journal article·2024-12-24

A Review of Challenges, Solutions, and Improvements in the Performance of Deep Ultraviolet Semiconductor Laser Diodes (DUV LDs)

Hameed Ur Rehman, Wengang Bi, Naveed Ur Rahman, Inayatul Haq, Ikram Ullah, Fang Wang, Yuhuai Liu

ACS Applied Electronic Materials· Volume 6· Issue 12
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Abstract

As eco-friendly light sources, AlGaN-based deep ultraviolet laser diodes (AlGaN DUV LDs) employing aluminum gallium nitride that emit between 200 and 300 nm have seen various applications in replacing the traditional mercury DUV light sources, such as photolithography, fluorescence microscopy, and water purification. In this review, we present structures, applications, and advantages of the AlGaN DUV LDs. In addition, limitations and challenges of the AlGaN DUV LDs will be covered. A comparative analysis of the previous researchers’ work regarding strategies that include various designs of electron blocking layers (EBLs), cladding layers, waveguides, and quantum barriers in enhancing the performance of DUV LDs will be reviewed, and the underlying physics of these designs in improving the performance of AlGaN DUV LDs will be discussed.
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OpenAlex topics: GaN-based semiconductor devices and materials · Semiconductor Quantum Structures and Devices · Photocathodes and Microchannel Plates

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Affiliations

School of Science and Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518172, P.R. China

Department of Physics, Bacha Khan University Charsadda, Charsadda, 24420, KPK, Pakistan

National Center for International Joint Research of Electronic Materials and Systems, International Joint-Laboratory of Electronic Materials and Systems of Henan Province, School of Electrical and Information Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450001, P. R. China

Department of Physics, University of Lakki Marwat, Lakki Marwat, 28420, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Institute of Intelligence Sensing, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450001, P. R. China

Research Institute of Industrial Technology Co. Ltd., Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450001, P. R. China

Zhengzhou Way Do Electronics Co. Ltd., Zhengzhou, Henan 450001, P. R. China

Funding

Science and Technology Innovation 2025 Major Project of Ningbo Municipality · National Natural Science Foundation of China · Chinese University of Hong Kong · Key Program for International Joint Research of Henan Province · Zhengzhou 1125 Innovation Project

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