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    • Optoelectronics
    • Semiconductor Physics

    Background:

    • Micro-light-emitting diodes (micro-LEDs) are crucial for advanced display and lighting technologies.
    • Scaling down micro-LEDs often leads to performance degradation due to increased non-radiative recombination.
    • Current confinement methods like dry etching can introduce fabrication challenges and defects.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To fabricate and characterize tunnel-junction Indium Gallium Nitride (InGaN) micro-LEDs.
    • To investigate the scalability of electro-optical properties with decreasing device size.
    • To evaluate the impact of a tunnel junction for current confinement on device performance and thermal stability.

    Main Methods:

    • Fabrication of InGaN micro-LEDs using plasma-assisted molecular beam epitaxy (PAMBE) on GaN substrates.
    • Utilized top-down processing with tunnel junctions for current confinement, replacing traditional dry etching.
    • Tested devices with diameters ranging from 5 µm to 100 µm, measuring electrical and optical characteristics.

    Main Results:

    • Successfully fabricated tunnel-junction InGaN micro-LEDs emitting at 450 nm.
    • Demonstrated full scalability of electrical and optical properties across the tested size range (5 µm to 100 µm).
    • Observed no enhancement of non-radiative recombination in smaller devices due to the tunnel junction approach.
    • Achieved excellent thermal stability, allowing operation at current densities up to 1 kA/cm².

    Conclusions:

    • Tunnel-junction InGaN micro-LEDs fabricated with PAMBE offer excellent scalability and performance.
    • Replacing dry etching with tunnel junctions for current confinement mitigates non-radiative recombination in small devices.
    • These findings pave the way for high-performance, scalable micro-LEDs for demanding applications.