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GaN-based single mirror light emitting diodes

Jean-François Carlin, Julien Dorsaz
2003
Conference Papers

Abstract

We present a study on the dependence of the external Quantum Efficiency (QE) of Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) on the device properties and p-contact metallisation. The external QE could be doubled by changing the p-type contact from oxidised Ni/Au to non-annealed Ag. The best value for the external QE of an unpackaged device is 13.5% and is obtained when the reflection from the Ag mirror contact is in phase with the QW emission.

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Jean-François Carlin, Julien Dorsaz
2003
Conference Papers

Abstract

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https://infoscience.epfl.ch/entities/publication/a95b1572-d99f-44eb-9ea8-3ad93c20cb3f

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