structure 2 comprises the following arrangement from top to bottom: I) unintentionally doped GaN 2a, preferably 2 ⁇ m thick, including GaN low temperature nucleation layer (30 nm); II) Si-doped n-type
  • the GaN layer 2b preferably has a thickness of 2.0 ⁇ m and a Si doping concentration of 3 ⁇ 10 +18 cm ⁇ 3 ; III) a blue-violet quantum well 2c comprising 7 pairs of components In 0.14 Ga 0.86 N(2 nm)/Si:GaN (7 nm), Si doping concentration is 1x10 +18 cm -3 ; and IV) Mg-doped P-type nitride layer 2d: composition is Mg: Al 0.25 GaN 0.75 (10 nm) / Mg: GaN, preferably The thickness is 350 nm and the Mg doping concentration is 3 x 10 + 19 cm -3 .
  • the blue-violet LED electrode and the reflective structure are the same as those of the first embodiment.
  • the area of the platform 71 is 0.5 mm x 0.5 mm, the width between the platforms 71 is 0.1 mm, the depth of the interval is 1100 nm, and the n-type conductive electrode 7 is located.
  • the width is 0.05 mm, the n-type conductive electrode 7 having a width of 1 mm is used for power connection, and the contact point 811 of the p-type conductive electrode 81 is located in the stage 71.
  • the insulating layer 6 comprises 100 nm PECVD Si x N and a heat curable flowable oxide (100 nm), separating the n-type electrode region 7 and the p-type electrode region 8; the structure of the n-type conductive electrode 7
  • the structure of the p-type conductive electrode 81 is: Ni (2 nm) / Au (200 nm), the diameter is 0.2 mm;
  • the reflective layer 82 is: Ti (20 nm) / Al (150 nm) / Ni (30 nm) / Au (100 nm); It is Ti (5 nm) / Ag (100 nm).
  • the shape of the unit body 3 is different from that of the first embodiment. In the present embodiment, it is a strip-shaped unit body, and FIG. 6 is a planar projection of the unit body 3.
  • the center of the unit body 3 ring coincides with the center of the substrate 1, and the unit
  • the cross section of the body 3 is trapezoidal, and the upper side of the trapezoidal cross section is preferably 0.5 ⁇ m to 50 ⁇ m, more preferably 8 ⁇ m; the height h is preferably 500 nm to 50 ⁇ m, more preferably 4 ⁇ m; and the base angle ⁇ is preferably 89° to 20°. More preferably, it is 45°; the distance d between the bottoms of the unit bodies 3 is preferably from 10 nm to 200 ⁇ m, more preferably 5 ⁇ m.
  • the upper portion of the Mg-doped p- type nitride 31 is, preferably Mg doping concentration of 2x10 +17 cm -3 ⁇ 8x10 +19 cm -3, more preferably 3x10 +19 cm -3, a thickness of not less than 10nm, preferably from 200nm, so that the concentration of free holes up 3-8x10 +17 cm -3.
  • the side surface of the unit body 3 and its gap have a Ti (5 nm) / Ag (100 nm) light reflecting layer 32.
  • the upper portion of the unit body 3 When the unit body 3 is of gallium polarity, the upper portion of the unit body 3 has an n-type doped nitride 31 with a doping concentration of 2x10 +17 cm -3 to 8x10 +19 cm -3 , doped n-
  • the thickness of the type nitride is not less than 10 nm, and an in-diode electric field can be formed with the p-type doped nitride above it, and the electric field formed by the piezoelectric effect and the internal force is opposite, thereby increasing the luminous efficiency of the yellow-green red quantum well.
  • the upper portion of the unit body 3 in the first embodiment may also include the above-described p-type or n-type doped nitride.
  • the yellow-green-red quantum well structure 4 includes 15 pairs of In 0.28 Ga 0.72 N (5 nm)/GaN (10 nm) grown on top of p-GaN and another 10 pairs of In 0.28 Ga 0.72 N (4 nm) / Si: GaN (7 nm), Si The doping concentration is 8x10 +17 cm -3 . There is GaN (10 nm) at the bottom.
  • the cover layer 5 is a Si:GaN cladding layer having a Si doping concentration of 3 ⁇ 10 +19 cm -3 and a thickness of 30 nm.
  • the Si:GaN barrier of the Si:GaN and yellow-green-red quantum wells and the Mg:GaN on the unit body 3 form a diode whose internal electric field will cancel the electric field formed by the piezoelectric stress by the piezoelectric effect, thereby increasing the luminous efficiency. .
  • Providing a nitrogen polar nitride for forming the unit body 3 using a conventional growth process of MOVPE, first performing high temperature nitridation treatment on the substrate 1, and then growing 4 ⁇ m of nitrogen-polar GaN; including 200 nm at the top thereof Mg-doped p-GaN; finally, a 20 nm Si 3 N 4 polycrystalline layer is directly grown in the MOVPE system as a protective layer to form a substrate;
  • the circular, circular photoresist etch mask will have an undercut of 2-5 ⁇ m.
  • the plasma etching apparatus is used to form the unit body 3; in order to increase the inclination, generally Use a lower substrate temperature, a large Ar gas or a small Cl 2 gas flow;
  • cleaning the etching mask cleaning the etching mask in step 3), forming 200 nm Si x N as a protective film by PECVD;
  • Polishing the other side of the substrate 1 polishing the other side of the substrate 1 to achieve the standard for use in an open box;
  • a blue-violet LED nitride structure 2 using a conventional growth process of MOVPE, growing a gallium-polar blue-violet LED nitride structure 2 and a protective layer thereof, and the protective layer is preferably a Si 3 N 4 protective film;
  • exposing the top of the unit body 3 using a photolithography process and plasma etching to expose the nitride on the top of the ring of the unit body 3;
  • a light reflecting layer 32 depositing on the side and gap of the inclined body of the unit body 3: immersing the substrate after the step 8) in a 5% HF solution, removing all the protective layers; and then using a photolithography process, a lift-off process or electron beam evaporation
  • a light reflecting layer 32 preferably a Ti (5 nm) / Ag (200 nm) light reflecting layer 32; and then spin coating and solidifying the flowable oxide as a protective layer;
  • a blue-violet LED electrode and a reflective structure using a photoresist as a plasma etching mask, plasma etching to form a substrate 71 (Fig. 4), and then removing the remaining photoresist; using a photolithography process, a lift-off process, or an electron
  • the beam is evaporated to form an n-type conductive electrode 7, and a relatively high temperature is used to cover the relatively wide boundary of the n-type conductive electrode 7; then a p-type conductive electrode and a light reflecting layer 8 are formed: first, 100 nm Si x N and spin coating are deposited by PECVD, Curing a flowable oxide (100 nm) as the insulating layer 6, separating the p-type conductive electrode and the light reflecting layer 8 from the n-type conductive electrode 7; secondly, using a negative photoresist as a plasma etching mask, plasma The Si x N and the cured flowable oxide on the contact point 811 of the p-type p-
  • the substrate obtained in step 10) is cut into small pieces as a single light-emitting device package, and the package method uses a bracket to directly contact the heat sink 9 (including diamond, Cu, Al, Mo, etc.) on the surface of the Ag film, or It is directly fixed to the Ag film with a high temperature adhesive.
  • the heat sink 9 including diamond, Cu, Al, Mo, etc.

Abstract

Disclosed is an optical pumping light-emitting device, comprising: a transparent substrate for the growth of nitride, a yellow-green-red quantum well structure and a covering layer located above the yellow-green-red quantum well structure, wherein a plurality of unit bodies including but not limited to nitride are arranged at a side of the substrate, the unit bodies have a slanted side face, and the yellow-green-red quantum well structure is located on the top of the unit bodies. Further provided is a preparation method for a monolithic integrated optical pumping light-emitting device. Compared with the prior art, the optical pumping light-emitting device in the present invention can reduce pressure stress, and improve light-emitting efficiency.

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光泵浦发光器件及单片集成光泵浦发光器件的制备方法Optical pumping light emitting device and method for preparing monolithically integrated optical pumping light emitting device 技术领域Technical field
本发明涉及一种光泵浦发光器件,以及单片集成光泵浦发光器件的制备方法。The present invention relates to an optical pumping light emitting device and a method of fabricating a monolithically integrated optical pumping light emitting device.
背景技术Background technique
高效节能InGaN/GaN量子阱发光二极管(LED)逐渐取代传统的,高能耗,低发光效率的发光灯泡。但是这类二极管在黄光、绿光和红光波段发光效率低,且颜色不稳定,其原因在于量子阱中发光介质InGaN内部的压应力。这种压应力主要来源于晶格失配,即晶格参数大的InGaN生长在晶格参数小的GaN晶面上。通过压电效应,形成一个纵向电场。这个电场总是将InGaN量子阱的电子与空穴分开,因此它们不能有效复合而发光。这种压应力还有其它副作用:不仅包括在生长过程中降低InGaN量子阱介质中In的含量,而且更突出的问题是造成V-形缺陷。V-型缺陷易于造成短路,即LED失效。尽管有好多努力,包括使用无压电效应的晶向,但还没能研制出性能稳定、高效黄绿光LED,更不用说红光LED。Energy-efficient InGaN/GaN quantum well light-emitting diodes (LEDs) are gradually replacing traditional, high-energy, low-luminance luminous bulbs. However, such diodes have low luminous efficiency and unstable color in the yellow, green and red wavelength bands due to the compressive stress inside the luminescent medium InGaN in the quantum well. This compressive stress is mainly derived from lattice mismatch, that is, InGaN having a large lattice parameter is grown on a GaN crystal face having a small lattice parameter. A longitudinal electric field is formed by the piezoelectric effect. This electric field always separates the electrons of the InGaN quantum well from the holes, so they cannot be effectively combined to emit light. This compressive stress has other side effects: it not only includes reducing the amount of In in the InGaN quantum well medium during growth, but a more prominent problem is the V-shaped defect. V-type defects are prone to short circuits, ie LED failure. Despite a lot of efforts, including the use of crystal orientation without piezoelectric effect, it has not been able to develop stable, high-efficiency yellow-green LEDs, not to mention red LEDs.
近年来有一种新的技术正在受到重视,即光泵浦LED。这种技术采用在光电子工业已经广泛使用的光泵浦方式。具体来讲,光泵浦不是使用电场向绿光或黄光InGaN量子阱中注射电子和空穴使其发光,而是用高效可靠的蓝紫光LED发出的光在黄绿光的量子阱中激发电子和空穴,电子和空穴复合,从而产生黄绿光。In recent years, a new technology is being taken seriously, namely optically pumped LEDs. This technology uses an optical pumping method that has been widely used in the optoelectronics industry. Specifically, optical pumping does not use an electric field to inject electrons and holes into a green or yellow InGaN quantum well to illuminate it. Instead, it emits electrons in a yellow-green quantum well with light emitted by a highly efficient and reliable blue-violet LED. Holes, electrons and holes recombine to produce yellow-green light.
这种光泵浦方式有三个重要的优点:首先,整体而言,由电能转换成光能的效率得到了保证;其次,由于电场不是加在黄绿光的量子阱上,其LED失效率低;再者,由于蓝紫光在黄绿光量子阱中激发的电子和空穴数量远低于电场注入的电子和空穴数量,所以LED的颜色比较稳定;最后,通过调整蓝紫光的强度和黄绿光量子阱的数量,从而形成各种颜色的LED。This optical pumping method has three important advantages: first, overall, the efficiency of converting electrical energy into light energy is ensured; secondly, since the electric field is not applied to the quantum well of yellow-green light, the LED failure rate is low; Since the number of electrons and holes excited by blue-violet light in the yellow-green quantum well is much lower than the number of electrons and holes injected by the electric field, the color of the LED is relatively stable; finally, by adjusting the intensity of the blue-violet light and the yellow-green light quantum well The number of LEDs thus forming various colors.
这类现有技术可分两类:This type of prior art can be divided into two categories:
1)黄绿光量子阱和蓝紫光LED在衬底的同一侧,在这一类中,又有两种方式:第一,黄绿光量子阱置于蓝紫光LED P-N结之内,这种结构的问题在于在生长这种结构的过程中,将形成V-型缺陷,质量差,LED容易失效;第二,黄绿光量子阱置于蓝紫光LED P-N结之外,生长在LED最上方p-型材料上,但是这样将无法有效控制在发光的过程中空穴的分布,蓝紫光LED发光效率因此会降低。当然有人提出在LED最上方p-型材料上首先生长n-型材料形成隧道二极管,然后在生长黄绿光量子阱,这样可由n-型材料来控制空穴的均匀性,但是在生长n-型材料的过程中,蓝紫光量子阱或已经变质。1) The yellow-green light quantum well and the blue-violet light LED are on the same side of the substrate. In this category, there are two ways: First, the yellow-green light quantum well is placed inside the blue-violet LED PN junction. The problem is that in the process of growing this structure, V-type defects will be formed, the quality is poor, and the LED is easy to fail. Second, the yellow-green light quantum well is placed outside the blue-violet LED PN junction and grows at the top of the LED p-type. On the material, but this will not effectively control the distribution of holes during the luminescence process, and the luminous efficiency of the blue-violet LED will therefore decrease. It is of course proposed that the n-type material is first grown on the p-type material at the top of the LED to form a tunnel diode, and then the yellow-green light quantum well is grown, so that the n-type material can be used to control the uniformity of the holes, but in the growth n-type During the course of the material, the blue-violet quantum well has either deteriorated.
2)黄绿光量子阱和蓝紫光LED分别在衬底的两侧,这类技术的其中一个例子是由德 国OSRAM提出的,即黄绿光量子阱和蓝紫光分别生长在两个不同的蓝宝石上,然后降低前者衬底的厚度,把它粘到后者的表面上;另一个例子是加州大学圣塔巴巴拉分校提出的,即黄绿光量子阱和蓝紫光LED分别生长在单晶(11-22)GaN衬底的两侧,但是它排除了黄绿光量子阱的一侧使用p-型氮化物材料,也就是排除了使用二极管的内电场降低由压应力和压电效应形成的电场。2) Yellow-green quantum wells and blue-violet LEDs are on the sides of the substrate, one example of this type of technology is The OSRAM proposed that the yellow-green quantum well and the blue-violet light grow on two different sapphire, respectively, and then reduce the thickness of the former substrate and stick it to the surface of the latter; another example is the University of California, Santa Barbara. Laho's proposed yellow-green quantum well and blue-violet LED are respectively grown on both sides of a single crystal (11-22) GaN substrate, but it excludes the use of p-type nitride material on one side of the yellow-green quantum well. That is, the internal electric field using the diode is excluded to reduce the electric field formed by the compressive stress and the piezoelectric effect.
现有的光泵浦方式还有待于优化和改善:首先,现有技术使用的是平面对平面的泵浦方式,到达黄绿红光量子阱的蓝紫光的强度不够高,需要提高蓝紫光激发的自由电子和空穴的浓度,保证黄绿红光量子阱有合适的量子效率及发光效率;其次,从目前来看,单晶GaN衬底还很贵重,产量低,无法满足发光工业的需要,所以新型发光器件的设计必须要考虑到使用蓝宝石衬底;但是,由于蓝宝石的热膨胀系数比氮化物的要大得多(大约35%),即热膨胀失配,在生长降温过程中,在氮化物中将产生一个很大的压应力(300-500兆帕),所以必须有效降低压应力;再者,为了能够充分吸收蓝紫光转换成黄绿光或红光,量子阱的数量要多,因此铟有机金属源消耗量将成为一个问题。另外,黄绿红光量子阱的设计还必须降低它们内部的、由晶格失配和热膨胀失配造成的压应力,以及降低压应力在量子阱中造成的电场。The existing optical pumping method has yet to be optimized and improved. First, the prior art uses a plane-to-plane pumping method. The intensity of the blue-violet light reaching the yellow-green-red-light quantum well is not high enough, and it is necessary to increase the free electrons excited by blue-violet light. And the concentration of holes ensures that the yellow-green red quantum well has suitable quantum efficiency and luminous efficiency. Secondly, from the current point of view, the single crystal GaN substrate is still very expensive, and the output is low, which cannot meet the needs of the light-emitting industry, so the novel light-emitting device The design must take into account the use of sapphire substrates; however, since the thermal expansion coefficient of sapphire is much larger (about 35%) than that of nitrides, that is, the thermal expansion mismatch, during the growth and cooling process, a very large Large compressive stress (300-500 MPa), so the compressive stress must be effectively reduced; in addition, in order to fully absorb blue-violet light into yellow-green or red light, the number of quantum wells is large, so the consumption of indium organic metal source will Become a problem. In addition, the design of the yellow-green-red quantum wells must also reduce the internal compressive stress caused by lattice mismatch and thermal expansion mismatch, and reduce the electric field caused by compressive stress in the quantum well.
发明内容Summary of the invention
本发明所要解决的第一个技术问题是针对上述现有技术存在的问题,提供一种降低压应力、提高发光效率的光泵浦发光器件。The first technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide an optical pumping light-emitting device that reduces compressive stress and improves luminous efficiency in view of the problems of the prior art described above.
本发明所要解决的第二个技术问题是提供一种上述单片集成光泵浦发光器件的制备方法。A second technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a method of fabricating the above monolithically integrated optical pumping light-emitting device.
本发明解决上述技术问题所采用的第一个技术方案为:一种光泵浦发光器件,包括透明的用于氮化物生长的衬底、黄绿红量子阱结构、以及位于所述黄绿红量子阱结构上方的覆盖层,其特征在于:所述衬底一侧置有多个包括但不限于氮化物的单元体,所述单元体具有倾斜侧面,所述黄绿红量子阱结构位于所述单元体的顶部。The first technical solution adopted by the present invention to solve the above technical problem is: an optical pumping light emitting device comprising a transparent substrate for nitride growth, a yellow-green-red quantum well structure, and a yellow-green-red quantum well structure The cover layer is characterized in that: a plurality of unit bodies including but not limited to nitrides are disposed on one side of the substrate, the unit body has inclined sides, and the yellow-green-red quantum well structure is located at the top of the unit body.
根据本发明的一个方面,所述单元体为锥形体,所述单元体的锥顶截面直径为0.5μm~50μm,所述单元体的倾斜侧面的底角为89°~20°,所述单元体的高度为500nm~50μm。According to an aspect of the invention, the unit body is a cone having a cone top cross-sectional diameter of 0.5 μm to 50 μm, and a base side of the inclined side of the unit body is 89° to 20°, the unit The height of the body is 500 nm to 50 μm.
根据本发明的另一个方面,所述单元体为带状体,所述单元体的截面为梯形,梯形截面上边为0.5μm~50μm,所述单元体的倾斜侧面的底角为89°~20°,所述单元体的高度为500nm~50μm。According to another aspect of the present invention, the unit body is a strip body having a trapezoidal cross section, the upper side of the trapezoidal section is 0.5 μm to 50 μm, and the bottom side of the inclined side surface of the unit body is 89° to 20 °, the height of the unit body is 500 nm to 50 μm.
进一步地,所述单元体为氮极性,所述单元体的上部具有掺杂Mg的p-型氮化物,Mg的掺杂浓度为2x10+17cm-3~8x10+19cm-3,所述掺杂Mg的p-型氮化物的厚度不小于10nm,从而可以与其上方的n-型材料形成一个二极管内电场,与压电效应和压应力共同形成的电场方向相反,从而增加黄绿红量子阱的发光效率。 Further, the unit body has a nitrogen polarity, and the upper portion of the unit body has a Mg-doped p-type nitride, and the doping concentration of Mg is 2 × 10 +17 cm -3 to 8×10 +19 cm -3 . The thickness of the Mg-doped p-type nitride is not less than 10 nm, so that an in-diode electric field can be formed with the n-type material above it, and the electric field formed by the piezoelectric effect and the compressive stress is opposite to each other, thereby increasing the yellow-green red quantum well. Luminous efficiency.
进一步地,所述单元体为镓极性,所述单元体的上部具有n-型掺杂的氮化物,掺杂浓度为2x10+17cm-3~8x10+19cm-3,所述掺杂的n-型氮化物的厚度不小于10nm,可以与其上方的p-型掺杂的氮化物形成一个二极管内电场,与压电效应和压应力共同形成的电场方向相反,从而增加黄绿红量子阱的发光效率。Further, the unit body is a gallium polarity, and an upper portion of the unit body has an n-type doped nitride with a doping concentration of 2 × 10 +17 cm −3 to 8×10 +19 cm −3 , and the doping The thickness of the n-type nitride is not less than 10 nm, and an in-diode electric field can be formed with the p-type doped nitride above it, and the electric field formed by the piezoelectric effect and the compressive stress is opposite to each other, thereby increasing the yellow-green red quantum well. Luminous efficiency.
进一步地,相邻的所述单元体之间互不连接,所述衬底为蓝宝石,所述衬底的表面在所述单元体之间显露出来,由于生长在蓝宝石上的氮化物总是有压应力,基片总是凸起翘曲,而使得单元体相互不连接后,可以让蓝宝石衬底容易弯曲。Further, the adjacent unit cells are not connected to each other, the substrate is sapphire, and the surface of the substrate is exposed between the unit bodies, since the nitride grown on the sapphire always has The compressive stress, the substrate is always convexly warped, and the sapphire substrate can be easily bent after the unit bodies are not connected to each other.
进一步地,所述单元体的侧面和相邻的单元体之间的间隙涂敷有光反射层,从而增加表面光反射率,通过调节光反射层的覆盖率,可以改变发光器件的颜色。Further, a gap between the side surface of the unit body and the adjacent unit body is coated with a light reflecting layer to increase the surface light reflectance, and the color of the light emitting device can be changed by adjusting the coverage of the light reflecting layer.
优选的,所述光反射层为金属或介电涂层。Preferably, the light reflecting layer is a metal or a dielectric coating.
进一步地,所述单元体包括由氮化物组成的分布布拉格反射结构,从而增加黄绿红的输出效率。Further, the unit body includes a distributed Bragg reflection structure composed of nitride, thereby increasing the output efficiency of yellow-green-red.
优选的,所述黄绿红量子阱结构中量子阱组分为InyGa1-yN,其中0.18≤y≤0.7;所述黄绿红量子阱的势垒的组分为InaAlbGa1-a-bN,其中0≤a≤y-0.01,0≤b≤0.3,所述黄绿红量子阱的势垒上包括n-型或p-型掺杂层,掺杂浓度至少为1x10+16cm-3Preferably, the quantum well component of the yellow-green-red quantum well structure is In y Ga 1-y N, wherein 0.18 ≤ y ≤ 0.7; and the barrier of the yellow-green red quantum well is In a Al b Ga 1-ab N, wherein 0≤a≤y-0.01, 0≤b≤0.3, the barrier of the yellow-green-red quantum well includes an n-type or p-type doped layer, and the doping concentration is at least 1 × 10 +16 cm -3 .
进一步地,所述黄绿红量子阱结构的底部包括至少一个厚度不少于5nm的氮化物缓冲层,所述氮化物缓冲层的组分为InxAlyGa1-x-yN,其中0≤x≤0.3,0≤b≤0.3。Further, the bottom of the yellow-green-red quantum well structure includes at least one nitride buffer layer having a thickness of not less than 5 nm, and the composition of the nitride buffer layer is In x Al y Ga 1-xy N, where 0≤x≤ 0.3, 0 ≤ b ≤ 0.3.
优选的,所述覆盖层为最上方量子阱势垒。Preferably, the cover layer is the uppermost quantum well barrier.
进一步地,所述覆盖层包括蓝紫光的薄膜反光结构,所述蓝紫光的薄膜反光结构包括分布布拉格反射结构或金属/介质光过滤器,从而增加蓝紫光的实际使用强度;或者所述覆盖层包括黄绿红光的薄膜反光结构,所述黄绿红光的薄膜反光结构包括分布布拉格反射结构或金属/介质光过滤器,从而利用形成垂直腔面发射激光器(VCSEL),调整谱线的结构和发光的方向性。Further, the cover layer comprises a blue-violet film reflective structure comprising a distributed Bragg reflection structure or a metal/dielectric optical filter to increase the actual use intensity of the blue-violet light; or the cover layer a yellow-green-red film reflective structure comprising a distributed Bragg reflection structure or a metal/dielectric optical filter to adjust the structure of the line and the direction of illumination by forming a vertical cavity surface emitting laser (VCSEL) Sex.
本发明解决上述技术问题所采用的第二个技术方案为:一种单片集成光泵浦发光器件的制备方法,其特征在于:包括如下步骤:The second technical solution adopted by the present invention to solve the above technical problem is: a method for preparing a monolithically integrated optical pumping light emitting device, comprising: the following steps:
1)提供衬底:提供单面抛光的衬底;1) providing a substrate: providing a single-sided polished substrate;
2)提供用于形成单元体的氮化物:在所述衬底抛光的一面提供用于形成单元体的氮化物,并形成氮化物的保护层,从而形成基片;2) providing a nitride for forming a unit body: providing a nitride for forming a unit body on a polished side of the substrate, and forming a protective layer of nitride to form a substrate;
3)形成单元体:在步骤2)得到的基片上形成蚀刻掩膜,再通过等离子体蚀刻形成具有倾斜侧面的单元体;3) forming a unit body: forming an etching mask on the substrate obtained in step 2), and forming a unit body having inclined sides by plasma etching;
4)清理蚀刻掩膜:清理步骤3)中所形成的蚀刻掩膜并形成能作为氮化物生长掩膜的保护层;4) cleaning the etching mask: cleaning the etching mask formed in step 3) and forming a protective layer capable of functioning as a nitride growth mask;
5)抛光衬底的另一面:对所述衬底的另一面进行抛光;5) polishing the other side of the substrate: polishing the other side of the substrate;
6)形成蓝紫光LED氮化物结构:在所述衬底的抛光的另一面上生长蓝紫光LED氮 化物结构及保护层;6) forming a blue-violet LED nitride structure: growing blue-violet LED nitrogen on the polished other side of the substrate Structure and protective layer;
7)暴露单元体的顶部:使用光刻和等离子体刻蚀技术暴露单元体的顶部;7) exposing the top of the unit body: exposing the top of the unit body using photolithography and plasma etching techniques;
8)生长黄绿红量子阱结构和覆盖层:在所述单元体顶部生长黄绿红量子阱结构和覆盖层;8) growing a yellow-green-red quantum well structure and a cap layer: growing a yellow-green-red quantum well structure and a cap layer on top of the unit body;
9)在所述单元体倾斜的侧面和间隙沉积光反射层;9) depositing a light reflecting layer on the side and the gap of the inclined body of the unit body;
10)形成蓝紫光LED电极及反光结构:在所述蓝紫光LED氮化物结构远离所述衬底(1)的一侧形成蓝紫光LED电极及反光结构;10) forming a blue-violet LED electrode and a reflective structure: forming a blue-violet LED electrode and a reflective structure on a side of the blue-violet LED nitride structure away from the substrate (1);
11)器件封装:把步骤10)后得到的基片切割成小片作为单个发光器件后封装;11) device package: the substrate obtained after step 10) is cut into small pieces as a single light emitting device and packaged;
所述步骤3)、4)能在步骤6)后进行。The steps 3), 4) can be carried out after step 6).
进一步地,在步骤3)中,首先用光刻工艺、电子束蒸和剥离工艺在步骤2)中形成的基片上形成金属蚀刻掩膜;然后用光刻工艺和负性光刻胶,在该金属蚀刻掩膜上形成另外一层相同形状的负性光刻胶作为蚀刻掩膜;再用等离子体蚀刻设备,形成具有倾斜侧面的单元体。Further, in step 3), a metal etching mask is first formed on the substrate formed in the step 2) by a photolithography process, an electron beam evaporation, and a lift-off process; then, a photolithography process and a negative photoresist are used. Another layer of negative photoresist of the same shape is formed on the metal etch mask as an etch mask; and a plasma etching apparatus is used to form a unit body having inclined sides.
与现有技术相比,本发明的优点在于:使用了新的光泵浦方式,即面对点泵浦,由此:Compared with the prior art, the invention has the advantage that a new optical pumping method, ie, point-to-point pumping, is used, thereby:
1)单元体的侧面是倾斜的,它们可以起到聚光的作用,从而调整黄绿红量子阱的量子效率;1) The sides of the unit body are inclined, and they can function as a condensing light to adjust the quantum efficiency of the yellow-green-red quantum well;
2)单元体侧面是倾斜的,其顶部截面为较小的尺寸,将降低黄绿红量子阱的压应力,从而增加黄绿红量子阱的发光效率;2) The side of the unit body is inclined, and the top section of the unit is smaller in size, which will reduce the compressive stress of the yellow-green-red quantum well, thereby increasing the luminous efficiency of the yellow-green-red quantum well;
3)单元体侧面是倾斜的,其顶部截面为较小的尺寸,将降低In有机金属源的损耗,从而降低生产成本;3) The side of the unit body is inclined, and the top section of the unit is smaller in size, which will reduce the loss of the Inorganic metal source, thereby reducing the production cost;
4)当衬底是蓝宝石时,由于各个单元体底部互相不连接,衬底可以不受限制地弯曲,从而降低另一侧的蓝紫光LED的压应力,保证发光效率;4) When the substrate is sapphire, since the bottoms of the respective unit bodies are not connected to each other, the substrate can be bent without restriction, thereby reducing the compressive stress of the blue-violet LED on the other side, and ensuring luminous efficiency;
5)可以利用改变锥底之间的距离和有无金属和介电涂层,从而改变光泵浦LED的颜色。5) The color of the optically pumped LED can be changed by changing the distance between the bottoms of the cone and the presence or absence of metal and dielectric coating.
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图1是本发明的光泵浦发光器件的实施例的截面示意图;1 is a schematic cross-sectional view of an embodiment of an optical pumping light emitting device of the present invention;
图2是本发明的单片集成光泵浦发光器件的实施例一和二的截面示意图,展现了各部件的总体位置关系;2 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing Embodiments 1 and 2 of the monolithically integrated optical pumping light emitting device of the present invention, showing the overall positional relationship of the components;
图3是本发明的单片集成光泵浦发光器件的实施例一的截面示意图;3 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing a first embodiment of the monolithically integrated optical pumping light emitting device of the present invention;
图4是图3的单片集成光泵浦发光器件的电极结构投影示意图;4 is a schematic view showing the electrode structure of the monolithically integrated optical pumping light emitting device of FIG. 3;
图5是本发明的单片集成光泵浦发光器件的实施例二的截面示意图;Figure 5 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing a second embodiment of the monolithically integrated optical pumping light-emitting device of the present invention;
图6是图5的单片集成光泵浦发光器件的带状单元体投影示意图。 6 is a schematic view of a strip-shaped unit body projection of the monolithically integrated optical pumping light emitting device of FIG. 5.
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以下结合附图实施例对本发明作进一步详细描述。The invention will be further described in detail below with reference to the embodiments of the drawings.
参见图1,为本发明的光泵浦发光器件一个优选实施例。该光泵浦发光器件包括透明的氮化物生长衬底1,位于衬底1一侧的有倾斜侧面的岛型或带型的多个单元体3,位于单元体3顶部的黄绿红量子阱结构4,位于黄绿红量子阱结构4上方的覆盖层5。Referring to Figure 1, a preferred embodiment of an optically pumped light emitting device of the present invention is shown. The optical pumping light-emitting device comprises a transparent nitride growth substrate 1, a plurality of unit cells 3 of an island type or a belt type having inclined sides on one side of the substrate 1, and a yellow-green-red quantum well structure 4 at the top of the unit body 3. The cover layer 5 is located above the yellow-green-red quantum well structure 4.
衬底1可选用下述材料中的任意一种但不局限于这些材料:(0001)面蓝宝石(无掺杂-氧化铝单晶),(0001)面氮化镓(GaN)单晶和(0001)面氮化铝单晶。衬底1可以被故意斜切,从而偏离[0001]方向0~6°,偏离方向可以朝向衬底1的(1-100)面或者(11-20)面,或者在衬底1的(1-100)面和(11-20)面之间。也可以选择非极性或半极性的氮化物以及可以用于生长非极性或半极性的氮化物的蓝宝石衬底。优选的,衬底1的厚度为0.4~5mm,透明度则在385nm~500nm光谱区间,透过率不低于60%。The substrate 1 may be selected from any of the following materials, but is not limited to these materials: (0001) plane sapphire (undoped-alumina single crystal), (0001) plane gallium nitride (GaN) single crystal and ( 0001) Surface aluminum nitride single crystal. The substrate 1 may be intentionally chamfered so as to deviate from the [0001] direction by 0 to 6°, and the deviation direction may be toward the (1-100) plane or the (11-20) plane of the substrate 1, or on the substrate 1 (1) -100) between the face and the (11-20) face. Non-polar or semi-polar nitrides can also be selected as well as sapphire substrates that can be used to grow non-polar or semi-polar nitrides. Preferably, the substrate 1 has a thickness of 0.4 to 5 mm, and the transparency is in the 385 nm to 500 nm spectral range, and the transmittance is not less than 60%.
单元体3包括但不限于氮化物InaAlbGa1-a-bN(0≤a≤0.3,0≤b≤1),也可以包括衬底。也可以包括由氮化物组成的分布布拉格反射结构(DBR)作为黄绿红波段的反光结构,从而增加黄绿红的输出效率。侧面倾斜的底角α优选的为89°~20°,而高度h优选的则为500nm~50μm。单元体3包括n-型掺杂材料,掺杂浓度可为1x10+17cm-3~2x10+19cm-3;或者,单元体3包括p-型掺杂材料,掺杂浓度可为5x10+17cm-3~8x10+19cm-3。单元体3的侧面和相邻单元体3之间的间隙涂敷有光反射层32,该光反射层32可以是金属、介电材料、或是它们的复合体,光反射层32的厚度优选的为5nm~3μm,而金属材料可选用Ni、Au、Ag、Ti、Al、Ta、W、Cr、Cu、In、Pt、Pd当中的一种或多种,但不局限于这些材料;介电涂层可选用SiO2,SixN和可流动的氧化物等中的一种或多种。通过改变金属或介电涂层的覆盖率,可以调整光泵浦发光器件的颜色。The unit body 3 includes, but is not limited to, nitride In a Al b Ga 1-ab N (0 ≤ a ≤ 0.3, 0 ≤ b ≤ 1), and may also include a substrate. A distributed Bragg reflection structure (DBR) composed of nitride may also be included as a reflective structure of the yellow-green-red band, thereby increasing the output efficiency of yellow-green-red. The base angle α of the side slope is preferably 89° to 20°, and the height h is preferably 500 nm to 50 μm. The unit body 3 includes an n-type dopant material, and the doping concentration may be 1 × 10 +17 cm -3 to 2x10 +19 cm -3 ; or the unit body 3 includes a p-type dopant material, and the doping concentration may be 5×10 + 17 cm -3 to 8x10 +19 cm -3 . The gap between the side surface of the unit body 3 and the adjacent unit body 3 is coated with a light reflecting layer 32, which may be a metal, a dielectric material, or a composite thereof, and the thickness of the light reflecting layer 32 is preferably 5 nm to 3 μm, and the metal material may be one or more of Ni, Au, Ag, Ti, Al, Ta, W, Cr, Cu, In, Pt, Pd, but is not limited to these materials; The electrocoat layer may be selected from one or more of SiO 2 , Si x N, and a flowable oxide. The color of the optically pumped light emitting device can be adjusted by varying the coverage of the metal or dielectric coating.
当单元体3是氮极性材料时,单元体3上部包括p-型掺杂的氮化物薄膜(掺杂浓度:2x10+17cm-3~8x10+19cm-3),厚度不小于10nm。与其上方包括n-型掺杂层(掺杂浓度:5x10+16cm-3~5x10+19cm-3)的覆盖层5或黄绿红量子阱结构4,形成一个二极管内电场;该电场与压电效应和压应力共同形成的电场方向相反,这将增加黄绿红量子阱4的发光效率。When the unit body 3 is a nitrogen polar material, the upper portion of the unit body 3 includes a p-type doped nitride film (doping concentration: 2x10 + 17 cm -3 to 8x10 + 19 cm -3 ), and the thickness is not less than 10 nm. Forming a diode internal electric field with the cover layer 5 or the yellow-green red quantum well structure 4 including the n-type doped layer (doping concentration: 5x10 +16 cm -3 to 5x10 +19 cm -3 ); the electric field and the piezoelectric field The electric field formed by the effect and the compressive stress is opposite in direction, which will increase the luminous efficiency of the yellow-green-red quantum well 4.
当单元体3是镓极性材料时,单元体3上部包括n-型掺杂的氮化物薄膜(掺杂浓度:2x10+17cm-3~8x10+19cm-3),厚度不小于10nm。与其上方包括p-型掺杂层(掺杂浓度:5x10+16cm-3~5x10+19cm-3)的覆盖层5或黄绿红量子阱结构4,形成一个二极管内电场;该电场与压电效应和压应力共同形成的电场方向相反,这将增加黄绿红量子阱4的发光效率。When the unit body 3 is a gallium polar material, the upper portion of the unit body 3 includes an n-type doped nitride film (doping concentration: 2x10 + 17 cm -3 to 8x10 + 19 cm -3 ), and the thickness is not less than 10 nm. Forming a diode internal electric field with a cap layer 5 or a yellow-green red quantum well structure 4 including a p-type doped layer (doping concentration: 5x10 +16 cm -3 to 5x10 +19 cm -3 ); the electric field and piezoelectric The electric field formed by the effect and the compressive stress is opposite in direction, which will increase the luminous efficiency of the yellow-green-red quantum well 4.
黄绿红量子阱结构4位于单元体3的顶部,它至少包括量子阱数量为1~100,量子阱势垒数量为2~101。由于单元体3的顶部尺寸小,量子阱中由晶格失配造成的压应力 得以缓和,从而降低产生位错和V-型缺陷的形成可能性。量子阱的组分为InyGa1-yN(0.18≤y≤0.7);其势垒的组分为InaAlbGa1-a-bN(0≤a≤y-0.01,0≤b≤0.3),黄绿红量子阱的势垒上包括n-型或p-型掺杂层,掺杂浓度至少为1x10+16cm-3。在所有的黄绿红量子阱4及其势垒中In的含量可逐渐增加,Ga的含量可逐渐降低,变化方式可以是阶梯形或者连续型,以降低产生位错和V-型缺陷的形成可能性。优选的,势垒是Si或Ge掺杂的,以提高背景的电子浓度。黄绿红量子阱结构4的底部包括至少一个厚度不少于5nm的氮化物缓冲层,其组分InxAlyGa1-x-yN,其中0≤x≤0.2,0≤b≤0.3。它可以是n-型掺杂或p-型掺杂,但是它不可以吸收泵浦光。它可以缓和黄绿红量子阱的压应力或提供一个更好的表面,适于黄绿红量子阱结构4的生长。The yellow-green-red quantum well structure 4 is located at the top of the unit body 3, and includes at least a quantum well number of 1 to 100 and a quantum well barrier number of 2 to 101. Since the top size of the unit body 3 is small, the compressive stress caused by the lattice mismatch in the quantum well is alleviated, thereby reducing the possibility of formation of dislocations and V-type defects. The composition of the quantum well is In y Ga 1-y N (0.18 ≤ y ≤ 0.7); the composition of the barrier is In a Al b Ga 1-ab N (0 ≤ a ≤ y - 0.01, 0 ≤ b ≤ 0.3), the barrier of the yellow-green-red quantum well includes an n-type or p-type doped layer with a doping concentration of at least 1 × 10 +16 cm -3 . In all the yellow-green-red quantum wells 4 and their barriers, the content of In can be gradually increased, and the content of Ga can be gradually reduced. The variation can be stepped or continuous to reduce the formation possibility of dislocations and V-type defects. . Preferably, the barrier is Si or Ge doped to increase the electron concentration of the background. Yellow-red bottom 4 of the quantum well structure comprises at least a thickness not less than 5nm nitride buffer layer, its composition In x Al y Ga 1-xy N, wherein 0≤x≤0.2,0≤b≤0.3. It can be either n-type doped or p-type doped, but it does not absorb pump light. It can moderate the compressive stress of the yellow-green-red quantum well or provide a better surface for the growth of the yellow-green-red quantum well structure 4.
覆盖层5优选的为最上方量子阱势垒;优选的,覆盖层5可包括蓝紫光的薄膜反光结构,该蓝紫光的反光结构包括分布布拉格反射(DBR)结构或金属/介质光过滤器,从而增加蓝紫光的实际使用强度,这样的反光结构可以是氮化物,也可以是其它材料,如TaO2/SiO2、Ta2O5/SiO2等。优选的,覆盖层5也可包括黄绿红光的薄膜反光结构,该黄绿红光的反光结构包括分布布拉格反射(DBR)结构或金属/介质光过滤器,从而利用形成垂直腔面发射激光器(VESEL),调整谱线的结构和发光的方向性,这样的反光结构可以是氮化物,也可以是其它材料,如TaO2/SiO2、Ta2O5/SiO2等。The cover layer 5 is preferably the uppermost quantum well barrier; preferably, the cover layer 5 may comprise a blue-violet light reflective structure comprising a distributed Bragg reflection (DBR) structure or a metal/dielectric optical filter, Thereby increasing the actual use intensity of blue-violet light, such a reflective structure may be a nitride or other materials such as TaO 2 /SiO 2 , Ta 2 O 5 /SiO 2 and the like. Preferably, the cover layer 5 may also include a yellow-green-red light-reflecting structure including a distributed Bragg reflection (DBR) structure or a metal/dielectric optical filter to form a vertical cavity surface emitting laser (VESEL), The structure of the line and the directivity of the light are adjusted. Such a reflective structure may be a nitride or other materials such as TaO 2 /SiO 2 , Ta 2 O 5 /SiO 2 or the like.
通过使用有倾斜侧面的单元体3,1)单元体3可以使用n-型或p-型材料,从而与其上方氮化物形成一个二极管内电场,施加在黄绿红量子阱结构4中的量子阱上。由于这个电场可以与黄绿红量子阱4内压力造成的电场方向相反,降低黄绿红量子阱压应力造成的电场,从而增加发光效率;2)起到光聚焦作用,从而改善黄绿红量子阱4的光激发发光效率;3)由于单元体3是互不连接的,衬底1可以自由弯曲,从而降低蓝紫光LED氮化物结构2的压应力,因此衬底1可以使用低成本的蓝宝石衬底。By using the unit body 3 having the inclined sides, 1) the unit body 3 can use an n-type or p-type material to form an in-diode electric field with the nitride above it, applied to the quantum well in the yellow-green-red quantum well structure 4. Since this electric field can be opposite to the direction of the electric field caused by the pressure in the yellow-green-red quantum well 4, the electric field caused by the compressive stress of the yellow-green-red quantum well is reduced, thereby increasing the luminous efficiency; 2) the light focusing action is performed, thereby improving the photoexcitation luminescence of the yellow-green-red quantum well 4. Efficiency; 3) Since the unit bodies 3 are not connected to each other, the substrate 1 can be freely bent, thereby reducing the compressive stress of the blue-violet LED nitride structure 2, and thus the substrate 1 can use a low-cost sapphire substrate.
但是,上述光泵浦发光器件必须用其它光源作为泵浦光源,从而发光。例如直接与发光二极管粘接在一起,形成黄绿红发光器件;或直接用蓝光激光管泵浦,产生黄绿红激光。但是这些方法会导致器件体积大和效率低。一种比较好的办法是在形成光泵浦发光器件的过程中与其泵浦光源进行集成,即形成单片集成光泵浦发光器件。However, the above-described optical pumping light-emitting device must use other light sources as a pumping source to emit light. For example, it is directly bonded to the light emitting diode to form a yellow-green-red light-emitting device; or directly pumped by a blue laser tube to generate a yellow-green-red laser. But these methods can lead to large and inefficient devices. A preferred method is to integrate with the pump source during the formation of the optically pumped light emitting device to form a monolithically integrated optical pumping light emitting device.
由此,如图2所示,为本发明的一种单片集成光泵浦发光器件的一个总体的结构示意图,下面针对单片集成光泵浦发光器件进行总体描述(即,下述单片集成光泵浦发光器件之实施例一与实施例二的共有特点):在上述光泵浦发光器件的基础上在衬底1另一侧设置蓝紫光LED氮化物结构2,以及蓝紫光LED电极及反光结构6、7、8,蓝紫光LED电极及反光结构的下方还可以具有载体或散热体9。Thus, as shown in FIG. 2, which is a general structural diagram of a monolithically integrated optical pumping light emitting device of the present invention, the following is a general description of a monolithically integrated optical pumping light emitting device (ie, the following monolithic film) Embodiment 1 of the integrated optical pumping light-emitting device and the second embodiment have the following features: a blue-violet LED nitride structure 2 and a blue-violet LED electrode are disposed on the other side of the substrate 1 on the basis of the above-mentioned optical pumping light-emitting device And the reflective structures 6, 7, 8 and the blue-violet LED electrodes and the reflective structure may further have a carrier or a heat sink 9.
蓝紫光LED氮化物结构2,其发光波长优选的为375nm~500nm。在此波段内,一般来讲蓝紫光LED氮化物结构2发光波长越短,蓝紫光管把电能转化为光能的效率就越高,在生长黄绿红量子阱结构4的过程中蓝紫光量子阱将更稳定。蓝紫光LED氮化 物结构2表面实施了电导增加措施,这些措施包括ITO(氧化铟锡)沉积和形成NixO超薄层(通常为0.5~10nm),从而调整蓝紫光LED氮化物结构2发光的均匀性。The blue-violet LED nitride structure 2 preferably has an emission wavelength of 375 nm to 500 nm. In this band, generally speaking, the shorter the emission wavelength of the blue-violet LED nitride structure 2, the higher the efficiency of the blue-violet tube to convert electrical energy into light energy. In the process of growing the yellow-green-red quantum well structure 4, the blue-violet quantum well will more stable. The surface of the blue-violet LED nitride structure 2 is subjected to an increase in conductance, including ITO (Indium Tin Oxide) deposition and formation of a Ni x O ultra-thin layer (usually 0.5 to 10 nm), thereby adjusting the blue-violet LED nitride structure 2 luminescence Uniformity.
蓝紫光LED电极及反光结构包括有图案的绝缘层6、n-型导电电极7、p-型导电电极及反光层8,绝缘层6把n-型导电电极7与p-型导电电极及反光层8分隔开,整体位于蓝紫光LED氮化物结构2远离衬底1的一侧。上述的p-型导电电极及反光层8可以从下述材料中选取但并不局限于这些材料:Ni、Au、Ag、Ti、Al、Ta、W、Cr、Cu、In、Pt、Pd、ITO(氧化铟锡);而绝缘层6的厚度优选的为20nm~3μm,绝缘层6的材料可以从下述材料中选取但并不局限于这些材料:SiO2、SixN或固化的可流动氧化物。The blue-violet LED electrode and the reflective structure comprise a patterned insulating layer 6, an n-type conductive electrode 7, a p-type conductive electrode and a light-reflecting layer 8, and the insulating layer 6 has an n-type conductive electrode 7 and a p-type conductive electrode and is reflective The layers 8 are spaced apart and are located entirely on the side of the blue-violet LED nitride structure 2 remote from the substrate 1. The p-type conductive electrode and the light reflecting layer 8 described above may be selected from the following materials, but are not limited to these materials: Ni, Au, Ag, Ti, Al, Ta, W, Cr, Cu, In, Pt, Pd, ITO (indium tin oxide); and the thickness of the insulating layer 6 is preferably 20 nm to 3 μm, and the material of the insulating layer 6 may be selected from the following materials: but not limited to these materials: SiO 2 , Si x N or cured Flowing oxides.
上述的单片集成光泵浦发光器件的制备方法包括如下步骤:The method for preparing the above monolithically integrated optical pumping light emitting device comprises the following steps:
1)提供衬底1:提供一个清洗干净的单面抛光的衬底1,衬底1的材料包括这些材料中的任意一种:(0001)面蓝宝石,(0001)面氮化镓单晶和(0001)面氮化铝单晶;单元体3为氮极性时,衬底1被故意斜切,从而偏离[0001]方向0~6°,偏离方向可以朝向衬底1的(1-100)面或者(11-20)面,或者在朝向衬底1的(1-100)面和(11-20)面之间;衬底1厚度优选的为0.4~5mm,透明度优选的在385nm~500nm光谱区间,透过率不低于60%;在本步骤中,不可使用双面抛光的衬底1,因为抛光的另一面在下述的步骤2)中容易被氮化或被损坏;1) Providing a substrate 1: providing a clean single-sided polished substrate 1, the material of the substrate 1 including any of these materials: (0001) surface sapphire, (0001) plane gallium nitride single crystal and (0001) plane aluminum nitride single crystal; when the unit body 3 is of nitrogen polarity, the substrate 1 is intentionally chamfered so as to deviate from the [0001] direction by 0 to 6°, and the deviation direction may be toward the substrate 1 (1-100). a face or (11-20) face, or between the (1-100) face and the (11-20) face of the substrate 1; the thickness of the substrate 1 is preferably 0.4 to 5 mm, and the transparency is preferably 385 nm. In the 500 nm spectral interval, the transmittance is not less than 60%; in this step, the double-sided polished substrate 1 cannot be used because the other side of the polishing is easily nitrided or damaged in the following step 2);
2)提供用于形成单元体3的氮化物:在衬底1抛光的一面提供一层用于形成单元体3的氮化物InaAlbGa1-a-b(0≤a≤0.3,0≤b≤1),并形成其保护层,形成氮化物的方法包括用有机金属气相外延(MOVPE或MOVCD)在衬底1抛光面上生长单元体3所需要的氮化物InaAlbGa1-a-bN(0≤a≤0.3,0≤b≤1)薄膜;当步骤1)中的衬底1为GaN单晶时,本步骤中包括在GaN的表面层生长单元体3所需要的氮化物结构,例如n-型或p-型氮化物,或分布式布拉格结构,从而形成基片;在这个过程中,不可以生长黄绿红量子阱结构4,因为在下面的过程中它们有可能变质;2) Providing a nitride for forming the unit body 3: a layer of nitride In a Al b Ga 1-ab for forming the unit body 3 is provided on the polished side of the substrate 1 (0 ≤ a ≤ 0.3, 0 ≤ b ≤1), and forming a protective layer thereof, the method of forming a nitride includes the nitride In a Al b Ga 1-ab required for growing the unit body 3 on the polishing surface of the substrate 1 by organometallic vapor phase epitaxy (MOVPE or MOVCD). N (0 ≤ a ≤ 0.3, 0 ≤ b ≤ 1) film; when the substrate 1 in the step 1) is a GaN single crystal, this step includes a nitride structure required for growing the unit body 3 on the surface layer of GaN. , for example, an n-type or p-type nitride, or a distributed Bragg structure, thereby forming a substrate; in this process, the yellow-green-red quantum well structure 4 cannot be grown because they may deteriorate in the following process;
3)形成单元体3:使用光刻工艺和等离子体蚀刻在所述基片上形成所需要的单元体3,该单元体3包括氮化物;光刻工艺为使用负性光刻胶和金属膜形成复合的蚀刻掩膜,用于形成单元体3,负性光刻胶厚度为300nm~25μm,而金属膜厚度为30nm~5μm;等离子体蚀刻则包括形成氮化物单元体3,或包括形成由氮化物和衬底材料组成的单元体3。在蚀刻时,为了露出衬底表面,衬底不可避免的要被蚀刻;在等离子体蚀刻中,故意使用富氩等离子体蚀刻,从而增加单元体3的侧面倾斜度;3) Forming the unit body 3: forming a desired unit body 3 on the substrate using a photolithography process and plasma etching, the unit body 3 including a nitride; the photolithography process is formed using a negative photoresist and a metal film a composite etching mask for forming the unit body 3, the negative photoresist has a thickness of 300 nm to 25 μm, and the metal film has a thickness of 30 nm to 5 μm; the plasma etching includes forming the nitride unit body 3, or includes forming nitrogen A unit body 3 composed of a compound and a substrate material. In etching, in order to expose the surface of the substrate, the substrate is inevitably etched; in plasma etching, argon-rich plasma etching is intentionally used, thereby increasing the side slope of the unit body 3;
4)清理蚀刻掩膜:清理步骤3)中形成的蚀刻掩膜,并形成保护层;这个保护层可作为生长黄绿红量子阱结构及其氮化物覆盖层的生长掩膜。4) Cleaning the etch mask: cleaning the etch mask formed in step 3) and forming a protective layer; this protective layer can serve as a growth mask for growing the yellow-green-red quantum well structure and its nitride cap layer.
5)抛光衬底1的另一面:对衬底1的另一面进行抛光,到达开盒即用的标准;5) Polishing the other side of the substrate 1: polishing the other side of the substrate 1 to the standard for use in an open box;
6)形成蓝紫光LED氮化物结构2:在步骤5)抛光的衬底1的另一面上生长蓝紫光 LED氮化物结构2及其保护层,在步骤2)、4)和本步骤中,保护层包括一种或多种这些材料:SiO2,SixN,或固化的可流动氧化物,厚度为3nm~5μm;6) Forming a blue-violet LED nitride structure 2: growing a blue-violet LED nitride structure 2 and a protective layer on the other side of the substrate 1 polished in step 5), in steps 2), 4) and in this step, protecting The layer comprises one or more of these materials: SiO 2 , Si x N, or a cured flowable oxide having a thickness of from 3 nm to 5 μm;
7)暴露单元体3的顶部:使用光刻和等离子体刻蚀技术暴露单元体3的顶部;7) exposing the top of the unit body 3: exposing the top of the unit body 3 using photolithography and plasma etching techniques;
8)生长黄绿红量子阱结构4和覆盖层5:在单元体3顶部生长黄绿红量子阱结构4和覆盖层5,生长黄绿红量子阱结构4的方法包括有机金属气相外延(MOVPE);8) growing a yellow-green-red quantum well structure 4 and a cover layer 5: growing a yellow-green-red quantum well structure 4 and a cover layer 5 on the top of the unit body 3, and a method of growing the yellow-green-red quantum well structure 4 includes an organometallic vapor phase epitaxy (MOVPE);
9)在单元体3倾斜的侧面和间隙沉积光反射层32:该光反射层32包括使用气相蒸镀、化学气相或旋涂法,形成一层材料或多层材料,其材料可从下列材料中选取但不局限于这些材料:Ni、Au、Ag、Ti、Al、Ta、W、Cr、Cu、In、Pt、Pd、SiO2、SixN;还包括使用光刻工艺,控制光反射层32的覆盖率;9) depositing a light reflecting layer 32 on the inclined side surface of the unit body 3 and the gap: the light reflecting layer 32 includes forming a layer of material or a plurality of layers of material using vapor phase evaporation, chemical vapor phase or spin coating, the material of which may be from the following materials Selected but not limited to these materials: Ni, Au, Ag, Ti, Al, Ta, W, Cr, Cu, In, Pt, Pd, SiO 2 , Si x N; also includes the use of photolithography to control light reflection Coverage of layer 32;
10)形成蓝紫光LED电极及反光结构:在蓝紫光LED氮化物结构2远离衬底1的一侧形成蓝紫光LED形成电极及反光结构,包括植入一种绝缘层6,把n-型导电电极7和p-型导电电极及反光层8分隔开。形成n-型导电电极7和p-型导电电极及反光层8可以采用蒸镀法。在形成p-型导电电极及反光层8之前,要植入绝缘层6,其植入方式包括旋涂法,气相沉积和气相蒸镀。然后,使用光刻和蚀刻,暴露p-型电极接触点。最后,气相蒸镀至少一层或多层导电材料,形成p-型导电电极及反光层8。导电材料可从这些材料中选取但不局限于这些材料:Ni、Au、Ag、Ti、Al、Ta、W、Cr、Cu、In、Pt、Pd,ITO;反光材料可从这些材料中选取但不局限于这些材料:Ni、Au、Ti、Al、Ta、W、Cr、Cu、In、Pt、Pd、ITO。10) forming a blue-violet LED electrode and a reflective structure: forming a blue-violet LED forming electrode and a reflective structure on a side of the blue-violet LED nitride structure 2 away from the substrate 1, comprising implanting an insulating layer 6 to conduct n-type conductive The electrode 7 and the p-type conductive electrode and the light reflecting layer 8 are spaced apart. The formation of the n-type conductive electrode 7 and the p-type conductive electrode and the light reflecting layer 8 may be performed by a vapor deposition method. Before forming the p-type conductive electrode and the light reflecting layer 8, the insulating layer 6 is implanted, and the implantation method includes spin coating, vapor deposition, and vapor phase evaporation. The p-type electrode contact points are then exposed using photolithography and etching. Finally, at least one or more layers of conductive material are vapor-deposited to form a p-type conductive electrode and a light reflecting layer 8. Conductive materials may be selected from these materials but are not limited to these materials: Ni, Au, Ag, Ti, Al, Ta, W, Cr, Cu, In, Pt, Pd, ITO; reflective materials may be selected from these materials but It is not limited to these materials: Ni, Au, Ti, Al, Ta, W, Cr, Cu, In, Pt, Pd, ITO.
11)器件封装:把步骤10)后得到的基片切割成小片作为单个发光器件封装,封装采用的方法包括至少一种下列途径:使用支架形成电源连接和热接触,使用电镀铜,或把散热体9粘到反光电极上。11) Device package: The substrate obtained after step 10) is cut into small pieces as a single light-emitting device package, and the method adopted by the package includes at least one of the following ways: using a bracket to form a power connection and thermal contact, using electroplated copper, or dissipating heat Body 9 is adhered to the reflective electrode.
上述步骤3)和4)可在步骤6)之后。The above steps 3) and 4) can be after step 6).
本发明的单片集成光泵浦发光器件之实施例一 Embodiment 1 of the monolithically integrated optical pumping light emitting device of the present invention
如图3和图4所示,展现了本发明的单片集成光泵浦发光器件第一个详细实施例,在上述关于单片集成光泵浦发光器件书总体描述的基础上,还进一步限定为:As shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, a first detailed embodiment of the monolithically integrated optical pumping light emitting device of the present invention is shown, which is further defined based on the above general description of the monolithically integrated optical pumping light emitting device. for:
衬底1为无掺杂的(0001)蓝宝石衬底,厚度为0.6mm。The substrate 1 was an undoped (0001) sapphire substrate having a thickness of 0.6 mm.
蓝紫光LED氮化物结构2包括从上到下依次设置的:I)非故意掺杂GaN 2a,优选的厚度为2μm。其中包括30nm GaN低温成核层;II)掺杂Si的n-型GaN层2b,优选的厚度为2.0μm,Si掺杂浓度为3x10+18cm-3;III)蓝紫光量子阱2c,包括7对,其组分为InxGa1-xN(0.01≤x≤0.30),优选的为In0.14Ga0.86N(2nm)/Si:GaN(7nm),Si掺杂浓度为1x10+18cm-3;以及IV)掺杂Mg的p-型氮化物层2d:其组分为Mg:Al0.25GaN0.75(10nm)/Mg:GaN,优选的厚度为350nm,Mg掺杂浓度为3x10+19cm-3。在本实施例中,蓝紫光LED氮化物结构2的发光波长大致在410nm。 The blue-violet LED nitride structure 2 comprises, in order from top to bottom: I) unintentionally doped GaN 2a, preferably having a thickness of 2 μm. Including a 30 nm GaN low temperature nucleation layer; II) a Si-doped n-type GaN layer 2b, preferably having a thickness of 2.0 μm, a Si doping concentration of 3×10 +18 cm −3 ; III) blue-violet quantum well 2c, including 7 pairs, the composition of which is In x Ga 1-x N (0.01 ≤ x ≤ 0.30), preferably In 0.14 Ga 0.86 N (2 nm) / Si: GaN (7 nm), Si doping concentration is 1 x 10 + 18 cm -3 ; and IV) Mg-doped p-type nitride layer 2d: composition of Mg: Al 0.25 GaN 0.75 (10 nm) / Mg: GaN, preferably 350 nm thick, Mg doping concentration of 3 x 10 + 19 Cm -3 . In the present embodiment, the blue-violet LED nitride structure 2 has an emission wavelength of approximately 410 nm.
在本实施例中,单元体3为岛型的多个锥形体,每个单元体3(锥形体)的锥顶截面直径优选的为0.5~50μm,更优选的为10μm;高度h优选的为500nm~50μm,更优选的为6μm;底角α优选的89°~20°,更优选的为60°;而每个单元体3之间的距离d优选的为10nm~200μm,更优选的为5μm。单元体3顶部200nm有Si掺杂,浓度为3x10+17cm-3,从而增加背景自由电子浓度。单元体3的侧面及其间隙有Ti(5nm)/Ag(100nm)光反射层32。单元体3顶部截面小的直径可降低顶部氮化物的压应力,另一方面,由于单元体3的侧面是倾斜的,它们可以起到聚焦蓝紫光的作用,这将增加实际光强度,调整在锥形体顶部上的量子阱的发光效率。In the present embodiment, the unit body 3 is an island-shaped plurality of cones, and the diameter of the cone top section of each unit body 3 (cone body) is preferably 0.5 to 50 μm, more preferably 10 μm; the height h is preferably 500 nm to 50 μm, more preferably 6 μm; the base angle α is preferably 89° to 20°, more preferably 60°; and the distance d between each unit body 3 is preferably 10 nm to 200 μm, more preferably 5 μm. The top of the unit body 3 is doped with Si at a concentration of 3x10 + 17 cm -3 at 200 nm, thereby increasing the background free electron concentration. The side surface of the unit body 3 and its gap have a Ti (5 nm) / Ag (100 nm) light reflecting layer 32. The small diameter of the top section of the unit body 3 can reduce the compressive stress of the top nitride. On the other hand, since the sides of the unit body 3 are inclined, they can function to focus blue-violet light, which will increase the actual light intensity and adjust Luminous efficiency of the quantum well on top of the cone.
此时,在各相邻的单元体3之间,蓝宝石的衬底1的表面显露出来,蓝紫光LED氮化物结构2有由热膨胀失配造成压应力,但是由于单元体3之间相互不连接,可以让衬底1弯曲,从而降低另一侧蓝紫光LED氮化物结构2的压应力。单元体3的上部包括氮化物InaAlbGa1-a-bN(0≤a≤0.3,0≤b≤1),优选的为GaN;底部则包括蓝宝石,底部蓝宝石的厚度为1nm~20μm,优选的:200nm。At this time, between the adjacent unit bodies 3, the surface of the sapphire substrate 1 is exposed, and the blue-violet LED nitride structure 2 has a compressive stress caused by thermal expansion mismatch, but since the unit bodies 3 are not connected to each other. The substrate 1 can be bent to reduce the compressive stress of the blue-violet LED nitride structure 2 on the other side. The upper portion of the unit body 3 includes nitride In a Al b Ga 1-ab N (0 ≤ a ≤ 0.3, 0 ≤ b ≤ 1), preferably GaN; the bottom portion includes sapphire, and the bottom sapphire has a thickness of 1 nm to 20 μm. Preferred: 200 nm.
黄绿红量子阱结构4包括25对In0.28Ga0.72N(5nm)/Si:GaN(10nm)量子阱,Si掺杂浓度为3x10+17cm-3,从而增加背景自由电子浓度。其底部有Si:GaN(10nm)和In0.1Ga0.9N(30nm)。这层In0.1Ga0.9N有助于降低量子阱中的压应力。The yellow-green-red quantum well structure 4 includes 25 pairs of In 0.28 Ga 0.72 N (5 nm) / Si: GaN (10 nm) quantum wells with a Si doping concentration of 3 x 10 + 17 cm -3 , thereby increasing the background free electron concentration. There are Si:GaN (10 nm) and In 0.1 Ga 0.9 N (30 nm) at the bottom. This layer of In 0.1 Ga 0.9 N helps to reduce the compressive stress in the quantum well.
覆盖层5包括Si:GaN(50nm),Si掺杂浓度为3x10+18cm-3,从而增加背景自由电子浓度。另有5对SiO2(65nm)/TiO2(40nm)作为蓝光的分布布拉格全反射层。The cover layer 5 includes Si:GaN (50 nm) with a Si doping concentration of 3x10 + 18 cm -3 to increase the background free electron concentration. There are also 5 pairs of SiO 2 (65 nm) / TiO 2 (40 nm) as a distributed Bragg total reflection layer of blue light.
蓝紫光LED电极及反光结构,包括绝缘层6、n-型导电电极7、p-型导电电极及反光层8,其中,p-型导电电极及反光层8包括p-型导电电极81和反光层82。参见图4,为n-型导电电极7和p-型导电电极81的平面投影,其中平台71的面积是为0.5mmx0.5mm,平台71之间间隔的宽度为0.1mm,间隔的深度为1100nm,n-型导电电极7位于平台71之间的间隔中,宽度为0.05mm,置于n-型Si:GaN蚀刻的表面上,n-型导电电极7的结构为:Ti(20nm)/Al(150nm)/Ni(30nm)/Au(100nm)。另外,边界有1mm宽的n-型导电电极7用于电源连接。p-型导电电极81的接触点81位于平台71内,直接置于p-型GaN的表面上。它的形状和大小可用于调整发光的均匀性。p-型导电电极81的结构为:Ni(2nm)/Au(200nm),直径为0.2mm。绝缘层6分布在n-型导电电极7和p-型导电电极81之间从而将n-型导电电极7和p-型导电电极81分隔开,绝缘层6包括使用等离子体化学气相沉积(PECVD)形成的100nm SixN和加热固化后的可流动氧化物(100nm),反光层82位于绝缘层6和p-型导电电极81下方。其中,反光层82为Ti(5nm)/Ag(100nm)。The blue-violet LED electrode and the reflective structure comprise an insulating layer 6, an n-type conductive electrode 7, a p-type conductive electrode and a light reflecting layer 8, wherein the p-type conductive electrode and the light reflecting layer 8 comprise a p-type conductive electrode 81 and a reflective layer Layer 82. Referring to FIG. 4, a planar projection of the n-type conductive electrode 7 and the p-type conductive electrode 81, wherein the area of the land 71 is 0.5 mm x 0.5 mm, the width between the stages 71 is 0.1 mm, and the depth of the interval is 1100 nm. The n-type conductive electrode 7 is located in the space between the stages 71, has a width of 0.05 mm, and is placed on the surface of the n-type Si:GaN etching. The structure of the n-type conductive electrode 7 is: Ti (20 nm) / Al (150 nm) / Ni (30 nm) / Au (100 nm). In addition, an n-type conductive electrode 7 having a width of 1 mm is used for power connection. The contact point 81 of the p-type conductive electrode 81 is located in the stage 71 and is directly placed on the surface of the p-type GaN. Its shape and size can be used to adjust the uniformity of illumination. The p-type conductive electrode 81 has a structure of Ni (2 nm) / Au (200 nm) and a diameter of 0.2 mm. The insulating layer 6 is distributed between the n-type conductive electrode 7 and the p-type conductive electrode 81 to separate the n-type conductive electrode 7 from the p-type conductive electrode 81, and the insulating layer 6 includes plasma chemical vapor deposition (using plasma) PECVD) formed of 100 nm Si x N and heat-cured flowable oxide (100 nm), and the light reflecting layer 82 is located under the insulating layer 6 and the p-type conductive electrode 81. The light reflecting layer 82 is Ti (5 nm) / Ag (100 nm).
散热体9可以是Mo,因为它和氮化物具有相似的热膨胀系数。The heat sink 9 may be Mo because it has a similar coefficient of thermal expansion as the nitride.
在本实施例中,发光器件的制备方法包括如下步骤:In this embodiment, the method for preparing the light emitting device includes the following steps:
1)提供衬底1:提供2”、0.6mm厚的(0001)蓝宝石的衬底1,该衬底1单面抛光; 1) providing a substrate 1: providing a 2", 0.6 mm thick (0001) sapphire substrate 1, the substrate 1 is polished on one side;
2)提供用于形成单元体3的氮化物:使用MOVPE常规的生长过程,生长6μm的GaN,包括顶部200nm Si;GaN(掺杂浓度为3x10+17cm-3),并直接在MOVPE系统中生长10nm的Si3N4多晶层作为保护层,从而形成基片;2) Providing nitride for forming the unit body 3: using a conventional growth process of MOVPE, growing 6 μm of GaN, including top 200 nm Si; GaN (doping concentration of 3×10 +17 cm -3 ), and directly in the MOVPE system Growing a 10 nm Si 3 N 4 polycrystalline layer as a protective layer to form a substrate;
3)形成单元体3:首先用光刻工艺,电子束蒸和剥离工艺在步骤2)中形成的基片上形成直径为12μm的Ti(30nm)/Ni(150nm)圆盘形金属蚀刻掩膜;然后用光刻工艺和负性光刻胶,在该圆盘形金属蚀刻掩膜上形成另外一层圆形光刻胶作为蚀刻掩膜(大致上7μm厚);由于光刻胶是负性的,圆盘形光刻胶蚀刻掩膜将有2-3μm的底切,又由于在等离子体蚀刻过程中蚀刻掩膜将被损耗掉,因此这样的底切将增大单元体3的侧面倾斜;接着,用等离子体蚀刻设备,形成形状为锥形体的单元体3;为了增加倾斜度,一般使用较低的基片温度,大的Ar或小的Cl2气体流量;3) forming a unit body 3: first forming a Ti (30 nm) / Ni (150 nm) disc-shaped metal etching mask having a diameter of 12 μm on the substrate formed in the step 2) by a photolithography process, an electron beam evaporation and a stripping process; Then, using a photolithography process and a negative photoresist, another circular photoresist is formed on the disc-shaped metal etch mask as an etch mask (substantially 7 μm thick); since the photoresist is negative The disc-shaped photoresist etch mask will have an undercut of 2-3 μm, and since the etch mask will be lost during the plasma etching process, such undercut will increase the side tilt of the unit body 3; Next, a plasma etching apparatus is used to form a unit body 3 having a tapered shape; in order to increase the inclination, a lower substrate temperature, a large Ar or a small Cl 2 gas flow rate is generally used;
4)清理蚀刻掩膜:清理步骤3)中的蚀刻掩膜,电子束蒸镀200nm SiO2作为保护膜;4) cleaning the etching mask: cleaning the etching mask in step 3), evaporating 200 nm SiO 2 as a protective film by electron beam;
5)抛光衬底1的另一面:对衬底1的另一面进行抛光,达到开盒即用的标准;5) Polishing the other side of the substrate 1 : polishing the other side of the substrate 1 to achieve the standard for use in an open box;
6)形成蓝紫光LED氮化物结构2:使用MOVPE常规的生长过程,在步骤5)抛光的衬底1的另一面上生长蓝光LED氮化物结构2及其保护层,保护层优选的为Si3N46) Forming a blue-violet LED nitride structure 2: using a conventional growth process of MOVPE, a blue LED nitride structure 2 and a protective layer thereof are grown on the other side of the substrate 1 polished in step 5), and the protective layer is preferably Si 3 N 4 ;
7)暴露单元体3的顶部:使用光刻工艺和等离子体蚀刻,使单元体3锥顶的氮化物平面显露出来;7) exposing the top of the unit body 3: using a photolithography process and plasma etching to expose the nitride plane of the cone top of the unit body 3;
8)生长黄绿红量子阱结构4和覆盖层5;在单元体3锥顶生长黄绿红量子阱4和覆盖层5,黄绿红量子阱4的生长温度大致为720°左右;8) growing a yellow-green-red quantum well structure 4 and a cover layer 5; growing a yellow-green-red quantum well 4 and a cover layer 5 at the top of the unit body 3, and the growth temperature of the yellow-green-red quantum well 4 is about 720°;
9)在单元体3倾斜的侧面和间隙沉积光反射层32:将步骤8)后的基片浸入5%HF溶液中,去掉所有的保护层;然后用光刻工艺、剥离工艺或电子束蒸发在单元体3的侧面及其间隙沉积光反射层32,优选的为Ti(5nm)/Ag(200nm)光反射层,然后用电子束蒸镀4对SiO2(65nm)/TiO2(40nm)分布布拉格结构作为蓝光全反射层;9) depositing a light reflecting layer 32 on the side and gap of the inclined body of the unit body 3: immersing the substrate after the step 8) in a 5% HF solution, removing all the protective layers; and then using a photolithography process, a lift-off process or electron beam evaporation A light reflecting layer 32 is deposited on the side of the unit body 3 and its gap, preferably a Ti (5 nm) / Ag (200 nm) light reflecting layer, and then evaporating 4 pairs of SiO 2 (65 nm) / TiO 2 (40 nm) by electron beam. a distributed Bragg structure as a blue light total reflection layer;
10)形成蓝紫光LED电极及反光结构:用光刻胶作为等离子体蚀刻掩膜,等离子体蚀刻形成平台71,然后去掉剩余的光刻胶;用光刻工艺、剥离工艺或电子束蒸发形成n-型导电电极7,其结构为Ti(20nm)/Al(150nm)/Ni(30nm)/Au(100nm),并用高温胶带遮盖住n-型导电电极7比较宽的边界;然后形成p-型导电电极及反光层8:首先用等离子体化学气相沉积(PECVD)形成100nm SixN和旋涂、固化可流动氧化物100nm,形成绝缘层6;其次,用副光刻胶作为等离子体蚀刻掩膜,等离子体蚀刻除去p-型电极接触点811上SixN和固化的可流动氧化物,用电子束蒸发或剥离工艺形成p-型导电电极81Ni(2nm)/Ag(200nm);然后,用电子束蒸镀形成Ti(5nm)/Ag(100nm)反光层82;最后除去n-型导电电极7上的高温胶带;10) forming a blue-violet LED electrode and a reflective structure: using a photoresist as a plasma etching mask, plasma etching to form a terrace 71, and then removing the remaining photoresist; forming a photolithography process, a lift-off process, or electron beam evaporation a type-type conductive electrode 7 having a structure of Ti (20 nm) / Al (150 nm) / Ni (30 nm) / Au (100 nm), and covering a relatively wide boundary of the n-type conductive electrode 7 with a high temperature tape; then forming a p-type Conductive electrode and light-reflecting layer 8: firstly, 100nm Si x N and spin-on, solidified flowable oxide are formed by plasma chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) to form an insulating layer 6; secondly, a sub-photoresist is used as a plasma etching mask. Membrane, plasma etching removes Si x N and solidified flowable oxide on the p-type electrode contact point 811, and forms a p-type conductive electrode 81Ni (2 nm) / Ag (200 nm) by electron beam evaporation or lift-off process; Forming a Ti (5 nm) / Ag (100 nm) light reflecting layer 82 by electron beam evaporation; finally removing the high temperature tape on the n-type conductive electrode 7;
11)器件封装:把步骤10)得到的基片切割成小片作为单个发光器件封装,封装方法采用支架把散热体9(散热体9的材料包括金刚石,Cu,Al,Mo等)直接接触Ag薄膜的表面,或者用高温粘接剂直接固定在Ag薄膜上。 11) Device package: The substrate obtained in the step 10) is cut into small pieces as a single light-emitting device package, and the package method uses a bracket to directly contact the heat-dissipating body 9 (the material of the heat-dissipating body 9 including diamond, Cu, Al, Mo, etc.) to the Ag film. The surface is either directly attached to the Ag film with a high temperature adhesive.
本发明的单片集成光泵浦发光器件之实施例二 Embodiment 2 of the monolithic integrated optical pumping light emitting device of the present invention
如图5和图6所示,展现了本发明的单片集成光泵浦发光器件第二个详细实施例,在上述关于单片集成光泵浦发光器件书总体描述的基础上,还进一步限定为:As shown in FIG. 5 and FIG. 6, a second detailed embodiment of the monolithically integrated optical pumping light emitting device of the present invention is shown, which is further defined based on the above general description of the monolithically integrated optical pumping light emitting device. for:
衬底1为无掺杂的斜切的(0001)蓝宝石衬底,厚度为0.6mm,斜切旋转轴是[1-100],斜切角度是1.2°。在形成单元体所需氮极性GaN的生长过程中,斜切有助于减少六边形表面缺陷。The substrate 1 was an undoped chamfered (0001) sapphire substrate having a thickness of 0.6 mm, a bevel rotation axis of [1-100], and a bevel angle of 1.2. The beveling helps to reduce hexagonal surface defects during the growth of the nitrogen-polar GaN required to form the unit body.
蓝紫光LED氮化物结构2包括从上到下依次设置的:I)非故意掺杂GaN 2a,优选的厚度为2μm,包括GaN低温成核层(30nm);II)掺杂Si的n-型GaN层2b,优选的厚度为2.0μm,Si掺杂浓度为3x10+18cm-3;III)蓝紫光量子阱2c,包括7对,其组分In0.14Ga0.86N(2nm)/Si:GaN(7nm),Si掺杂浓度为1x10+18cm-3;以及IV)掺杂Mg的P-型氮化物层2d:其组分为Mg:Al0.25GaN0.75(10nm)/Mg:GaN,优选的厚度为350nm,Mg掺杂浓度为3x10+19cm-3。在本实施例中,蓝紫光LED氮化物结构2的发光波长大致在410nm。The blue-violet LED nitride structure 2 comprises the following arrangement from top to bottom: I) unintentionally doped GaN 2a, preferably 2 μm thick, including GaN low temperature nucleation layer (30 nm); II) Si-doped n-type The GaN layer 2b preferably has a thickness of 2.0 μm and a Si doping concentration of 3×10 +18 cm −3 ; III) a blue-violet quantum well 2c comprising 7 pairs of components In 0.14 Ga 0.86 N(2 nm)/Si:GaN (7 nm), Si doping concentration is 1x10 +18 cm -3 ; and IV) Mg-doped P-type nitride layer 2d: composition is Mg: Al 0.25 GaN 0.75 (10 nm) / Mg: GaN, preferably The thickness is 350 nm and the Mg doping concentration is 3 x 10 + 19 cm -3 . In the present embodiment, the blue-violet LED nitride structure 2 has an emission wavelength of approximately 410 nm.
蓝紫光LED电极及反光结构,与实施例一的相同,平台71的面积是为0.5mmx0.5mm,平台71之间间隔的宽度为0.1mm,间隔的深度为1100nm,n-型导电电极7位于平台71之间的间隔中,宽度为0.05mm,边界有1mm宽的n-型导电电极7用于电源连接,p-型导电电极81的接触点811位于平台71内。The blue-violet LED electrode and the reflective structure are the same as those of the first embodiment. The area of the platform 71 is 0.5 mm x 0.5 mm, the width between the platforms 71 is 0.1 mm, the depth of the interval is 1100 nm, and the n-type conductive electrode 7 is located. In the space between the stages 71, the width is 0.05 mm, the n-type conductive electrode 7 having a width of 1 mm is used for power connection, and the contact point 811 of the p-type conductive electrode 81 is located in the stage 71.
其中,绝缘层6包括100nm PECVD SixN和加热固化后的可流动氧化物(100nm),把n-型电极区7和p-型电极区8分隔开;n-型导电电极7的结构为:Ti(20nm)/Al(150nm)/Ni(30nm)/Au(100nm);p-型导电电极81的结构为:Ni(2nm)/Au(200nm),直径为0.2mm;反光层82为Ti(5nm)/Ag(100nm)。Wherein, the insulating layer 6 comprises 100 nm PECVD Si x N and a heat curable flowable oxide (100 nm), separating the n-type electrode region 7 and the p-type electrode region 8; the structure of the n-type conductive electrode 7 The structure of the p-type conductive electrode 81 is: Ni (2 nm) / Au (200 nm), the diameter is 0.2 mm; the reflective layer 82 is: Ti (20 nm) / Al (150 nm) / Ni (30 nm) / Au (100 nm); It is Ti (5 nm) / Ag (100 nm).
单元体3的形状与实施例一不同,在本实施例中,为带状单元体,图6是单元体3的平面投影,单元体3圆环的中心与衬底1的中心相吻合,单元体3的截面为梯形,梯形截面上边优选的为0.5μm~50μm,更优选的为8μm;高度h优选的500nm~50μm,更优选的为4μm;底角α优选的为89°~20°,更优选的为45°;单元体3底之间的距离d优选的为10nm-200μm,更优选的为5μm。The shape of the unit body 3 is different from that of the first embodiment. In the present embodiment, it is a strip-shaped unit body, and FIG. 6 is a planar projection of the unit body 3. The center of the unit body 3 ring coincides with the center of the substrate 1, and the unit The cross section of the body 3 is trapezoidal, and the upper side of the trapezoidal cross section is preferably 0.5 μm to 50 μm, more preferably 8 μm; the height h is preferably 500 nm to 50 μm, more preferably 4 μm; and the base angle α is preferably 89° to 20°. More preferably, it is 45°; the distance d between the bottoms of the unit bodies 3 is preferably from 10 nm to 200 μm, more preferably 5 μm.
单元体3为氮极性的,其上部有掺杂Mg的p-型氮化物31,Mg的掺杂浓度优选的为2x10+17cm-3~8x10+19cm-3,更优选的为3x10+19cm-3,厚度不小于10nm,优选的为200nm,从而自由空穴的浓度可达3-8x10+17cm-3。单元体3的侧面及其间隙有Ti(5nm)/Ag(100nm)光反射层32。当单元体3为镓极性时,则单元体3的上部具有n-型掺杂的氮化物31,掺杂浓度为2x10+17cm-3~8x10+19cm-3,掺杂的n-型氮化物的厚度不小于10nm,可以与其上方的p-型掺杂的氮化物形成一个二极管内电场,与压电效应和压内力共同形成的电场方向相反,从而增加黄绿红量子阱的发光效率。实施例一中的单元体3的上部也可以包 括上述p-型或n-型掺杂的氮化物。Nitrogen polar body unit 3, the upper portion of the Mg-doped p- type nitride 31 is, preferably Mg doping concentration of 2x10 +17 cm -3 ~ 8x10 +19 cm -3, more preferably 3x10 +19 cm -3, a thickness of not less than 10nm, preferably from 200nm, so that the concentration of free holes up 3-8x10 +17 cm -3. The side surface of the unit body 3 and its gap have a Ti (5 nm) / Ag (100 nm) light reflecting layer 32. When the unit body 3 is of gallium polarity, the upper portion of the unit body 3 has an n-type doped nitride 31 with a doping concentration of 2x10 +17 cm -3 to 8x10 +19 cm -3 , doped n- The thickness of the type nitride is not less than 10 nm, and an in-diode electric field can be formed with the p-type doped nitride above it, and the electric field formed by the piezoelectric effect and the internal force is opposite, thereby increasing the luminous efficiency of the yellow-green red quantum well. The upper portion of the unit body 3 in the first embodiment may also include the above-described p-type or n-type doped nitride.
黄绿红量子阱结构4包括生长在p-GaN顶上的15对In0.28Ga0.72N(5nm)/GaN(10nm)和另外10对In0.28Ga0.72N(4nm)/Si:GaN(7nm),Si掺杂浓度为8x10+17cm-3。其底部有GaN(10nm)。The yellow-green-red quantum well structure 4 includes 15 pairs of In 0.28 Ga 0.72 N (5 nm)/GaN (10 nm) grown on top of p-GaN and another 10 pairs of In 0.28 Ga 0.72 N (4 nm) / Si: GaN (7 nm), Si The doping concentration is 8x10 +17 cm -3 . There is GaN (10 nm) at the bottom.
覆盖层5为Si:GaN覆盖层,Si掺杂浓度为3x10+19cm-3,厚度30nm。这样,Si:GaN和黄绿红量子阱的Si:GaN势垒与单元体3上的Mg:GaN就形成了一个二极管,它的内电场将抵消压应力通过压电效应形成的电场,从而增加发光效率。The cover layer 5 is a Si:GaN cladding layer having a Si doping concentration of 3×10 +19 cm -3 and a thickness of 30 nm. Thus, the Si:GaN barrier of the Si:GaN and yellow-green-red quantum wells and the Mg:GaN on the unit body 3 form a diode whose internal electric field will cancel the electric field formed by the piezoelectric stress by the piezoelectric effect, thereby increasing the luminous efficiency. .
本实施例中的发光器件的制备方法包括如下步骤:The method for preparing the light emitting device in this embodiment includes the following steps:
1)提供衬底1:得到2”、斜切1.2°、0.6毫米厚的(0001)蓝宝石的衬底1,该衬底1单面抛光,斜切旋转轴是[1-100];1) providing a substrate 1: obtaining a 2", beveled 1.2 °, 0.6 mm thick (0001) sapphire substrate 1, the substrate 1 is polished on one side, the bevel axis of rotation is [1-100];
2)提供用于形成单元体3的氮极性氮化物:使用MOVPE常规的生长过程,首先对衬底1进行高温氮化处理,然后生长4μm氮极性的GaN;其中包括在其顶部的200nm Mg掺杂的p-GaN;最后直接在MOVPE系统中生长20nm的Si3N4多晶层作为保护层,从而形成基片;2) Providing a nitrogen polar nitride for forming the unit body 3: using a conventional growth process of MOVPE, first performing high temperature nitridation treatment on the substrate 1, and then growing 4 μm of nitrogen-polar GaN; including 200 nm at the top thereof Mg-doped p-GaN; finally, a 20 nm Si 3 N 4 polycrystalline layer is directly grown in the MOVPE system as a protective layer to form a substrate;
3)形成单元体3:首先用光刻工艺、剥离工艺或电子束蒸发在步骤2)中形成的基片上形成宽为9μm的Ti(30nm)/Ni(150nm)圆环形金属蚀刻掩膜;然后用光刻工艺和负性光刻胶,在圆环形金属蚀刻掩膜上形成另外一层圆环形光刻胶作为蚀刻掩膜(大致上6到10μm厚),由于光刻胶是负性的,圆环形光刻胶蚀刻掩膜将有2-5μm的底切。因为在等离子体蚀刻过程中蚀刻掩膜将被损耗掉,所以这样的底切将增大单元体3的侧面倾斜度;接着,用等离子体蚀刻设备,形成单元体3;为了增加倾斜度,一般使用较低的基片温度,大的Ar气或小的Cl2气体流量;3) forming the unit body 3: first forming a Ti (30 nm) / Ni (150 nm) annular metal etching mask having a width of 9 μm on the substrate formed in the step 2) by a photolithography process, a lift-off process or electron beam evaporation; Then, using a photolithography process and a negative photoresist, another layer of circular photoresist is formed on the toroidal metal etch mask as an etch mask (substantially 6 to 10 μm thick), since the photoresist is negative The circular, circular photoresist etch mask will have an undercut of 2-5 μm. Since the etching mask will be lost during the plasma etching process, such undercut will increase the side slope of the unit body 3; then, the plasma etching apparatus is used to form the unit body 3; in order to increase the inclination, generally Use a lower substrate temperature, a large Ar gas or a small Cl 2 gas flow;
4)清理蚀刻掩膜:清理步骤3)中的蚀刻掩膜,用PECVD形成200nm SixN作为保护膜;4) cleaning the etching mask: cleaning the etching mask in step 3), forming 200 nm Si x N as a protective film by PECVD;
5)抛光衬底1的另一面:对衬底1的另一面进行抛光,达到开盒即用的标准;5) Polishing the other side of the substrate 1 : polishing the other side of the substrate 1 to achieve the standard for use in an open box;
6)形成蓝紫光LED氮化物结构2:使用MOVPE常规的生长过程,生长镓极性的蓝紫光LED氮化物结构2及其保护层,保护层优选的为Si3N4保护膜;6) forming a blue-violet LED nitride structure 2: using a conventional growth process of MOVPE, growing a gallium-polar blue-violet LED nitride structure 2 and a protective layer thereof, and the protective layer is preferably a Si 3 N 4 protective film;
7)暴露单元体3的顶部:使用光刻工艺和等离子体蚀刻,使单元体3圆环顶的氮化物显露出来;7) exposing the top of the unit body 3: using a photolithography process and plasma etching to expose the nitride on the top of the ring of the unit body 3;
8)生长黄绿红量子阱结构4和覆盖层5:在单元体3圆环的顶部,首先生长10nm GaN,优化单元体的表面,其次生长15对In0.28Ga0.72N(5nm)/GaN(10nm),再生长10对In0.28Ga0.72N(5nm)/Si:GaN(7nm),Si的掺杂浓度为8x10+17cm-3,从而形成黄绿红量子阱4;然后再生长黄绿红量子阱4的30nm Si:GaN覆盖层,Si掺杂浓度为3x10+19cm-38) Growth of yellow-green-red quantum well structure 4 and cover layer 5: On the top of the ring of the unit body 3, first grow 10 nm GaN, optimize the surface of the unit body, and then grow 15 pairs of In 0.28 Ga 0.72 N (5 nm) / GaN (10 nm) , regrowth 10 pairs of In 0.28 Ga 0.72 N (5nm) / Si: GaN (7nm), Si doping concentration is 8x10 +17 cm -3 , thereby forming a yellow-green red quantum well 4; then regenerating the long yellow green red quantum well 4 30nm Si: GaN cap layer, Si doping concentration is 3x10 +19 cm -3 ;
9)在单元体3倾斜的侧面和间隙沉积光反射层32:将步骤8)后的基片浸入5%HF溶液中,去掉所有的保护层;然后用光刻工艺、剥离工艺或电子束蒸发在单元体3的侧 面及其间隙沉积光反射层32,优选的为Ti(5nm)/Ag(200nm)光反射层32;然后旋涂、固化可流动氧化物作为保护层;9) depositing a light reflecting layer 32 on the side and gap of the inclined body of the unit body 3: immersing the substrate after the step 8) in a 5% HF solution, removing all the protective layers; and then using a photolithography process, a lift-off process or electron beam evaporation On the side of the unit body 3 a light reflecting layer 32, preferably a Ti (5 nm) / Ag (200 nm) light reflecting layer 32; and then spin coating and solidifying the flowable oxide as a protective layer;
10)形成蓝紫光LED电极及反光结构:用光刻胶作为等离子体蚀刻掩膜,等离子体蚀刻形成平台71(图4),然后去掉剩余的光刻胶;用光刻工艺、剥离工艺或电子束蒸发形成n-型导电电极7,并用高温胶带遮盖住n-型导电电极7比较宽的边界;接着形成p-型导电电极及反光层8:首先用PECVD沉积100nm SixN和旋涂、固化可流动氧化物(100nm)作为绝缘层6,将p-型导电电极及反光层8与n-型导电电极7分隔开;其次,用负光刻胶作为等离子体蚀刻掩膜,等离子体蚀刻除去p-型导电电极81的接触点811上SixN和固化的可流动氧化物,并用电子束蒸发或剥离工艺形成p-型导电电极81,Ni(2nm)/Au(200nm);除去光胶,用电子束蒸发形成Ti(5nm)/Ag(100nm)反光层82;最后除去n-型导电电极7上的高温胶带;10) forming a blue-violet LED electrode and a reflective structure: using a photoresist as a plasma etching mask, plasma etching to form a substrate 71 (Fig. 4), and then removing the remaining photoresist; using a photolithography process, a lift-off process, or an electron The beam is evaporated to form an n-type conductive electrode 7, and a relatively high temperature is used to cover the relatively wide boundary of the n-type conductive electrode 7; then a p-type conductive electrode and a light reflecting layer 8 are formed: first, 100 nm Si x N and spin coating are deposited by PECVD, Curing a flowable oxide (100 nm) as the insulating layer 6, separating the p-type conductive electrode and the light reflecting layer 8 from the n-type conductive electrode 7; secondly, using a negative photoresist as a plasma etching mask, plasma The Si x N and the cured flowable oxide on the contact point 811 of the p-type conductive electrode 81 are etched away, and the p-type conductive electrode 81 is formed by electron beam evaporation or lift-off process, Ni (2 nm) / Au (200 nm); Photocuring, forming a Ti (5 nm) / Ag (100 nm) reflective layer 82 by electron beam evaporation; finally removing the high temperature tape on the n-type conductive electrode 7;
11)器件封装:把步骤10)得到的基片切割成小片作为单个发光器件封装,封装方法采用支架把散热体9(包括金刚石,Cu,Al,Mo等材料)直接接触Ag薄膜的表面,或者用高温粘接剂直接固定在Ag薄膜上。 11) device package: the substrate obtained in step 10) is cut into small pieces as a single light-emitting device package, and the package method uses a bracket to directly contact the heat sink 9 (including diamond, Cu, Al, Mo, etc.) on the surface of the Ag film, or It is directly fixed to the Ag film with a high temperature adhesive.

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  1. 一种光泵浦发光器件,包括透明的用于氮化物生长的衬底(1)、黄绿红量子阱结构(4)、以及位于所述黄绿红量子阱结构(4)上方的覆盖层(5),其特征在于:所述衬底(1)一侧置有多个包括但不限于氮化物的单元体(3),所述单元体(3)具有倾斜侧面,所述黄绿红量子阱结构(4)位于所述单元体(3)的顶部。An optical pumping light emitting device comprising a transparent substrate for nitride growth (1), a yellow-green-red quantum well structure (4), and a cover layer (5) above the yellow-green-red quantum well structure (4), The invention is characterized in that: a plurality of unit bodies (3) including but not limited to nitrides are disposed on one side of the substrate (1), the unit body (3) has inclined sides, and the yellow-green-red quantum well structure (4) Located at the top of the unit body (3).
  2. 如权利要求1所述的光泵浦发光器件,其特征在于:所述单元体(3)为锥形体,所述单元体(3)的锥顶截面直径为0.5μm~50μm,所述单元体(3)的倾斜侧面的底角(α)为89°~20°,所述单元体(3)的高度(h)为500nm~50μm。The optical pumping light-emitting device according to claim 1, wherein said unit body (3) is a tapered body, and said unit body (3) has a cone top cross-sectional diameter of 0.5 μm to 50 μm, said unit body The base angle (α) of the inclined side surface of (3) is 89° to 20°, and the height (h) of the unit body (3) is 500 nm to 50 μm.
  3. 如权利要求1所述的光泵浦发光器件,其特征在于:所述单元体(3)为带状体,所述单元体(3)的截面为梯形,梯形截面上边为0.5μm~50μm,所述单元体(3)的倾斜侧面的底角(α)为89°~20°,所述单元体(3)的高度(h)为500nm~50μm。The optical pumping light-emitting device according to claim 1, wherein the unit body (3) is a strip-shaped body, and the unit body (3) has a trapezoidal cross section, and the upper side of the trapezoidal section is 0.5 μm to 50 μm. The base angle (α) of the inclined side surface of the unit body (3) is 89° to 20°, and the height (h) of the unit body (3) is 500 nm to 50 μm.
  4. 如权利要求1~3中任一项所述的光泵浦发光器件,其特征在于:所述单元体(3)为氮极性,所述单元体(3)的上部具有掺杂Mg的p-型氮化物(31),Mg的掺杂浓度为2x10+17cm-3~8x10+19cm-3,所述掺杂Mg的p-型氮化物(31)的厚度不小于10nm。The optical pumping light-emitting device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the unit body (3) has a nitrogen polarity, and an upper portion of the unit body (3) has a Mg-doped p The -type nitride (31) has a doping concentration of Mg of 2x10 + 17 cm -3 to 8x10 + 19 cm -3 , and the Mg-doped p-type nitride (31) has a thickness of not less than 10 nm.
  5. 如权利要求1~3中任一项所述的光泵浦发光器件,其特征在于:所述单元体(3)为镓极性,所述单元体(3)的上部具有n-型掺杂的氮化物(31),掺杂浓度为2x10+17cm-3~8x10+19cm-3,所述n-型掺杂的氮化物(31)的厚度不小于10nm。The optical pumping light-emitting device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the unit body (3) is a gallium polarity, and an upper portion of the unit body (3) has an n-type doping. The nitride (31) has a doping concentration of 2x10 + 17 cm -3 to 8x10 + 19 cm -3 , and the n-type doped nitride (31) has a thickness of not less than 10 nm.
  6. 如权利要求2~5中任一项所述的光泵浦发光器件,其特征在于:相邻的所述单元体(3)之间互不连接,所述衬底(1)为蓝宝石,所述衬底(1)的表面在所述单元体(3)之间显露出来。The optical pumping light-emitting device according to any one of claims 2 to 5, wherein adjacent unit cells (3) are not connected to each other, and said substrate (1) is sapphire. The surface of the substrate (1) is exposed between the unit bodies (3).
  7. 如权利要求1所述的光泵浦发光器件,其特征在于:所述单元体(3)的侧面和相邻的单元体(3)之间的间隙涂敷有光反射层(32),所述光反射层(32)为金属或介电涂层。The optical pumping light-emitting device according to claim 1, wherein a gap between a side surface of the unit body (3) and an adjacent unit body (3) is coated with a light reflecting layer (32). The light reflecting layer (32) is a metal or dielectric coating.
  8. 如权利要求1所述的光泵浦发光器件,其特征在于:所述单元体(3)包括由氮化物组成的分布布拉格反射结构。The optical pumping light-emitting device according to claim 1, wherein said unit body (3) comprises a distributed Bragg reflection structure composed of nitride.
  9. 如权利要求1所述的光泵浦发光器件,其特征在于:所述黄绿红量子阱结构(4)组分为InyGa1-yN,其中0.18≤y≤0.7;所述黄绿红量子阱结构(4)的势垒的组分为InxAlbGa1-a-bN,其中0≤a≤y-0.01,0≤b≤0.3,所述黄绿红量子阱结构(4)的势垒上包括n-型或p-型掺杂层,掺杂浓度至少为1x10+16cm-3The optical pumping light-emitting device according to claim 1, wherein said yellow-green-red quantum well structure (4) has a composition of In y Ga 1-y N, wherein 0.18 ≤ y ≤ 0.7; said yellow-green red quantum well structure The composition of the barrier of (4) is In x Al b Ga 1-ab N, where 0 ≤ a ≤ y - 0.01, 0 ≤ b ≤ 0.3, and the barrier of the yellow-green-red quantum well structure (4) includes n a -type or p-type doped layer having a doping concentration of at least 1 x 10 + 16 cm -3 .
  10. 如权利要求9所述的光泵浦发光器件,所述黄绿红量子阱结构(4)的底部包括至少一个厚度不少于5nm的氮化物缓冲层,所述氮化物缓冲层的组分为InxAlyGa1-x-yN,其中0≤x≤0.2,0≤b≤0.3。The optical pumping light-emitting device according to claim 9, wherein the bottom of the yellow-green-red quantum well structure (4) comprises at least one nitride buffer layer having a thickness of not less than 5 nm, and the nitride buffer layer has a composition of In x Al y Ga 1-xy N, where 0 ≤ x ≤ 0.2 and 0 ≤ b ≤ 0.3.
  11. 如权利要求1所述的光泵浦发光器件,其特征在于:所述覆盖层(5)为最上方量子阱势垒。 The optical pumping light-emitting device according to claim 1, wherein said cover layer (5) is an uppermost quantum well barrier.
  12. 如权利要求1或11所述的光泵浦发光器件,其特征在于:所述覆盖层(5)包括蓝紫光的薄膜反光结构,所述蓝紫光的薄膜反光结构包括分布布拉格反射结构或金属/介质光过滤器;和/或所述覆盖层(5)包括黄绿红光的薄膜反光结构,所述黄绿红光的薄膜反光结构包括分布布拉格反射结构或金属/介质光过滤器。The optical pumping light-emitting device according to claim 1 or 11, wherein said cover layer (5) comprises a blue-violet light-reflecting structure comprising a distributed Bragg reflection structure or metal/ a dielectric light filter; and/or the cover layer (5) comprises a yellow-green-red light reflective structure comprising a distributed Bragg reflection structure or a metal/dielectric optical filter.
  13. 一种单片集成光泵浦发光器件的制备方法,其特征在于:包括如下步骤:A method for preparing a monolithically integrated optical pumping light emitting device, comprising: the following steps:
    1)提供衬底(1):提供单面抛光的衬底(1);1) providing a substrate (1): providing a single-sided polished substrate (1);
    2)提供用于形成单元体(3)的氮化物:在所述衬底(1)抛光的一面提供用于形成单元体(3)的氮化物,并形成保护层,从而形成基片;2) providing a nitride for forming the unit body (3): providing a nitride for forming the unit body (3) on a polished side of the substrate (1), and forming a protective layer to form a substrate;
    3)形成单元体(3):在步骤2)得到的基片上形成蚀刻掩膜,再通过等离子体蚀刻形成具有倾斜侧面的单元体(3);3) forming a unit body (3): forming an etching mask on the substrate obtained in step 2), and then forming a unit body (3) having inclined sides by plasma etching;
    4)清理蚀刻掩膜:清理步骤3)中所形成的蚀刻掩膜,并形成能作为氮化物生长掩膜的保护层;4) cleaning the etch mask: cleaning the etch mask formed in step 3) and forming a protective layer that can serve as a nitride growth mask;
    5)抛光衬底(1)的另一面:对所述衬底(1)的另一面进行抛光;5) polishing the other side of the substrate (1): polishing the other side of the substrate (1);
    6)形成蓝紫光LED氮化物结构(2):在所述衬底(1)的抛光的另一面上生长蓝紫光LED氮化物结构(2)及保护层;6) forming a blue-violet LED nitride structure (2): growing a blue-violet LED nitride structure (2) and a protective layer on the other side of the polishing of the substrate (1);
    7)暴露单元体(3)的顶部:使用光刻和等离子体刻蚀技术暴露单元体(3)的顶部;7) exposing the top of the unit body (3): exposing the top of the unit body (3) using photolithography and plasma etching techniques;
    8)生长黄绿红量子阱(4)和覆盖层(5):在所述单元体(3)顶部生长黄绿红量子阱(4)和覆盖层(5);8) growing a yellow-green-red quantum well (4) and a cover layer (5): growing a yellow-green-red quantum well (4) and a cover layer (5) on top of the unit body (3);
    9)在所述单元体(3)倾斜的侧面和间隙沉积光反射层(32);9) depositing a light reflecting layer (32) on the inclined side and gap of the unit body (3);
    10)形成蓝紫光LED电极及反光结构:在所述蓝紫光LED氮化物结构(2)远离所述衬底(1)的一侧形成蓝紫光LED电极及反光结构;10) forming a blue-violet LED electrode and a reflective structure: forming a blue-violet LED electrode and a reflective structure on a side of the blue-violet LED nitride structure (2) away from the substrate (1);
    11)器件封装:把步骤10)后得到的基片切割成小片作为单个发光器件后封装;11) device package: the substrate obtained after step 10) is cut into small pieces as a single light emitting device and packaged;
    所述步骤3)、4)能在步骤6)后进行。The steps 3), 4) can be carried out after step 6).
  14. 如权利要求13所述的单片集成光泵浦发光器件的制备方法,其特征在于:在步骤3)中,首先用光刻工艺、电子束蒸和剥离工艺在步骤2)中形成的基片上形成金属蚀刻掩膜;然后用光刻工艺和负性光刻胶,在该金属蚀刻掩膜上形成另外一层相同形状的负性光刻胶作为蚀刻掩膜;再用等离子体蚀刻设备,形成具有倾斜侧面的单元体(3)。 A method of fabricating a monolithically integrated optical pumping light emitting device according to claim 13, wherein in step 3), first, on the substrate formed in the step 2) by a photolithography process, an electron beam evaporation and a lift-off process. Forming a metal etch mask; then forming another layer of negative photoresist of the same shape as an etch mask on the metal etch mask by using a photolithography process and a negative photoresist; and then using a plasma etching apparatus to form A unit body (3) having inclined sides.
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