Efficiency droop in light‐emitting diodes: Challenges and countermeasures

J Cho, EF Schubert, JK Kim - Laser & Photonics Reviews, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Efficiency droop, ie the loss of efficiency at high operating current, afflicts nitride‐based light‐
emitting diodes (LEDs). The droop phenomenon is currently the subject of intense research …

ABC-model for interpretation of internal quantum efficiency and its droop in III-nitride LEDs: a review

S Karpov - Optical and Quantum Electronics, 2015 - Springer
The paper reviews applications of ABC-model to interpret internal quantum efficiency and its
droop in III-nitride light-emitting diodes. Advantages of the model, its intrinsic limitations, and …

p-Type modulation doped InGaN/GaN dot-in-a-wire white-light-emitting diodes monolithically grown on Si (111)

HPT Nguyen, S Zhang, K Cui, X Han… - Nano …, 2011 - ACS Publications
Full-color, catalyst-free InGaN/GaN dot-in-a-wire light-emitting diodes (LEDs) were
monolithically grown on Si (111) by molecular beam epitaxy, with the emission …

Carrier recombination mechanisms and efficiency droop in GaInN/GaN light-emitting diodes

Q Dai, Q Shan, J Wang, S Chhajed, J Cho… - Applied Physics …, 2010 - pubs.aip.org
We model the carrier recombination mechanisms in GaInN/GaN light-emitting diodes as R=
A n+ B n 2+ C n 3+ f (n)⁠, where f (n) represents carrier leakage out of the active region. The …

Polarity in GaN and ZnO: Theory, measurement, growth, and devices

J Zuniga-Perez, V Consonni, L Lymperakis… - Applied Physics …, 2016 - pubs.aip.org
The polar nature of the wurtzite crystalline structure of GaN and ZnO results in the existence
of a spontaneous electric polarization within these materials and their associated alloys (Ga …

Controlling electron overflow in phosphor-free InGaN/GaN nanowire white light-emitting diodes

HPT Nguyen, K Cui, S Zhang, M Djavid, A Korinek… - Nano …, 2012 - ACS Publications
We have investigated for the first time the impact of electron overflow on the performance of
nanowire light-emitting diodes (LEDs) operating in the entire visible spectral range, wherein …

The influence of random indium alloy fluctuations in indium gallium nitride quantum wells on the device behavior

TJ Yang, R Shivaraman, JS Speck… - Journal of Applied Physics, 2014 - pubs.aip.org
In this paper, we describe the influence of the intrinsic indium fluctuation in the InGaN
quantum wells on the carrier transport, efficiency droop, and emission spectrum in GaN …

The efficiency challenge of nitride light‐emitting diodes for lighting

C Weisbuch, M Piccardo, L Martinelli… - … status solidi (a), 2015 - Wiley Online Library
We discuss the challenges of light‐emitting diodes in view of their application to solid‐state
lighting. The requirement is to at least displace the quite efficient fluorescent, sodium, and …

Analytic model for the efficiency droop in semiconductors with asymmetric carrier-transport properties based on drift-induced reduction of injection efficiency

GB Lin, D Meyaard, J Cho, E Fred Schubert… - Applied Physics …, 2012 - pubs.aip.org
An analytic model is developed for the droop in the efficiency-versus-current curve for light-
emitting diodes (LEDs) made from semiconductors having strong asymmetry in carrier …

On the uncertainty of the Auger recombination coefficient extracted from InGaN/GaN light-emitting diode efficiency droop measurements

J Piprek, F Römer, B Witzigmann - Applied Physics Letters, 2015 - pubs.aip.org
III-nitride light-emitting diodes (LEDs) suffer from a severe efficiency reduction with
increasing injection current (droop). Auger recombination is often seen as primary cause of …