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1 Thermal and electronic analysis of GaInAs/AlInAs mid-ir QCLs Gaetano Scamarcio Miriam S. Vitiello, Vincenzo Spagnolo, Antonia Lops oratory LIT 3, CNR - INFM Physics Dept.,University of Bari, Italy T. Gresch, J. Faist University of Neuchatel TU Zurich Acknowledgements: Q. Yang, J. Wagner Fraunhofer Inst. Freiburg

2 Motivation > 1 years progress in the quantum design of active regions high performance QCLs (CW, RT, single mode, high power, at selected mid-ir λ s) Real-world applications wants improved performance: e.g. ppb/ppt QCL-based sensor systems compact/portable, affordable, batteryoperated, Typical QCLs have: Large electrical power ( 1 W) Low wall-plug efficiencies at room temperature (single-digit %) Heat generated in the active not efficiently extracted from the device Physical limits (thermal boundary resistance) (# interfaces)

3 RT CW mid-ir QCLs fabrication technologies Electroplated QCLs InP-buried QCLs Epilayer-down QCLs Buffer Solder Copper Solder Au Heat extraction in all in-plane directions Au top contact layer width > 4 µm Lateral heat extraction enhanced Require additional growing steps May suffer from current leakage Better coupling w/ heat sink High quality wafer bonding required State-of of-art [Evans, Slivken, Razeghi et al. APL, Aug.27] Narrow-ridge buried heterostructure waveguides + Electroplating + Thermally optimized packaging 9.3% wall-plug efficiency at RT at 4.7 µm (!)

4 Outline Review on thermal properties of mid-ir QCLs focus on devices operating in the 3-5 µm window GaInAs/AlInAs GaInAs/AlGaAsSb Strategies to improve thermal performance of mid-ir QCLs InAs/InGaAs AlAs/AlInAs smoothed interfaces Improved processing using high-k dielectrics Assessment of the electronic and thermal properties of mid- IR QCLs via µ-probe photoluminescence Electron lattice coupling vs conduction band offset Thermal boundary resistance

5 Experimental approach Photoluminescence spectroscopy on the laser front facets Exploit µ-probe spatial resolution (diffraction limit) No hot-spots or surface e-h recombination (unipolarity) Facet temperatures close to bulk temperature in QCLs Photoluminescence analysis local lattice and electronic temperatures

6 Anisotropic thermal conductivity 2D thermal modeling [Lops, Spagnolo, Scamarcio, JAP 26] GaInAs/AlInAs mid-ir 8.1 µm Z (µm) X (µm) + Au SiO 2 AlInAs active InP W Temperature (K) W 1.5W 1.W.5W Temperature (K) W 1.W.5W Z (µm) X (µm) T L > T H ; Temperature overshoot in the active region k T across the active different heat fluxes towards AlInAs cladding and InP substrate Modeling k =.6 W/K m one order of magnitude smaller than bulk (!?!?!) k // bulk

7 Thermal conductivity extraction ( k T ) = Q 2D-heat transport eq. solved and fitted to the exp data Boundary conds.: T=T H ; no heat escapes through the sides or top of the laser Known conductivities for all bulk-like layers considered Temperature influence and doping influence included Only fitting parameters: k and k // in the active region Thermal conductivity (W/K m) InP GaAs Ga.47 In.53 As Al.48 In.52 As Temperature (K) Thermal conductivity (W/K.m) Cu Au SiO 2 x1 In Solder Temperature (K)

8 Thermal resistivity in heterostructures R a, b: well, barrier thickness # interfaces a = R a + b a b + R a + b weigthed average of bulk resistivities b N + TBR a + b Thermal boundary or Kapitza resistance interface thermal resistivity If N small interface contribution to R is negligible Our experiments in THz and mid-ir QCLs: bulk contribution never accounts for the measured values Interface thermal resistivity dominant Comparing experimental R with calculated bulk contributions TBR

9 Can we improve the thermal conductivity of mid-ir QCLs? Design active regions with reduced TBR material choice reduce interface sharpness Improve device fabrication - use of high-k dielectrics

10 Influence of material: the case of InGaAs/AlGaAsSb active regions [calculations by C. Zhu et al. JAP (26)] K (AlGaAsSb) ¼ K(InGaAs), K(InAlAs) however Better matching of phonon properties in InGaAs/AlGaAsSb phonon dispersion; acoustic impedance (mass density x sound velocity); phonon DOS; Debye temperature TBR (InGaAs/AlGaAsSb) < TBR (InGaAs/AlInAs)

11 InGaAs/AlGaAsSb QCLs [Vitiello, Scamarcio, Spagnolo, Yang, Wagner et al. APL, 27] 9 Emission wavelength λ= 4.9 µm # interfaces = 55 T L (K) 8 7 k = 1.8 W/K m Interface contribution to thermal resistivity = 63 % z (µm) TBR =.75 x 1-9 K/W m 2 Comparable with GaAs/AlGaAs ~ 5 times better than GaInAs/AlInAs

12 Influence of interface structure [Vitiello, Gresch, Spagnolo, Scamarcio,Faist et al., submitted APL, 27] AlAs strained In.61 Ga.39 As/In.45 Al.55 As QCLs Energy (ev) InAs or AlAs δ-layers (.2 nm) to increase the conduction band discontinuity in the active layers 1ML broadening at IFs included in the design InAs Emission wavelength λ= 4.78 µm Peak optical power: K; T MAX (CW) = 243 K

13 Temperature mapping InGaAs InGaAs InGaAs 5µm Au InP AR SiO P=4W centre InP T L (K) 8 side k = 2. W/K m # interfaces = 6 / 1325 TBR = x 1-9 K/W m 2 Comparable with GaAs/AlGaAs z (µm)

14 Mid-ir ir InGaAs-based and GaAs-based QCLs QCL active region λ (µm) T H (K) k (W/(K m)) TBR (1-9 K/W m 2 ) InGaAs/AlInAs InGaAs/InGaAsSb Epilayer down InGaAs/InGaAsSb Epilayer up InGaAs/AlInAs InAs, AlAs δ-layers GaAs/Al.33 Ga.67 As Developing new design strategies of QCLs including smoothed interfaces and/or phonon matched materials will pay off TBR reduction improved thermal management

15 Electronic properties / wall plug efficiency [strained In.61 Ga.39 As/In.45 Al.55 As QCLs + InAs, AlAs δ-layers] T e -T H (K) η w (%) T H =6K Power (W) T L -T H (K) (T e -T L -T off ) (K) α = 34.3 Kcm 2 /ka J(kA/cm 2 ) R E = T E / P = 22. K/W R L = T L / P = 11.5 K/W η w = 1- T/(P in R L ) η Wmax = (8.4 ±.7) %

16 Electron-lattice lattice coupling Heterostructure λ (µm) E C (ev) α (Kcm 2 /ka) GaAs/Al.45 Ga.55 As GaAs/AlAs Ga.47 In.53 As/Al.62 Ga.38 As 1-x Sb x epilayer-side Ga.47 In.53 As/Al.62 Ga.38 As 1-x Sb x substrate side InGaAs/AlInAs InAs, AlAs δ-layers Comparable active region mean doping in the range cm -3 The electron-lattice coupling increases with the conduction band offset

17 Planarization w/dielectrics Z (µm) µm 52% 14% (a) 17% 17% T max =412K X (µm) Temperature (K) Core structure as in Yu, Razeghi et al., APL (23), T H =298 K, P=7W Thermal performance comparable with InP-buried devices Z (µm) InP-buried 18.5% 18.5% 49.6% (d) 13.4% T max =397 K X (µm) Temperature (K) Z (µm) Si 3 N 4 -buried 16.6% (b) 14.8% 16.6% 52% T max =43K X (µm) Temperature (K)

18 Thermal conductivity of Si 3 N 4 :Y 2 O 3 InP (3K) Si 3 N 4 (3K) SiO 2 (3K) [K. Watari et al. JMS Lett. (1999)]

19 Planarization of QCLs using Y 2 O 3 :Si [Spagnolo, Lops, Scamarcio, Vitiello, Di Franco, submitted JAP, 27] :Si 3 N 4 Z (µm) µm 52% 14% (a) 17% 17% T max =412K X (µm) Temperature (K) Z (µm) % -5 (c) 19.2% 17.7% 45.4% T max =39K X (µm) Temperature (K) Z (µm) InP-Buried 18.5% 18.5% 49.6% (d) 13.4% T max =397 K X (µm) Temperature (K) Improved thermal management No lateral current leakage Significant reduction in the device thermal resistance

20 Thermal resistance R L =(T max -T H )/P Mounting and processing configuration Top contact thickness Insulating material Planarizing material R L (K/W) Conventional Ridge waveguide.4 µm SiO Conventional Ridge waveguide.4 µm Si 3 N InP-Buried.4 µm Si 3 N Au Electroplated 5 µm SiO Planarization.4µm SiO 2 SiO Planarization.4µm Si 3 N 4 Si 3 N Planarization.4µm Si 3 N 4 Y 2 O 3 : Si 3 N Planarization + Au Electroplated 5 µm Si 3 N 4 Y 2 O 3 : Si 3 N Planarization with suitable dielectrics: Thermal performance comparable with conventional buried or electroplated structures 13% reduction of R L with respect to reference device [Yu, Razeghi et al. APL 83]

21 Summary Comparison of the electronic and thermal properties of mid- IR QCLs via µ-probe PL Strategies for the improvement of the thermal performance of mid-ir QCLs operating in the 3-5 µm range: Reduction of the thermal boundary resistance InGaAs/AlGaAsSb InGaAs/AlInAs + (AlAs, InAs) δ-layers Planarization using high-k dielectrics running: Simultaneous thermal and electrical modeling Design of QCLs w/improved thermal performance

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