Well-to-well non-uniformity in InGaN/GaN multiple quantum wells characterized by capacitance-voltage measurement with additional laser illumination

Abstract

We experimentally investigated well-to-well non-uniformity in InGaN/GaN multiple quantum well (MQW) structures by using capacitance-voltage measurements with additional laser illumination. By varying the illuminating power of the resonant excitation, well-to-well non-uniformity through the MQWs was clearly revealed. The quantum wells (QWs) close to the n-GaN side show higher carrier accumulations and larger position shift as the excitation power is increased, relative to the p-side QWs. Both results were attributed to the existence of stronger piezoelectric fields in the n-side QWs induced by subsequent partial relaxation of strain through the MQWs.