The influence of temperature on the recombination processes in blue and green InGaN LEDs

Crutchley, B. G., Marko, I. P. and Sweeney, S. J. (2013) The influence of temperature on the recombination processes in blue and green InGaN LEDs. Physica Status Solidi C, 10(11), pp. 1533-1536. (doi: 10.1002/pssc.201300360)

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Abstract

A temperature dependent investigation into the efficiency droop effect in blue and green InGaN light-emitting diodes (LEDs) is presented. The efficiency droop effect is observed to be the strongest at low temperatures in both blue and green LEDs. We show such behaviour is consistent with a reduced hole injection rate resulting in an increased concentration of electron leakage from the quantum wells. Spectral measurements demonstrate that the emission peak has an “s-shape” dependence on tem-perature and a full-width at half-maximum which increases with decreasing temperature below 100 K. Such observations indicate the importance of carrier localization in the InGaN LEDs. At temperatures where hole injection is not problematic the efficiency droop is the result of carrier delocalization and subsequent defect related recombination with increasing current injection.

Item Type:Articles
Status:Published
Refereed:Yes
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:Marko, Dr Igor and Sweeney, Professor Stephen
Authors: Crutchley, B. G., Marko, I. P., and Sweeney, S. J.
College/School:College of Science and Engineering > School of Engineering > Electronics and Nanoscale Engineering
Journal Name:Physica Status Solidi C
Publisher:Wiley
ISSN:1862-6351
ISSN (Online):1610-1642
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