Pulsed Growth Epitaxial Method of GaN-Based Light-Emitting Diodes on Patterned SiO2 AlN/Sapphire Template

In this paper, we investigated GaN-based light-emitting diodes (LEDs) with embedded air voids grown by pulsed growth epitaxial (PGE) method. The void shape can be successfully controlled using the patterned SiO2 AlN/sapphire template and pulsed growth method. By embedding the air voids, we could enhance the 20-mA output power by >61.9%, compared with conventional LED. The improvements could be attributed to the enhanced light extraction efficiency utilizing air voids and improved internal quantum efficiency through PGE method.