An effective wet chemical etching method for p-GaN is proposed based on the
surface band bending of the semiconductor. The metal organic chemical vapo
ur deposition (MOCVD) grown p-CaN was successfully etched by biasing the su
bstrate below -3V during photoenhanced electrochemical etching using KOH: s
olution and Hg lamp illumination. The etch rate increased with increasing n
egative voltage and was as high as 2.1 mu m/min at -10V.