InGaN/GaN multiple-quantum-well nanopyramid-on-pillar light-emitting diodes

Abstract

We report the study of an electrically driven nanopyramid-on-pillar green light-emitting diode (LED). The pyramid-on-pillar nanostructure was fabricated by top-down etching from a GaN template, followed by epitaxial regrowth. High-In-content InGaN/GaN multiple quantum wells (MQWs) were grown on semipolar pyramid and nonpolar pillar surfaces. The measured radiative lifetimes of MQWs on these two surfaces were 2 orders of magnitude shorter than that of a conventional c-plane (0001) MQW owing to their lower polarization field. Electrical injection performance was also demonstrated and discussed. (C) 2015 The Japan Society of Applied Physics