Performance improvements in InGaN/GaN light-emitting diodes using electron blocking layer with V-shaped graded Al composition

Ho Young Chung; Su Jin Kim; Tae Geun Kim

doi:10.1016/j.spmi.2014.07.046

Performance improvements in InGaN/GaN light-emitting diodes using electron blocking layer with V-shaped graded Al composition

Ho Young Chung, Su Jin Kim, Tae Geun Kim

School of Electrical Engineering

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Abstract

In this study, AlGaN electron blocking layers (EBLs) with graded Al compositions have been numerically investigated to improve hole injection and electron confinement in InGaN/GaN-based light-emitting diodes (LEDs). Compared to LEDs with reference structure the output power of the proposed LEDs with decreasing/increasing (V-shaped) grading of the Al composition along the EBL growth direction was increased by a factor of ∼2.5, whereas the efficiency droop at high currents was greatly reduced. In addition, the forward voltage was reduced from 3.69 V to 3.42 V at 20 mA. These results indicate that well-designed EBLs using a V-shaped graded Al composition can enhance hole injection and electron confinement by reducing the polarization effect in these devices.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	390-397
Number of pages	8
Journal	Superlattices and Microstructures
Volume	75
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.spmi.2014.07.046
Publication status	Published - 2014 Nov

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This work was supported by a National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) Grant funded by the Korean Government (No. 2011-0028769 ).

Keywords

Efficiency droop
Electron blocking layer
Light-emitting diodes
Numerical simulation

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General Materials Science
Condensed Matter Physics
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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