Polarization engineering via staggered InGaN quantum wells for radiative efficiency enhancement of light emitting diodes
- 27 August 2007
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Applied Physics Letters
- Vol. 91 (9), 091110
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2775334
Abstract
Staggered InGaN quantum wells (QWs) grown by metal-organic chemical vapor deposition are demonstrated as improved active region for visible light emitters. Theoretical studies indicate that InGaN QW with step-function-like In content in the quantum well offers significantly improved radiative recombination rate and optical gain in comparison to the conventional type-I InGaN QW. Experimental results of light emitting diode (LED) structure utilizing staggered InGaN QW show good agreement with theory. Polarization band engineering via staggered InGaN quantum well allows enhancement of radiative recombination rate, leading to the improvement of photoluminescence intensity and LED output power.Keywords
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