Delayed <1 1 1> texture for improving the thermal stability of Ag reflectors for high-performance GaN-based light-emitting diodes

Jun Suk Sung, Jaecheon Han, Do Young Noh, Tae Yeon Seong

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    Abstract

    The thermal stability of Ag-based reflectors for GaN-based light-emitting diodes (LEDs) was significantly improved by inserting an Mg layer. LEDs fabricated with the Mg-inserted reflector exhibited 22% higher output power (at 20 mA) than LEDs with the Ag-only reflector. The Mg-inserted Ag sample was less <1 1 1> textured than the Ag-only sample. Based on scanning electron microscopy and X-ray results, the improved stability is attributed to the delay in the <1 1 1> texturing and the modification of the surface energy of Ag films.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)5-8
    Number of pages4
    JournalScripta Materialia
    Volume80
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2014 Jun

    Bibliographical note

    Funding Information:
    This work was supported by the industrial technology development program funded by the Ministry of Knowledge Economy (MKE), Korea and the industrial strategic technology development program, 10041878 , Development of WPE 75% LED device process and standard evaluation technology funded by the MKE, Korea.

    Keywords

    • Annealing
    • Metallizations
    • Semiconductor compounds
    • Texture
    • X-ray diffraction (XRD)

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • General Materials Science
    • Condensed Matter Physics
    • Mechanics of Materials
    • Mechanical Engineering
    • Metals and Alloys

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