期刊
PHYSICA STATUS SOLIDI A-APPLICATIONS AND MATERIALS SCIENCE
卷 219, 期 8, 页码 -出版社
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/pssa.202100727
关键词
defects; degradation; diffusion; gallium nitride (GaN); indium; light-emitting diodes
资金
- European Union [101007319]
- Universita degli Studi di Padova within the CRUI-CARE Agreement
This paper reviews the main factors and mechanisms that limit the reliability of gallium nitride (GaN)-based light-emitting diodes (LEDs). It provides an overview of the relevant defects characterization techniques for wide-bandgap diodes, and presents a catalogue of traps and deep levels in GaN along with computer-aided simulations to identify the defects that negatively affect the radiative efficiency of the devices. The paper also analyzes gradual degradation mechanisms and examines the commonly used lifetime estimation methods and standards for solid-state luminaires. Additionally, it discusses the typical degradation and failure mechanisms exhibited by LEDs under electrical overstress.
Herein, the main factors and mechanisms that limit the reliability of gallium nitride (GaN)-based light-emitting diodes (LEDs) are reviewed. An overview of the defects characterization techniques most relevant for wide-bandgap diodes is provided first. Then, by introducing a catalogue of traps and deep levels in GaN and computer-aided simulations, it is shown which types of defects are more detrimental for the radiative efficiency of the devices. Gradual degradation mechanisms are analyzed in terms of their specific driving force: a separate analysis of recombination-enhanced processes, driven by nonradiative recombination and/or temperature-assisted processes, such as defects or impurity diffusion, is presented. The most common lifetime estimation methods and standards adopted for solid-state luminaires are also reported on. Finally, the paper concludes by examining which are the typical degradation and failure mechanisms exhibited by LEDs submitted to electrical overstress.
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