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Danxuan Chen1, Jin Jiang2, Thomas F K Weatherley1

  • 1Laboratory of Advanced Semiconductors for Photonics and Electronics, Institute of Physics, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland.

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Two-dimensional molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) coating significantly enhances light emission from Gallium Nitride/Aluminum Gallium Nitride (GaN/AlGaN) quantum wells (QWs). This MoS2 coating acts as an effective barrier, improving III-nitride surface passivation.

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III-nitride semiconductorscathodoluminescencemixed-dimensional van der Waals heterostructuressurface passivationtwo-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenides

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Area of Science:

  • Materials Science
  • Solid State Physics
  • Optoelectronics

Background:

  • Gallium Nitride/Aluminum Gallium Nitride (GaN/AlGaN) quantum wells (QWs) are crucial for optoelectronic devices.
  • Surface states in GaN/AlGaN QWs often degrade optical properties, limiting device performance.
  • Developing effective surface passivation strategies is essential for enhancing light emission.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the effect of two-dimensional molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) coating on the optical properties of surface GaN/AlGaN QWs.
  • To determine if MoS2 can serve as an effective barrier and passivating agent for GaN-based QWs.

Main Methods:

  • Coating of surface GaN/AlGaN QWs with monolayer MoS2.
  • Optical characterization, specifically photoluminescence measurements, to assess light emission enhancement.
  • Comparison of luminescence intensity with and without MoS2 coating, and with traditional AlGaN barriers.

Main Results:

  • Monolayer MoS2 coating resulted in a significant enhancement of GaN QW light emission.
  • The luminescence intensity achieved with MoS2 coating was comparable to that of QWs capped with an AlGaN barrier.
  • MoS2 effectively suppressed intrinsic surface states localized at the GaN QW surface.

Conclusions:

  • Two-dimensional MoS2 acts as an effective barrier for surface GaN QWs, despite its different material class.
  • MoS2 coating provides an efficient method for III-nitride surface passivation.
  • This study opens new avenues for improving the performance of GaN-based optoelectronic devices through novel passivation techniques.