Optoelectronic Performance Variations in InGaN/GaN Multiple-Quantum-Well Light-Emitting Diodes: Effects of Potential Fluctuation

We investigate the cause of the optoelectronic performance variations in InGaN/GaN multiple-quantum-well blue light-emitting diodes, using three different samples from an identical wafer grown on a -plane sapphire substrate. Various macroscopic measurements have been conducted, revealing that with i...

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Published in:Materials 2018-05, Vol.11 (5), p.743
Main Authors: Islam, Abu Bashar Mohammad Hamidul, Shim, Jong-In, Shin, Dong-Soo
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Gallium nitrides
Indium gallium nitrides
Light emitting diodes
Optoelectronics
Organic light emitting diodes
Quantum efficiency
Quantum wells
Sapphire
Substrates
Variation
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Summary:We investigate the cause of the optoelectronic performance variations in InGaN/GaN multiple-quantum-well blue light-emitting diodes, using three different samples from an identical wafer grown on a -plane sapphire substrate. Various macroscopic measurements have been conducted, revealing that with increasing strain in the quantum wells (QWs), the crystal quality improves with an increasing peak internal quantum efficiency while the droop becomes more severe. We propose to explain these variations using a model where the in-plane local potential fluctuation in QWs is considered. Our work is contrasted with prior works in that macroscopic measurements are utilized to find clues on the microscopic changes and their impacts on the device performances, which has been rarely attempted.
ISSN:1996-1944
1996-1944
DOI:10.3390/ma11050743