Very high-efficiency semiconductor wafer-bonded transparent-substrate (AlxGa1−x)0.5In0.5P/GaP light-emitting diodes
- 23 May 1994
- journal article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Applied Physics Letters
- Vol. 64 (21), 2839-2841
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.111442
Abstract
Data are presented demonstrating the operation of transparent‐substrate (TS) (AlxGa1−x)0.5In0.5P/GaP light‐emitting diodes (LEDs) whose efficiency exceeds that afforded by all other current LED technologies in the green to red (560–630 nm) spectral regime. A maximum luminous efficiency of 41.5 lm/W (93.2 lm/A) is realized at λ∼604 nm (20 mA, direct current). The TS (AlxGa1−x)0.5In0.5P/GaP LEDs are fabricated by selectively removing the absorbing n‐type GaAs substrate of a p‐n (AlxGa1−x)0.5In0.5P double heterostructure LED and wafer bonding a ‘‘transparent’’ n‐GaP substrate in its place. The resulting TS (AlxGa1−x)0.5In0.5P/GaP LED lamps exhibit a twofold improvement in light output compared to absorbing‐substrate (AS) (AlxGa1−x)0.5In0.5P/GaAs lamps.This publication has 7 references indexed in Scilit:
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