Investigation of the Electroluminescence Mechanism of GaN-Based Blue and Green Light-Emitting Diodes with Junction Temperature Range of 120–373 K
Open Access
- 8 January 2020
- journal article
- research article
- Published by MDPI AG in Applied Sciences
- Vol. 10 (2), 444
- https://doi.org/10.3390/app10020444
Abstract
Junction temperature (Tj) and current have important effects on light-emitting diode (LED) properties. Therefore, the electroluminescence (EL) spectra of blue and green LEDs were investigated in a Tj range of 120–373 K and in a current range of 80–240 mA based on accurate real-time measurements of Tj using an LED with a built-in sensor unit. Two maxima of the emission peak energy with changing Tj were observed for the green LED, while the blue LED showed one maximum. This was explained by the transition between the donor-bound excitons (DX) and free excitons A (FXA) in the green LED. At low temperatures, the emission peak energy, full width at half maximum (FWHM), and radiation power of the green LED increase rapidly with increasing current, while those of the blue LED increase slightly. This is because when the strong spatial potential fluctuation and low exciton mobility in the green LED is exhibited, with the current increasing, more bonded excitons are found in different potential valleys. With a shallower potential valley and higher exciton mobility, excitons are mostly bound around the potential minima. The higher threshold voltage of the LEDs at low temperatures may be due to the combined effects of the band gap, dynamic resistance, piezoelectric polarization, and electron-blocking layer (EBL).Funding Information
- National Natural Science Foundation of China (61634005)
- National Key Research and Development Program of China (2016YFB0400904)
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