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MICRO AND NANOELECTRONICS DEVICES, CIRCUITS AND SYSTEMS
卷 904, 期 -, 页码 97-102出版社
SPRINGER-VERLAG SINGAPORE PTE LTD
DOI: 10.1007/978-981-19-2308-1_11
关键词
Polarization; Convex quantum barriers; Electron blocking layer (EBL); Electron leakage; Internal quantum efficiency (IQE)
The article introduces a novel EBL-free AlGaN UV LED structure with polarization-controlled composition-graded convex quantum barriers. It improves the internal quantum efficiency and output power, and has the potential to generate high-power deep UV light sources for practical applications.
The p-type AlGaN electron barrier layer (EBL) has been widely used to suppress electron leakage from the active region of AlGaN-based deep ultraviolet (UV) light-emitting diodes (LEDs). However, the conventional EBL can reduce the electron leakage partially and invertedly affects the hole injection due to the formation of positive polarization sheet charges at the hetero-interface. Recently, EBL-free LED structures have received significant attention due to the improved carrier transportation and reduced electron leakage. In this context, we present a novel band-engineered EBL-free AlGaN UV LED structure that uses polarization-controlled composition-graded convex quantum barriers (QBs) instead of traditional QBs and analyzed its performance theoretically. Our proposed structure opens a new path to control the electron leakage due to both a gradual increase in the effective conduction band barrier height and mitigated electrostatic field in the active region. As a result, the internal quantum efficiency and output power of the reported EBL-free structure are boosted significantly compared to the traditional AlGaN UV LED at similar to 260 nm emission wavelength. Experimental demonstration of such a unique LED design can show the way to generate high-power deep UV light sources for practical applications.
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