Simulation of the light extraction efficiency of nanostructure light-emitting diodes

doi:10.1088/1674-1056/20/7/077804

Abstract The light extraction efficiencies have been calculated for various InGaN/GaN multiple quantum well nanostructure light-emitting diodes including nanopillar, nanorough of P-GaN surface, coreshell and nano-interlayer structure. From the calculated results we can see that the light extraction efficiency is remarkably improved in the nanostructures, especially those with an InGaN or AlGaN nano-interlayer. With a 420-nm luminescence wavelength, the light extraction efficiency can reach as high as 65% for the InGaN or AlGaN nano-interlayer structure with appropriate In or Al content while only 26% for the planar structure.

Keywords: light extraction efficiency InGaN/GaN multiple quantum well nanostructure

Received: 12 November 2010
Revised: 12 March 2011
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PACS:	78.67.-n	(Optical properties of low-dimensional, mesoscopic, and nanoscale materials and structures)
	78.67.De	(Quantum wells)
	78.67.Qa	(Nanorods)
	78.20.Bh	(Theory, models, and numerical simulation)

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Zhu Ji-Hong(朱继红), Wang Liang-Ji(王良吉), Zhang Shu-Ming(张书明), Wang Hui(王辉), Zhao De-Gang(赵德刚), Zhu Jian-Jun(朱建军), Liu Zong-Shun(刘宗顺), Jiang De-Sheng(江德生), and Yang Hui(杨辉) Simulation of the light extraction efficiency of nanostructure light-emitting diodes 2011 Chin. Phys. B 20 077804

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