Dynamics of carrier injection through V-defects in long wavelength GaN LEDsShow others and affiliations
2024 (English)In: Applied Physics Letters, ISSN 0003-6951, E-ISSN 1077-3118, Vol. 124, no 18, article id 181108Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
The efficiency of high-power operation of multiple quantum well (QW) light emitting diodes (LEDs) to a large degree depends on the realization of uniform hole distribution between the QWs. In long wavelength InGaN/GaN QW LEDs, the thermionic interwell hole transport is hindered by high GaN barriers. However, in polar LED structures, these barriers may be circumvented by the lateral hole injection via semipolar 10 1 ¯ 1 QWs that form on the facets of V-defects. The efficiency of such carrier transfer depends on the transport time since transport in the semipolar QWs is competed by recombination. In this work, we study the carrier transfer from the semipolar to polar QWs by time-resolved photoluminescence in long wavelength (green to red) LEDs. We find that the carrier transfer through the semipolar QWs is fast, a few tens of picoseconds with the estimated room temperature ambipolar diffusion coefficient of ∼5.5 cm2/s. With diffusion much faster than recombination, the hole transport from the p-side of the structure to the polar QWs should proceed without a substantial loss, contributing to the high efficiency of long wavelength GaN LEDs.
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AIP Publishing , 2024. Vol. 124, no 18, article id 181108
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Condensed Matter Physics
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URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-346505DOI: 10.1063/5.0206357ISI: 001215980200013Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85192226026OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-346505DiVA, id: diva2:1858421
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QC 20240603
2024-05-162024-05-162024-06-03Bibliographically approved