中国物理B ›› 2014, Vol. 23 ›› Issue (2): 28502-028502.doi: 10.1088/1674-1056/23/2/028502

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Performance improvement of GaN-based light-emitting diode with a p-InAlGaN hole injection layer

喻晓鹏a b, 范广涵a b, 丁彬彬a b, 熊建勇a b, 肖瑶a b, 张涛a b, 郑树文a b   

  1. a Institute of Optoelectronic Materials and Technology, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, China;
    b Laboratory of Nanophotonic Functional Materials and Devices, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, China
  • 收稿日期:2013-07-19 修回日期:2013-09-17 出版日期:2013-12-12 发布日期:2013-12-12
  • 基金资助:
    Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 61176043) and the Special Funds for Strategic and Emerging Industries Projects of Guangdong Province, China (Grant Nos. 2010A081002005, 2011A081301003, and 2012A080304016).

Performance improvement of GaN-based light-emitting diode with a p-InAlGaN hole injection layer

Yu Xiao-Peng (喻晓鹏)a b, Fan Guang-Han (范广涵)a b, Ding Bin-Bin (丁彬彬)a b, Xiong Jian-Yong (熊建勇)a b, Xiao Yao (肖瑶)a b, Zhang Tao (张涛)a b, Zheng Shu-Wen (郑树文)a b   

  1. a Institute of Optoelectronic Materials and Technology, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, China;
    b Laboratory of Nanophotonic Functional Materials and Devices, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, China
  • Received:2013-07-19 Revised:2013-09-17 Online:2013-12-12 Published:2013-12-12
  • Contact: Zhang Tao, Zheng Shu-Wen E-mail:hszhangtao@163.com;LED@scnu.edu.cn
  • About author:85.60.Jb; 73.61.Ey; 87.15.A-; 78.60.Fi
  • Supported by:
    Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 61176043) and the Special Funds for Strategic and Emerging Industries Projects of Guangdong Province, China (Grant Nos. 2010A081002005, 2011A081301003, and 2012A080304016).

摘要: The characteristics of a blue light-emitting diode (LED) with a p-InAlGaN hole injection layer (HIL) is analyzed numerically. The simulation results indicate that the newly designed structure presents superior optical and electrical performance such as an increase in light output power, a reduction in current leakage and alleviation of efficiency droop. These improvements can be attributed to the p-InAlGaN serving as hole injection layers, which can alleviate the band bending induced by the polarization field, thereby improving both the hole injection efficiency and the electron blocking efficiency.

关键词: InGaN light-emitting diodes (LEDs), p-InAlGaN hole injection layer (HIL), numerical simulation

Abstract: The characteristics of a blue light-emitting diode (LED) with a p-InAlGaN hole injection layer (HIL) is analyzed numerically. The simulation results indicate that the newly designed structure presents superior optical and electrical performance such as an increase in light output power, a reduction in current leakage and alleviation of efficiency droop. These improvements can be attributed to the p-InAlGaN serving as hole injection layers, which can alleviate the band bending induced by the polarization field, thereby improving both the hole injection efficiency and the electron blocking efficiency.

Key words: InGaN light-emitting diodes (LEDs), p-InAlGaN hole injection layer (HIL), numerical simulation

中图分类号:  (Light-emitting devices)

  • 85.60.Jb
73.61.Ey (III-V semiconductors) 87.15.A- (Theory, modeling, and computer simulation) 78.60.Fi (Electroluminescence)