Multi-scale modeling of electronic, optical, and transport properties of III-N alloys and heterostructures

S. Schulz; D. Chaudhuri; M. O'Donovan; S. K. Patra; T. Streckenbach; P. Farrell; O. Marquardt; T. Koprucki

doi:10.1117/12.2551055

2 March 2020 Multi-scale modeling of electronic, optical, and transport properties of III-N alloys and heterostructures

S. Schulz, D. Chaudhuri, M. O'Donovan, S. K. Patra, T. Streckenbach, P. Farrell, O. Marquardt, T. Koprucki

Proceedings Volume 11274, Physics and Simulation of Optoelectronic Devices XXVIII; 1127416 (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2551055
Event: SPIE OPTO, 2020, San Francisco, California, United States

Abstract

In this work we outline our multiscale approach for modeling electronic, optical and transport properties of III-N-based heterostructures and light emitting diodes (LEDs). We discuss our framework for connecting atomistic tight-binding theory and continuum-based calculations and how finite element and finite volume meshes are generated for this purpose. Utilizing this framework we present an initial comparison of the electronic structure of an (In,Ga)N quantum well carried out within tight-binding theory and a single band effective mass approximation. We show that for virtual crystal approximation studies, a very good agreement between tight-binding and effectivemass model results is achieved. However, for random alloy fluctuations noticeable deviations in the electronic ground and excited states are found when comparing the two methods. In addition to these electronic structure calculations, we present first LED device calculations, using a drift-diffusion model.

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S. Schulz, D. Chaudhuri, M. O'Donovan, S. K. Patra, T. Streckenbach, P. Farrell, O. Marquardt, and T. Koprucki "Multi-scale modeling of electronic, optical, and transport properties of III-N alloys and heterostructures", Proc. SPIE 11274, Physics and Simulation of Optoelectronic Devices XXVIII, 1127416 (2 March 2020); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2551055

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