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Large enhancement of light extraction efficiency in AlGaN-based nanorod ultraviolet light-emitting diode structures.
| Content Provider | Europe PMC |
|---|---|
| Author | Ryu, Han-Youl |
| Copyright Year | 2014 |
| Abstract | Light extraction efficiency (LEE) of AlGaN-based nanorod deep ultraviolet (UV) light-emitting diodes (LEDs) is numerically investigated using three-dimensional finite-difference time-domain simulations. LEE of deep UV LEDs is limited by strong light absorption in the p-GaN contact layer and total internal reflection. The nanorod structure is found to be quite effective in increasing LEE of deep UV LEDs especially for the transverse magnetic (TM) mode. In the nanorod LED, strong dependence of LEE on structural parameters such as the diameter of a nanorod and the p-GaN thickness is observed, which can be attributed to the formation of resonant modes inside the nanorod structure. Simulation results show that, when the structural parameters of the nanorod LED are optimized, LEE can be higher than 50% and 60% for the transverse electric (TE) and TM modes, respectively. The nanorod structure is expected to be a good candidate for the application to future high-efficiency deep UV LEDs.PACS41.20.Jb; 42.72.Bj; 85.60.Jb |
| ISSN | 19317573 |
| Journal | Nanoscale Research Letters |
| Volume Number | 9 |
| PubMed Central reference number | PMC3917593 |
| Issue Number | 1 |
| PubMed reference number | 24495598 |
| e-ISSN | 1556276X |
| DOI | 10.1186/1556-276x-9-58 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Springer |
| Publisher Date | 2014-02-04 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Rights License | This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Copyright © 2014 Ryu; licensee Springer. |
| Subject Keyword | Ultraviolet light-emitting diode Nanorod AlGaN Light extraction efficiency Finite-difference time-domain method |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Condensed Matter Physics Materials Science |