Abstract
The superior low-efficiency droop performance of semipolar (2021) InGaN light-emitting diodes (LEDs) makes it a hot candidate for efficient solid-state lighting and full-color displays. To unveil the mystery of this low droop and high efficiency, the emission dynamics of semipolar (2021) LEDs is investigated by time-resolved and steady-state photoluminescence (PL) measurements. Much smaller carrier lifetimes (radiative and nonradiative lifetime) were obtained from semipolar (2021) InGaN QWs compared with those on the -plane samples, possibly due to the reduced quantum-confined Stark effects and smaller indium fluctuation on semipolar InGaN samples. The experimental findings indicate a much reduced excess carrier density in semipolar (2021) InGaN LEDs, which will impact the device performance. Based on this, a modified ABC equation with weak phase-space-filling (PSF) effect was used to model the droop characteristics of semipolar (2021) LEDs.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Article number | 7390185 |
| Pages (from-to) | 736-741 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Journal of Display Technology |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue number | 7 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jul 2016 |
Keywords
- Efficiency droop
- III-nitride
- LEDs
- Semipolar
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering