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Size-Dependent Electroluminescence and Current-Voltage Measurements of Blue InGaN/GaN µLEDs down to the Submicron Scale
Besides high-power light-emitting diodes (LEDs) with dimensions in the range of mm, micro-LEDs (μLEDs) are increasingly gaining interest today, motivated by the future applications of μLEDs in augmented reality displays or for nanometrology and sensor technology. A key aspect of this miniaturization...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8064358/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33805881 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nano11040836 |
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author | Wolter, Stefan Spende, Hendrik Gülink, Jan Hartmann, Jana Wehmann, Hergo-Heinrich Waag, Andreas Lex, Andreas Avramescu, Adrian Lugauer, Hans-Jürgen von Malm, Norwin Drolet, Jean-Jacques Strassburg, Martin |
author_facet | Wolter, Stefan Spende, Hendrik Gülink, Jan Hartmann, Jana Wehmann, Hergo-Heinrich Waag, Andreas Lex, Andreas Avramescu, Adrian Lugauer, Hans-Jürgen von Malm, Norwin Drolet, Jean-Jacques Strassburg, Martin |
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description | Besides high-power light-emitting diodes (LEDs) with dimensions in the range of mm, micro-LEDs (μLEDs) are increasingly gaining interest today, motivated by the future applications of μLEDs in augmented reality displays or for nanometrology and sensor technology. A key aspect of this miniaturization is the influence of the structure size on the electrical and optical properties of μLEDs. Thus, in this article, investigations of the size dependence of the electro-optical properties of μLEDs, with diameters in the range of 20 to 0.65 μm, by current–voltage and electroluminescence measurements are described. The measurements indicated that with decreasing size leakage currents in the forward direction decrease. To take advantage of these benefits, the surface has to be treated properly, as otherwise sidewall damages induced by dry etching will impair the optical properties. A possible countermeasure is surface treatment with a potassium hydroxide based solution that can reduce such defects. |
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spelling | pubmed-80643582021-04-24 Size-Dependent Electroluminescence and Current-Voltage Measurements of Blue InGaN/GaN µLEDs down to the Submicron Scale Wolter, Stefan Spende, Hendrik Gülink, Jan Hartmann, Jana Wehmann, Hergo-Heinrich Waag, Andreas Lex, Andreas Avramescu, Adrian Lugauer, Hans-Jürgen von Malm, Norwin Drolet, Jean-Jacques Strassburg, Martin Nanomaterials (Basel) Article Besides high-power light-emitting diodes (LEDs) with dimensions in the range of mm, micro-LEDs (μLEDs) are increasingly gaining interest today, motivated by the future applications of μLEDs in augmented reality displays or for nanometrology and sensor technology. A key aspect of this miniaturization is the influence of the structure size on the electrical and optical properties of μLEDs. Thus, in this article, investigations of the size dependence of the electro-optical properties of μLEDs, with diameters in the range of 20 to 0.65 μm, by current–voltage and electroluminescence measurements are described. The measurements indicated that with decreasing size leakage currents in the forward direction decrease. To take advantage of these benefits, the surface has to be treated properly, as otherwise sidewall damages induced by dry etching will impair the optical properties. A possible countermeasure is surface treatment with a potassium hydroxide based solution that can reduce such defects. MDPI 2021-03-25 /pmc/articles/PMC8064358/ /pubmed/33805881 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nano11040836 Text en © 2021 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) ). |
spellingShingle | Article Wolter, Stefan Spende, Hendrik Gülink, Jan Hartmann, Jana Wehmann, Hergo-Heinrich Waag, Andreas Lex, Andreas Avramescu, Adrian Lugauer, Hans-Jürgen von Malm, Norwin Drolet, Jean-Jacques Strassburg, Martin Size-Dependent Electroluminescence and Current-Voltage Measurements of Blue InGaN/GaN µLEDs down to the Submicron Scale |
title | Size-Dependent Electroluminescence and Current-Voltage Measurements of Blue InGaN/GaN µLEDs down to the Submicron Scale |
title_full | Size-Dependent Electroluminescence and Current-Voltage Measurements of Blue InGaN/GaN µLEDs down to the Submicron Scale |
title_fullStr | Size-Dependent Electroluminescence and Current-Voltage Measurements of Blue InGaN/GaN µLEDs down to the Submicron Scale |
title_full_unstemmed | Size-Dependent Electroluminescence and Current-Voltage Measurements of Blue InGaN/GaN µLEDs down to the Submicron Scale |
title_short | Size-Dependent Electroluminescence and Current-Voltage Measurements of Blue InGaN/GaN µLEDs down to the Submicron Scale |
title_sort | size-dependent electroluminescence and current-voltage measurements of blue ingan/gan µleds down to the submicron scale |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8064358/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33805881 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nano11040836 |
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