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Green Light Emitting Diodes under Photon Modulation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 February 2011

Yufeng Li
Affiliation:
liy10@rpi.edu, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Physics, 110 8th St, Troy, NY, 12180, United States, 518-276-3899, 518-276-8042
Jayantha Senawiratne
Affiliation:
senawj@rpi.edu, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Future Chips Constellation, Troy, NY, 12180, United States
Yong Xia
Affiliation:
xiay2@rpi.edu, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Future Chips Constellation, Troy, NY, 12180, United States
Mingwei Zhu
Affiliation:
zhum@rpi.edu, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Future Chips Constellation, Troy, NY, 12180, United States
Wei Zhao
Affiliation:
zhaow2@rpi.edu, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Future Chips Constellation, Troy, NY, 12180, United States
Theeradetch Detchprohm
Affiliation:
detcht@rpi.edu, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Future Chips Constellation, Troy, NY, 12180, United States
Christian M Wetzel
Affiliation:
wetzel@rpi.edu, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Future Chips Constellation, Troy, NY, 12180, United States
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Abstract

With an external laser excitation, the electroluminescence (EL) of GaInN/GaN green light emitting diodes (LEDs) grown on sapphire by metal organic vapor phase epitaxy has been investigated. The EL was found significantly enhanced under this bias and the difference can not merely be attributed to additional photoluminescence (PL). Under 325 nm photon bias, the EL enhancement starts at its highest value and decreases along with an increase of the LED current. Under 408 nm and 488 nm bias, it increases first to a value smaller than that of the 325 nm bias and then decreases with a much lower rate along the current increase. The EL enhancement is attributed to the more efficient carrier injection into quantum wells (QWs) resulting from the screening of the QW polarization by photon bias. Therefore, an enhanced balance of majority and minority carriers was obtained resulting in a better radiative recombination rate. Meanwhile, the current-voltage characteristics show a negative current first and then a voltage reduction as forward voltage increases. The reverse photocurrent indicates carrier loss due to the solar cell effect in our LED device while at high current region the carrier loss is attributed to another effect controlled by the external electrical field. At the balance point of those two effects, the EL enhancement is the highest. These findings clarify the transition from highly efficient radiative recombination at low current density to the region of efficiency droop at high current densities.

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Research Article
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2008

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