Frontiers of Optoelectronics, Volume. 5, Issue 2, 127(2012)

High-performance and current crowding-free InGaN-GaN based LEDs integrated by an electrically-reverse-connected Schottky diode and a Mg-delta doped p-GaN

Sei-Min KIM, Seon-Ho JANG, and Ja-Soon JANG*
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  • Department of Electronic Engineering, LED-IT Fusion Technology Research Center (LIFTRC), Yeungnam University, Gyeongbuk 712-749, Korea
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    This work demonstrates high-performance and current crowding-free InGaN/GaN light-emitting diodes (LEDs) using an electrically-reverse-connected Schottky diode (SD) and an Mg-delta (δ) doped layer. Possible mechanism of carrier transport at the interface between transparent conducting electrode (TCE) and p-GaN with the δ-doped layer is also investigated. Results show that the LED with the SD and Mg delta (δ)-doping layer yields lower series resistance, higher output power, and lower reverse leakage current compared to normal LEDs. In addition, unlike the normal LED, there is no occurrence for the current crowding effect in the proposed LED even at high current density of 380 mA/cm2. These remarkable behaviours clearly indicate that the use of the SD and δ-doping in the p-GaN region is very promising to achieve high-brightness and excellent-reliability GaN-based LEDs.

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    Sei-Min KIM, Seon-Ho JANG, Ja-Soon JANG. High-performance and current crowding-free InGaN-GaN based LEDs integrated by an electrically-reverse-connected Schottky diode and a Mg-delta doped p-GaN[J]. Frontiers of Optoelectronics, 2012, 5(2): 127

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    Paper Information

    Received: Nov. 28, 2011

    Accepted: Dec. 8, 2011

    Published Online: Feb. 23, 2013

    The Author Email: JANG Ja-Soon (jsjang@ynu.ac.kr)

    DOI:10.1007/s12200-012-0256-z

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