Efficiency droop in light‐emitting diodes: Challenges and countermeasures

J Cho, EF Schubert, JK Kim - Laser & Photonics Reviews, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Efficiency droop, ie the loss of efficiency at high operating current, afflicts nitride‐based light‐
emitting diodes (LEDs). The droop phenomenon is currently the subject of intense research …

Prospects of III-nitride optoelectronics grown on Si

D Zhu, DJ Wallis, CJ Humphreys - Reports on Progress in …, 2013 - iopscience.iop.org
The use of III-nitride-based light-emitting diodes (LEDs) is now widespread in applications
such as indicator lamps, display panels, backlighting for liquid-crystal display TVs and …

Direct measurement of Auger electrons emitted from a semiconductor light-emitting diode under electrical injection: identification of the dominant mechanism for …

J Iveland, L Martinelli, J Peretti, JS Speck, C Weisbuch - Physical review letters, 2013 - APS
We report on the unambiguous detection of Auger electrons by electron emission
spectroscopy from a cesiated InGaN/GaN light-emitting diode under electrical injection …

Efficiency droop in InGaN/GaN blue light-emitting diodes: Physical mechanisms and remedies

G Verzellesi, D Saguatti, M Meneghini… - Journal of Applied …, 2013 - pubs.aip.org
Physical mechanisms causing the efficiency droop in InGaN/GaN blue light-emitting diodes
and remedies proposed for droop mitigation are classified and reviewed. Droop …

Carrier recombination mechanisms and efficiency droop in GaInN/GaN light-emitting diodes

Q Dai, Q Shan, J Wang, S Chhajed, J Cho… - Applied Physics …, 2010 - pubs.aip.org
We model the carrier recombination mechanisms in GaInN/GaN light-emitting diodes as R=
A n+ B n 2+ C n 3+ f (n)⁠, where f (n) represents carrier leakage out of the active region. The …

A general photo-electro-thermal theory for light emitting diode (LED) systems

SY Hui, YX Qin - IEEE Transactions on Power electronics, 2009 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The photometric, electrical, and thermal features of LED systems are highly dependent on
one another. By considering all these factors together, it is possible to optimize the design of …

Advantages of blue InGaN multiple-quantum well light-emitting diodes with InGaN barriers

YK Kuo, JY Chang, MC Tsai, SH Yen - Applied physics letters, 2009 - pubs.aip.org
The advantages of blue InGaN light-emitting diodes (LEDs) with InGaN barriers are studied.
The LI curves, carrier concentrations in the quantum wells, energy band diagrams, and …

Analysis of internal quantum efficiency and current injection efficiency in III-nitride light-emitting diodes

H Zhao, G Liu, J Zhang, RA Arif… - Journal of Display …, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Current injection efficiency and internal quantum efficiency (IQE) in InGaN quantum well
(QW) based light emitting diodes (LEDs) are investigated. The analysis is based on current …

Current injection efficiency induced efficiency-droop in InGaN quantum well light-emitting diodes

H Zhao, G Liu, RA Arif, N Tansu - Solid-State Electronics, 2010 - Elsevier
Current injection efficiency and its impact on efficiency-droop in InGaN single quantum well
(QW) based light-emitting diodes (LEDs) are investigated. The analysis is based on current …

Asymmetry of carrier transport leading to efficiency droop in GaInN based light-emitting diodes

DS Meyaard, GB Lin, Q Shan, J Cho… - Applied Physics …, 2011 - pubs.aip.org
The effect of the asymmetry in carrier concentration and mobility is studied in GaInN pn-
junction light-emitting diodes (LEDs). We propose and present experimental evidence that …