Design and Optimization of Electron-Blocking Layer in Deep Ultraviolet Light-Emitting Diodes

Yen Kuang Kuo; Fang Ming Chen; Jih Yuan Chang; Man Fang Huang; Bo Ting Liou; Ya Hsuan Shih

doi:10.1109/JQE.2019.2957575

Design and Optimization of Electron-Blocking Layer in Deep Ultraviolet Light-Emitting Diodes

Yen Kuang Kuo, Fang Ming Chen, Jih Yuan Chang, Man Fang Huang, Bo Ting Liou, Ya Hsuan Shih

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Optical and electrical performance and the relevant physical properties of deep ultraviolet (DUV) AlGaN-based light-emitting diodes (LEDs) are numerically investigated. The influence of bulk AlGaN electron-blocking layer (EBL) with various Al compositions and Mg-doping concentrations on the output performance of DUV LEDs is systemically explored. Simulation results show that the DUV LED with bulk Al_0.85Ga_0.15N EBL with a relatively low Mg-doping concentration of 2× 10¹⁹ cm^-3 may have high wall-plug efficiency. The LED structure with Al_0.55Ga_0.45N/Al_0.75Ga_0.25N superlattice (SL) EBL is proposed in this study, which is shown to have high wall-plug efficiency similar to the LED with bulk Al_0.85Ga_0.15N EBL while the Al composition of AlGaN EBL can be effectively reduced. The proposed LED structure with SL EBL provides a practical way to fabricate high-crystalline-quality and high-efficiency DUV LEDs.

Original language	English
Article number	8922638
Journal	IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics
Volume	56
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/JQE.2019.2957575
Publication status	Published - 2020 Feb

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Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Condensed Matter Physics
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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Kuo, Y. K., Chen, F. M., Chang, J. Y., Huang, M. F., Liou, B. T., & Shih, Y. H. (2020). Design and Optimization of Electron-Blocking Layer in Deep Ultraviolet Light-Emitting Diodes. IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics, 56(1), [8922638]. https://doi.org/10.1109/JQE.2019.2957575

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