Enhanced light output of GaN-based near-UV light-emitting diodes by using nanopatterned indium tin oxide electrodes

Autor: Dong-Yu Kim, Tae Yeon Seong, Seok Kim, Yu-Sun Park, June O. Song, Takhee Lee, Hyun Gi Hong, C. Sone, Jaehee Cho
Rok vydání: 2006
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Zdroj: Semiconductor Science and Technology. 21:594-597
ISSN: 1361-6641
0268-1242
DOI: 10.1088/0268-1242/21/5/004
Popis: We report on the enhancement of the light output of near-UV (298 nm) GaN-based light-emitting diodes (LEDs) by using nanopatterned indium tin oxide (ITO) p-type contact layers. One-dimensional (1D) and two-dimensional (2D) nanopatterns are defined using a TiO2 nano-mask, fabricated by means of a surface relief grating technique. The LEDs fabricated with the 1D and 2D nanopatterned p-type electrodes produce higher output powers by 33–48% (at 20 mA) as compared to those fabricated with the unpatterned contacts. The pattern-induced improvement of the output power is described in terms of the formation of the sidewalls of p-type electrodes.
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