Formation of an indium tin oxide nanodot/Ag nanowire electrode as a current spreader for near ultraviolet AlGaN-based light-emitting diodes

Jae Seong Park, Jae Ho Kim, Jun Yong Kim, Dae Hyun Kim, Jin Young Na, Sun Kyung Kim, Daesung Kang, Tae Yeon Seong

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Abstract

Indium tin oxide (ITO) nanodots (NDs) were combined with Ag nanowires (Ag NWs) as a p-type electrode in near ultraviolet AlGaN-based light-emitting diodes (LEDs) to increase light output power. The Ag NWs were 30 � 5 nm in diameter and 25 � 5 μm in length. The transmittance of 10 nm-thick ITO-only was 98% at 385 nm, while the values for ITO ND/Ag NW were 83%-88%. ITO ND/Ag NW films showed lower sheet resistances (32-51 Ω sq-1) than the ITO-only film (950 Ω sq-1). LEDs (chip size: 300 � 800 μm2) fabricated using the ITO NDs/Ag NW electrodes exhibited higher forward-bias voltages (3.52-3.75 V at 20 mA) than the LEDs with the 10 nm-thick ITO-only electrode (3.5 V). The LEDs with ITO ND/Ag NW electrodes yielded a 24%-62% higher light output power (at 20 mA) than those with the 10 nm-thick ITO-only electrode. Furthermore, finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) simulations were performed to investigate the extraction efficiency. Based on the emission images and FDTD simulations, the enhanced light output with the ITO ND/Ag NW electrodes is attributed to improved current spreading and better extraction efficiency.

Original languageEnglish
Article number045205
JournalNanotechnology
Volume28
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2017 Jan 27

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Keywords

  • Ag nanowire
  • ITO nanodot
  • NUV light-emitting diode
  • current spreading

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Bioengineering
  • General Chemistry
  • General Materials Science
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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