EFFECTS OF SUBSTRATE MISORIENTATION AND ZN DOPING CHARACTERISTICS ON THE PERFORMANCE OF ALGAINP VISIBLE LIGHT-EMITTING-DIODES

被引:4
作者
LIN, JF [1 ]
WU, MC [1 ]
JOU, MJ [1 ]
CHANG, CM [1 ]
LEE, BJ [1 ]
机构
[1] IND TECHNOL RES INST,OPTOELECTR & SYST LABS,HSINCHU 31015,TAIWAN
来源
JAPANESE JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS PART 2-LETTERS | 1994年 / 33卷 / 6B期
关键词
MOVPE; ALGALNP; MISORIENTED SUBSTRATES; LIGHT-EMITTING DIODES; ELECTROLUMINESCENCE;
D O I
10.1143/JJAP.33.L857
中图分类号
O59 [应用物理学];
学科分类号
摘要
Effects of substrate misorientation and Zn doping characteristics on the device performance of AlGaInP double-heterostructure light-emitting diodes are described. The light output power is found to be strongly dependent on the Zn concentration. The degradation of light output, which was caused by the increase in the number of Zn atoms, is investigated by photoluminescence and electroluminescence measurements. The emission properties can be improved by optimizing the growth of AlGaInP on an intentionally misoriented substrate and the Zn-doping level in the p-cladding layer. The external quantum efficiency of 3.5% at 618 nm can be obtained from the optimized LEDs with a 7.5-mum-thick GaP window layer.
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页码:L857 / L859
页数:3
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