Analysis of the causes of the decrease in the electroluminescence efficiency of AlGaInN light-emitting-diode heterostructures at high pumping density

作者: I. V. Rozhansky , D. A. Zakheim

DOI: 10.1134/S1063782606070190

关键词: Current densityCommon emitterElectroluminescenceMaterials scienceAcceptorElectron mobilityLight-emitting diodeQuantum efficiencyHeterojunctionOptoelectronics

摘要: The study is devoted to theoretical explanation of a decrease in the electroluminescence efficiency as pump current increases, which characteristic light-emitting-diode (LED) heterostructures based on AlInGaN. Numerical simulation shows that increase external quantum at low densities J ≈ 1 A/cm2 caused by competition between radiative and nonradiative recombination. > hole injection into active region. It shown depth acceptor energy level AlGaN emitter, well electron mobilities p-type region, plays an important role this effect. A modified LED heterostructure suggested with should not occur.

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