Ultraviolet emission from a ZnO rod homojunction light-emitting diode

Ultraviolet electroluminescence was demonstrated at room temperature from a ZnO rod homojunction light-emitting diode array. The p-type doping was realized by phosphorous (P) ion implantation into defect-free ZnO rods followed by annealing. High resolution transmission electron microscopy shows the lattice compression of annealed single crystalline P-doped ZnO rod compared to the as-grown ZnO rod, suggesting atomically incorporation of P into the ZnO wurtzite structure. p-type doping was confirmed by low temperature photoluminescence spectra and single rod current-voltage characterization. (C) 2009 American Institute of Physics. [doi:10.1063/1.3243453]